LOTUS Nº 158. PEOPLE IN MOTION

In following the recent epoch-making displacements of populations, who are being forced to cross borders into other territories under conditions of insecurity and uncertainty, we have looked at figures and landscapes that are likely to influence architectural thinking in the coming years. The new approaches are accompanied by material signs of their culture of origin, leaving marks on the territory and creating surprising settlements that spring up unexpectedly. Overall, the phenomenon of the new migration is prompting an updating of the way we think about the dynamics of settlement Alighiero Boetti Mappe / Maps Nina Bassoli Alighiero Boetti. Mappe e immaginario / Maps and Imagery Shelter Selgascano, Ignacio Peydro and UNmaterial Studio MIT Konokono Vaccination and Educational Center, Kokuselei, Turkana, Kenya, 2014 Olivier Ottevaere, John Lin, The University of Hong Kong The Pinch, The Sweep, The Warp, 2012-15, Shuanghe Village, Yunnan Province, China TYIN tegnestue Architects Cassia Coop Training Center, Sungai Penuh, Sumatra, Indonesia, 2011 Toshiko Mori Architect THREAD, New Artist Residency and Cultural Center, Sinthian Village, Senegal, 2015 Shigeru Ban Architects Nepal Project, Nepal, 2015 CatalyticAction Playground for Syrian Refugee Children, Bar Elias, Lebanon, 2015 Building Trust International Sustainable Housing, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2013-14 Moving School, Mae Sot, Thailand, 2013 a.gor.a architects Temporary Dormitories for CDC School, Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand, 2012 Kwel Ka Baung Migrant Learning Center, Mae Sot, Tak, Thailand, 2014 ARCò, Mario Cucinella Architects Centro per l'infanzia Terra dei bambini, Um al Nasser, Gaza, Palestine, 2011 Refugee Manuel Herz I campi per rifugiati del Sahara Occidentale / The Refugee Camps of the Western Sahara La transizione da campo a città / From Camp to City Nuove abitazioni / New Housing Tipologie per il commercio / Typologies for Commerce Jan Rothuizen, Martijn van Tol, Dirk-Jan Visser, Aart Jan van der Linden Un racconto visivo / A Visual Account Refugee Republic, Domiz, Iraq, 2014 Mapping Domiz, Iraq Mapping Zaatari, Jordan Flows In rotta per l'Europa / The Route to Europe Ugo Fabietti Nel traffico delle culture / In the Traffic of Cultures Ground Joseph Rykwert Imparare dalla strada / Learning from the Street Brasilia / Mykonos Asphalt / Kolam England / Lens Stratum / Depression Gaia Piccarolo Tracce a terra / Traces on the Ground