Designing for Inclusion: Integrating Refugees & Migrants in Cities

Architecture Sans Frontieres-UK (ASF-UK) is hosting a half-day workshop in London to explore how built environment practitioners can contribute towards the integration of refugees and migrants in cities.

As a Festival Partner of the London Festival of Architecture 2016 with the theme "Community", the event will begin with a highly interactive workshop where different skills will be tested and discussed along with approaches and knowledge in architecture and urban design in order to enable the integration of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in cities. This is a unique opportunity to look beyond the issue of immediate shelter, to the more complex reality of longer term settlement.

Among the questions to be addressed could be;

• How can we create a sense of belonging in a time of transition?
• How can we create a sense of belonging in a time of transition?
• How can ties with local communities be developed
• How can secure environments be provided without creating dependency?
• What are the implications of top-down and bottom-up housing solutions?

The day will be a great opportunity to expand your knowledge of the role that the built environment plays in facilitating reception and inclusion, to network with others interested in this field and a chance to discuss ways in which to engage with Europe’s ongoing refugee crisis.

This session will be followed by a reflection by a panel of humanitarian and built environment practitioners and experts involved in designing and facilitating inclusion in the UK and around the world