RehabiMed backs the remodelling of Algiers’ abattoir as a space for artists
The abattoir of Ruisseau in Algiers, a heritage complex dating from the colonial period, has ended a historic phase, moving its activity to another part of the city. The site’s characteristics, along with its configuration of large open-plan spaces and its heritage values, have prompted the creation of a platform to convert the abattoir into a space for artists. The proposal also responds to a …
MANIPULA I “Palaver Hut”
RehabiMed KIDS is starting a series of workshops for children in different cities around the Mediterranean, where they can build models using different materials. The first workshop in the MANIPULA series is devoted to “Palaver Hut”, traditional constructions linked to different native African communities. Using preliminary drawings, the children will reproduce houses in the Sahel and Equatorial …
Congratulations to the Hebron Rehabilitation Committee on winning the World Habitat Award 2013
The rehabilitation of the old city of Hebron, World Habitat Award 2013The strategic plan for the revitalization of the historic centre of Hebron, in Palestine, has won (from over 200 participants all over the world) the UN World Habitat Award 2013. The jury valued its innovative nature, its impact on the city’s inhabitants and the example of good practice it represents for application to …
Rehabilitation of the Sant Pau Modernista complex. 24, 25 and 26 October 2013
The Modernista complex of Sant Pau, declared World Heritage in 1997, is one of Barcelona’s architectural jewels. It functioned as a hospital until 2009, almost one hundred years after it was opened, and is now undergoing rehabilitation and a change of use to host various international organizations. Its dimensions, its architectural and constructive characteristics, and the determination to give …
RehabiMed KIDS presented at CIAV 2013, International Conference on Vernacular Heritage & Earthen Architecture
CIAV 2013 is the annual conference of the International Committee on Vernacular Architecture of the ICOMOS, which will take place on 16-20 October in Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal. This year it is organized jointly with the Escola Superior Gallaecia on the specific theme of vernacular heritage and earthen architecture. RehabiMed KIDS will be there, represented by Letizia Dipasquale and …
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2013: Birzeit, Palestine
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2013: Revitalization of the Historic Centre of Birzeit, Palestine RIWAQ, a collaborator of RehabiMed, has won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2013 with a project involving the revitalization of Birzeit. The work, lasting five years, centred on 50 villages and forms part of the Rehabilitation Master Plan initiated by RIWAQ. The actions carried out as part of …
