Architecture as a Way of Seeing and Learning, The built environment as an added educator in East African refugee camps

Author

Elorduy; Nerea Amor�s

Year

2021

Publisher

UCL Press

Language

English

Pages

ISBN

978-1-80008-012-6

Link

Last Update

22-Feb-2026

Keywords

Architecture & Architectural History ; Sociology ; Public Policy & Administration ; Law ; Urban Studies

Description

At the beginning of 2020, 66 long-term refugee camps¹ existed along the East African Rift.² Some, such as Nakivale in Southwest Uganda, were established as early as 1958. Around two million refugees lived in these camps in 2020, with roughly half a million of them being younger than six years old.³ Over the years, millions of children have been born and have grown up in these camps. Yet, it is unknown how their surrounding built environments affect their learning and development. I started to work designing and evaluating early childhood development (ECD) facilities – inside and outside the refugee camps...