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Building and Construction Improvement Programme
The Building and Construction Improvement Programme works with local communities in Pakistan to develop and ma…
Johannesburg Housing Company
2006 Winner | South Africa
The work of Johannesburg Housing Company (JHC) involves the development and adaptive re-use of city-centre bui…
Lighthouse Wien
Initiated by a self-help association, the Lighthouse Wien project involves the refurbishment of existing build…
Healthy Natural, Low-energy and Inexpensive Houses
This project uses straw-bale construction methods to provide low-income households in the Chernobyl area of Be…
The New Generation of Yaodong Cave Dwellings, Loess Plateau
2006 Finalist | China People's Republic of
Over 1,000 environmentally sustainable dwellings have been built in the Yaodong cave area of the Loess Plateau…
Shelter Development Programme for Palmyrah Workers
Initiated by the Palmyrah Workers' Development Society (PWDS), this project works to enable families to build …
U Focularu: The Home Village
Initiated by the Italian Council for Refugees and the Badolato Municipality, this project provides decent, saf…
Tuindorp Kethel
2006 Finalist | Netherlands
This project involves the renovation of Tuindorp Kethel, a post-war garden village of 241 low-cost single-fami…
Integrated Shelter Delivery Programme
2006 Finalist | Philippines
This project provides an integrated solution to the housing, land, health and livelihood problems faced by soc…
Windy Hill Apartments
2006 Finalist | United States of America
With guidance from low-income communities, Rural Opportunities, Inc. develops and operates programs that empow…