IN THE NEWS
IN THE NEWS collects and collates but a small sampling of news stories that speak to the themes and topics of interest to Building at Risk. To facilitate research and curate bibliographies, they are gathered thematically according to the Tags listed below. So much of the information collected in these news stories is the work of front line reporters who are tasked with communicating information on difficult topics and dangerous circumstances that industry and design presses typically choose not to cover.
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Grace Farms, Design for Freedom
“Optimizing Supply Chains for Freedom”
Brick & Wonder
06/17/2021
Chelsea Thatcher
Photograph from Brick & Wonder: https://brickandwonder.com/optimizing-supply-chains-for-freedom/
Qatar, World Cup
“World Cup 2022: Qatar is ready as it strongly contests accusations of workers' rights abuses”
CNN
07/10/2021
Zeena Saifi and Becky Anderson
Photograph from CNN: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/09/football/qatar-world-cup-2022-workers-rights-spt-intl/index.html
Chinese Interment Camps
“Architect Alison Killing wins Pulitzer Prize for exposing alleged Chinese internment camps”
Dezeen
07/07/2021
Cajsa Carlson
Photograph from Dezeen: https://www.dezeen.com/2021/07/07/alison-killing-pulitzer-prize-internment-camps/?fbclid=IwAR3MBR9UWGpwm9KeYiAlcp6jORfeC5qNRQ07yu1Fq3YXyarwZfEMXvX-3g0
