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# Humanitarian Architecture
- URL: https://www.mainfrank.com/notes/book-humanitarian-architecture/
- Published: 2026-08-09T14:50:48.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-09T14:59:36.000Z
- Description: Esther Charlesworth, 2014
- Author: Frank Burridge
- Tags: #book, Green School BiRD Lab

Charlesworth studies architects working where the stakes are highest, after disasters. Her lesson is that the first shelter needs its upgrade path designed in from day one, or it hardens into a decade of substandard housing. The book is a strong argument for architecture as a service profession, and it keeps our ambitions honest.

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