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Erin Gilbert-Williams

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Moladi Building Systems

The Moladi Building System is a system that allowsusers to develop their own house plan using a series of plastic molds. The plastic molds can be recycledseveral times making it possible for communities tobuild multiple low cost houses.

Moladi Building Communities. Accessed 9-29-12. http://www.moladi.com/

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Moladi Building Systems

FoundationRaft foundation placed

Dig foundation trenchesPlace underlay and reinforcing according to engineersdetailCast and float slab

Moladi Building Communities. Accessed 9-29-12. http://www.moladi.com/

Building Process

http://www.moladi.net/technology_formwork.htm

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Moladi Building Systems

Inner WorkingsPluming, electric, pipes, and door, and window framework are placed as well as roof truces

Moladi Building Communities. Accessed 9-29-12. http://www.moladi.com/

Building Process

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Moladi Building Systems

CastingFrame work is filled with mortar

Moladi Building Communities. Accessed 9-29-12. http://www.moladi.com/

Building Process

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Moladi Building Systems

Finishing and ExamplesFrame work can be removed the next day and wiring,and roofing completed.

Moladi Building Communities. Accessed 9-29-12. http://www.moladi.com/

Building Process

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Bicycle Modules

XYZ, a Cape Town design firm designed a bicycle thatcan be assembled according to the users needs.

Smithsonian: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Designing With the Other 90% Cities. Design With Africa: Bicycle Modules . Found in Solutions.

Accessed 9-30-2012. http://www.designother90.org/cities/solutions/design-africa-bicycle-modules

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Bicycle Modules

Bicycle was designed using input from surroundingcommunities. The bike is gearless and flexible: .

XYZ. Modular Bicycle . Found in XYZ: Industrial Design: Modular Bicycle. Accessed 10-15-2012. http://dddxyz.net/modular-bicycle-frame/

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Bicycle Modules

XYZ. Modular Bicycle . Found in XYZ: Industrial Design: Modular Bicycle. Accessed 10-15-2012. http://dddxyz.net/modular-bicycle-frame/

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Bicycle Modules

Users are given the manufactured pieces that areeasily pieced together without specific tools in a varietyof ways. They group specifically designed the bicycleso that it could easily be fixed with scrap metal andwood. The bicycle can be turned into a cart or tricycle.

Smithsonian: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Designing With the Other 90% Cities. Design With Africa: Bicycle Modules . Found in Solutions.

Accessed 9-30-2012. http://www.designother90.org/cities/solutions/design-africa-bicycle-modules

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Incremental Housing

Design firm Elemental has designed housing for an un-official settlement in Quinta Monroy in Iquique. Thedesign was controlled by a limited amount of funding.They only received a total of 7,500 dollar subsidy for 100 families. This money also paid for the land.

Smithsonian: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Designing With the Other 90% Cities. Incremental Housing . Found in Solutions. Accessed 9-30-2012. http://www.designother90.org/cities/solutions/incremental-housing

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Incremental Housing

Elemental designed the expensive portions of thehouses that would be too expensive for the families tobuild. This includes the structure, kitchen,bathrooms, and roof. They constructed two floorsand then the residence are responsible for adding tothe house.

Smithsonian: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Designing With the Other 90% Cities. Incremental Housing . Found in Solutions. Accessed 9-30-2012. http://www.designother90.org/cities/solutions/incremental-housing

Quinta Monroy

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Incremental Housing

Elemental also designed a similar project for a middleclass neighborhood in Santa Catarina, Mexico. Theyreceived more money for the project increasing thesize. They built bathrooms, kitchens, stairs, roofs,and dividing walls.

Smithsonian: Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. Designing With the Other 90% Cities. Incremental Housing . Found in Solutions. Accessed 9-30-2012. http://www.designother90.org/cities/solutions/incremental-housing

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Idea by architect Michael Reynolds. His goal was torebuild Haiti using recycled materials. The house as been

named Earthship and 120 sqf and uses 120 tires. Thehouse uses solar power and was also designed to collectwater shed, and have flushable toilets. Inhabitants werealso provided with green houses in order to grow their ownfood.

Cheema, Sushil. The Wall Street Journal: Solving Haitis Housing Problem withOld Tires, Bottles . Dow Jones and Company, 2012. Accessed 10-15-2012.Found in WSJ Blogs.

Paul America, Earthship Biotecture