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Undergraduate and graduate students of architecture are invited to participate in an international competition that attempts to bring out innovative ideas to radically improve post-disaster reconstruction strategies and/or to reduce disasters in developing countries.

Since 2002 the i-Rec student competition has put together more than 18 Schools of architecture from Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America.

 
architecture for disaster reduction and reconstruction

Participatory design and appropriate technology for post-disaster reconstruction

Partner and venue for the exhibition: Centre for Conservation Studies, Faculty of Architecture and Center for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT). Ahmedabad, India.

Achieving effective post-disaster reconstruction

Partner and venue for the exhibition: University of Canterbury (New Zealand), Université de Montréal (Canada). 2008 results >>>
Participants from:
- Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)
- Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane (Australia)
- School of Architecture at Unitec (New Zealand)
- Ryerson University (Canada)
- Université de Montréal (Canada)
- Shahid Beheshti University (Iran)
- Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand)
- The University of Auckland (New Zealand)
- University of Canterbury (New Zealand)

Architecture for reconstruction: Meeting stakeholder interests

Partner and venue for the exhibition: Université de Florence (Italty)
Participants from:
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (United States)
- University of Newcastle (UK)
- Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)
- Università degli Studi di Firenze (Italy)
- Politecnico Di Milano (Italy)
- University of Florence (Italy)
- University of Cape Town (South Africa)
- Université de Montréal (Canada)
- McGill University (Canada)

Improving post-disaster reconstruction in developing countries

Partner and venue for the exhibition: Coventry University (UK)
Participants from:
- University of Newcastle (UK)
- Coventry University (UK)
- Universidad Javeriana (Colombia)
- Politecnico Di Milano (Italy)
- Université de Montréal (Canada)