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Nigeria's floating school has plenty to teach the wider world

Adeola Ogunlade Blessing Olisa

June 20, 2015 |

The Irish Times |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Makoko

Although the poor Nigerian village of Makoko has some makeshift schools, they cannot cater for the increasing number of children in the area. But a new floating school is aimed at generating a sustainable, inexpensive, ecological, alternative building system and urban water culture for the population of Africa’s coastal regions.

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Fish Net Fashion

Gelareh Darabi

May 18, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Slovenia, Ajdovščina, Municipality of Ajdovščina

"Ghost gear" are nylon nets and other waste left behind in our oceans by fishing boats - they cause massive environmental damage, releasing toxins in the water, ensnaring wildlife, and clogging up beaches. Now one organisation, the Healthy Seas Initiative, is working with fishermen and a sportswear company called ECONYL to retrieve abandoned nets from out of the ocean and convert the materials into clothing, carpets, and more.

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Dutch Aquatecture: Engineering a Future on the Water

Russell Beard

May 11, 2015 |

Al Jazeera |

Broadcast TV News |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Netherlands

As climate change causes global sea levels to rise, nations around the world are increasingly concerned about threats to infrastructure and livelihoods. But the Dutch have been keeping the sea at bay for centuries using a variety of methods and technologies. Their designs and plans - such as floating buildings - may provide solutions for other countries looking to evolve and adapt to changing ocean levels.

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These Schools Are Refusing to Throw Out Arts Education in Favor of Test Prep

Sara Neufeld

April 27, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

With arts funding on the cutting board across the country, students can lack motivation to go to school and the creative resources for critical thinking skills. In Brooklyn, Ascend Learning is an inner-city network of public charter schools that offer a rich arts environment to teach Common Core and the student academic performance has surpassed other schools in the neighborhood.

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The Perfect Classroom, According to Science

Sarika Bansal

March 31, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

The physical classroom environment can have profound effects on a student’s academic performance, sense of belonging, and self-esteem. What would the Platonic ideal classroom look like, illustrated? It might include more greenery, fewer visual distractions on classroom walls, and some tweaks to light sources.

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Creating Spaces for Peace, Dialogue and Coexistence in Venezuelan Cities

Tere García Alcaraz

March 16, 2015 |

This Big City |

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Under 800 Words

Response Location: Venezuela, Caracas

Last year, Venezuela became an urban laboratory for architects and urban designers who believe in the implementation of participatory processes and collaborative design techniques in order to change communities who live under threat. This initiative activated urban processes of physical and social transformation through architecture, using self-building techniques in public spaces located in conflictive urban contexts.

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Asia Art Archive's Mobile Library travels to Myanmar

Enid Tsui

February 10, 2015 |

South China Morning Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Myanmar, Yangon

After decades of government repression and censorship, Myanmar’s civilian government has allowed for freer creative expression. The Hong Kong based Asia Art Archive is helping to develop the infrastructure of an arts community through workshops, meetings, and their “Mobile Library” of art books.

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Delta Blues: Water and Climate Change from the Mississippi to the Mekong

Jesse Hardman

January 27, 2015 |

New Orleans Public Radio (WWNO) |

Multi-Media |

1500-3000 Words

Response Location: Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City

Climate change is playing a major role in the way floods are impacting cities. In Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, residents are routinely threatened with the wet season, oftentimes finding that the only solution is to raise the level of their homes. An architecture firm, however, has invented a possible solution that incorporates trees and plants in the design of houses, which work to collect rainwater instead of deflecting it.

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From the Deep South, an Overlooked Chapter in Art History

Edward M. Gomez

January 24, 2015 |

Hyperallergic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Atlanta, Georgia

In the absence of attention from the art world, Bill Arnett took it upon himself to collect, document, and build scholarship around the work of self-taught African American artists living in the South. The organization he developed for this purpose, the Souls Grown Deep Foundation, has now negotiated a donation of 57 works to the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Tattoos: Healing power for breast cancer survivors

Stephanie Anderson Witmer

October 11, 2014 |

USA Today |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States

P.ink, or Personal Ink, is a non-profit that curates a Pinterest page where women considering mastectomy tattoos can browse designs, find bios of vetted tattoo artists, and get help connecting with local artists. During Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the group hosts a mastectomy tattooing event called P.ink Day, where they also raise money to help survivors around the country pay for mastectomy tattoos. Using their mobile app, women can “try on” tattoos by overlaying the image onto a photograph or ordering a temporary tattoo of the image. For some women, covering scars with artwork helps emotional healing.

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