Estudio Abierto / Open Studio is a platform for collaboration between design and allied disciplines, a platform for critical rethinking and action—practicing empathic urbanism for the anthropocene.
In January 2023, we presented the freshly printed copies of our book Off-grid Toilets in Dhaka at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and to Marina Tabassum
This handbook thoroughly investigates 16 off-grid toilet systems that have been implemented across the world, to provide a comprehensive understanding of their functional principles. Through comparison and evaluation, we provide recommendations on how users’ needs can be better met and how contextual conditions can be better considered. We hope this book will be a valuable tool for governments, NGOs and communities to tackle the problems of unsafe sanitation across the globe.
WEDNESDAY 18 MAY, 2022, Dr Junjie Xi will present part of our recent research in Bangladesh.
This design workshop is a part of a research project funded by the University of Liverpool. The research evaluates the railway heritage in Liverpool and aims to propose a solution for re-activating Liverpool’s past railway heritage.
A local charity with the help of the RIBA organised this competition to develop ideas for a new Mosque on the northern outskirts of Preston, Lancashire, UK
This competition was organised by RIBA and Network Rail UK, to challenge and imagine what a “station” could become in the 21st century. This international design competition is focused on new solutions for small to medium stations across the UK. There are already more than 2,000 of these, ranging from small halts to medium-sized stations. The competition’s aim is to explore designs for the interface between a 21st-century community and the rail system that can be integrated in the wide range of different suburban and rural contexts. It will interrogate the meaning of the term “station” through the design process.
Published in: Ambiances, International Journal of Sensory Environment, Architecture and Urban Space
Competition organized by the City of Suzhou calling for proposals to preserve the architectural heritage in Pingjiang historical and cultural block. This proposal responded to the restauration of Zhang House at Jian Xin Lane, n.30 (In cooperation with Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University Department of Architecture Design Center and Howhy Studio)
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