Ideas for Reconstruction in Haiti

modulo_ser_001.jpg The Swiss newspaper “Die Südostschweiz” published in its edition of Wednesday, January 20, an interview with the Architect Kurt Rhyner about ideas for the post-disaster reconstruction in Haiti. The interview, entitled “The first room for Life after the Catastrophe”, begins:

A house, for many in Haiti will remain only as a dream. For life after the Earthquake Kurt Rhyner and the Network (EcoSur) wishes to make a start in this direction through the “Core Shelter Program

You can download here the full interview (gernan only, PDF, 285 Kbytes)

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