Displaced people in the country will need new housing quickly after so much has been destroyed by Russian shelling. These architects are learning lessons from around the world to try to quickly build the best possible solution.
In Bucha, Ukraine, the Russian attacks in March that brutally killed hundreds of civilians —including children who were shot while trying to escape—also destroyed or damaged more than 2,500 homes. Now, the community is rushing to build new housing. And one new pilot project aims to demonstrate how temporary homes can be built quickly and potentially replicated across the country, which needs to rebuild after so many buildings have been destroyed in the invasion. Right now, with more than 7 million Ukranians displaced inside the country (in addition to millions of others who have crossed the border to other parts of Europe), many people are still living in basic shelters. "Many of them have settled in places that are not suitable for long-term living, such as school gyms," says…