Architecture in Development

The list of the #GC2025_Finalists is here 🎉 5 visionary projects will join our exclusive accelerator program. We can't wait to share their progress and witness the transformative impact they'll make! Join us in celebrating these groundbreaking projects >> #GC2025

Check how #GC2025 Finalist, Asociación Erentia is responding to this vital questions with their project, La Guasasa >> buff.ly/nPf1124 ➡️ Follow along to learn more about the #GC2025 finalists! text and edits: Carly Althoff visual content: Asociacion Erentia

In rural #Cuba, people's homes and shelters are impacted by natural disasters every year. Marginalized communities are then forced to rebuild with whatever they have access to. But how can we provide better technical guidance for informal home construction? #GC2025_Finalists

@ArchDaily @novonordisk After their individual mentoring sessions, the finalist teams will present their revised projects to these three experts in media, entrepreneurship and corporate responsibility. The stakes are high, and we can't wait to see these projects shine! ✨ Stay tuned to find out more!

Meet the brilliant minds who will conduct the final review of the #GC2025_Finalists projects! Here is the #GC2025 Review Board: 💫 David Basulto, Founder @ArchDaily 💫 Sharon Ambrosio, Head of Venture Programs, Tamar Ventures 💫 Alan Kadduri, Sustainability Director, @novonordisk

Check out the link in our bio for more information, and keep following for more about this - and other amazing initiatives that A--D is supporting >> buff.ly/EW5cdMR 📹 & ⌨️ : Carly Althoff visual content: @cgbmt_

In a region where ancient traditions are fading away due to over-tourism, what lessons can we learn from indigenous communities? #GC2025 finalist Toda 2.0 in Tamil Nadu #India advocates for local heritage, using do-it-together approach to keep ancestral knowledge alive.

@localworksug Learn more about how the LocalWorks team responds to these questions and check the project's innovative solutions and results on our website >> buff.ly/i1HkYlH ➡️ Follow along for more Global Challenge finalists introductions!

@localworksug ⚡ What makes EcoPrefab so impactful? ⚡ EcoPrefab combines innovative material technologies with environmentally responsive architecture to bring dignity to local craftsmanship. This do-it-together effort showcases why designers should work closely with material fabricators.

These Ugandan designers are proving that green building can be scaled sustainably while positively impacting their community! Meet #GC2025 finalist, the EcoPrefab project, led by @localworksug in Busibo #Uganda. editing and text: Carly Althoff visual content: @localworksug

Would you pivot your career to drive systemic change? Watch Carly's journey - why she left humanitarian architecture to tell the stories of overlooked communities through film + photography. #NextGenArchitects #DesignforChange #ArchitectureCommunity 🤝 🙌 🫶

The #GC2025 Accelerator is a tailored incubator that supports the upscaling of locally-led, community-based Do-it-Together architectural initiatives. The goal is simple: to connect underfunded, local-led innovation with the global network it needs to thrive. #GC2025_Finalists

How can this partnership continue to grow? How does our perception of architecture change when it is built through dialogue and cooperation? Learn more about the project and get inspired to unlock possibilities, and weave new conversations >> buff.ly/RV2moh0

Over four and a half years, this collaboration has redefined and revalued the use of bamboo and toquilla, as well as traditional building and craft techniques on the island, to create public and community spaces that drive social development and foster responsible tourism.

How can we collaborate with a community affected by an earthquake? What transformative possibilities emerge from this encounter? This is the core question explored by the Saving Portete project, led by Rama Estudio on Portete Island, Ecuador. Text and video by Paulina Ojeda.

A massive thank you to this brilliant group for dedicating their time and expertise! 🙏 buff.ly/2Aa1w5g Follow along for the Accelerator updates - Let the learning begin! 🚀 #DoitTogether #Mentorship #Sustainability #Architectureforchange #SocialInnovation

🌟 Scott Brookes (Team Director, Elliott Wood) <> La Guasasa, Cuba 🇨🇺

⚡ Introducing the #GC2025 Accelerator Mentors!⚡ We are proud to introduce the experts who will be guiding the GC2025 finalist teams through the Accelerator program >>