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October 12, 2005

CAMERON SINCLAIR TAKES A TED PRIZE

by Sarah Rich

We want to give a big shout-out to Cameron Sinclair, who has just been selected as one of three recipients for the 2006 TED prize, which honors individuals who are making a positive impact on people and the planet. A lofty task, no doubt, and one that is clearly being accomplished in giant strides by Mr. Sinclair, the founder of Architecture for Humanity, recent recipient of the Index:2005 Award, and contributor to the fabulous Worldchanging.

And if you are wondering about the picture, it’s an image of the TED prize sculpture, which is a magnetically-levitated sphere. A great symbol to represent the awe-inspiring efforts of the TED honorees. Congratulations, Cameron!

3 Responses to “CAMERON SINCLAIR TAKES A TED PRIZE”

susan butterworth Says:

October 19th, 2005 at 10:24 pm

I’m a design student (mature!) andjust used quote from Cameron Sinclair “many feel that sitting at a screen sweating over the design of handrails for the next cute downtown boutique hotel just does’nt make sense when more than 15,000 people have lost their lifes……….etc., which, not knowing who he was, fitted the answer (find a quote which is relevant to your work as a designer). So of course I have been sourcing info on him and your right………I want to give a big shout to him too! He is inspirational and I hope his ecological/sustainable messge is listened to by the world’s goverments and helps produce the radical changes in economic and political priorities before the prediction of doomsayers comes true! Going of to get more info on this fatastic man….Susan Butterworth

Inhabitat » Blog Archive » PREFAB FRIDAY: Global Village Shelters Says:

July 7th, 2006 at 5:35 am

[…] This week at the Aspen Ideas Festival, Sarah had a chance to construct two of these with Architecture For Humanity’s Cameron Sinclair. She reports: […]

Inhabitat » Blog Archive » PREFAB FRIDAY: Global Village Shelters in Aspen Says:

July 7th, 2006 at 5:58 pm

[…] Serendipitously, while Jill was researching and writing up the Global Village Shelters back home in NY, unbeknownst to her, I was in the midst of constructing two of these shelters with Architecture For Humanity’s Cameron Sinclair, at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Here’s a bit more about my first-hand experience with the lightweight, portable dwellings… Global Village’s fold-up corrugated cardboard shelters are simple to put together. With the late afternoon Rocky Mountain thunderstorms rolling in, time was of the essence and it took only a few minutes to get the walls unfolded and the roof put together. The main challenge was in the rubber strip that has to be slid into a groove between the roof panels to secure them. The tube didn’t slide easily and some MacGyver skills were required. But once the roof was in one piece, it simply needed to be lifted up and set down atop the walls. The inside has one screen window with a plexiglass cover, and no floor. […]

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