Charles Newman

International dvlpmnt profesh. #Architect #Infrastructure #Risk #Resilience #Design. Currently #UnfrastructureDesign

[Engineering for Change @engineer4change]

Senegalese architects at Worofila are reverting to traditional earth in making building blocks as bioclimatic designs compared to concrete. The use of concrete in the hot climate of Senegal can make buildings uninhabitable w/o A/C. #architecture
https://t.co/tZsprPiv7V

[Charles Newman @Afritekt]

So proud to have been able to contribute to KDI's design for impact with residents in #Kibera. Congratulations to the #KDI team for recognition from @WRIRossCities!

[Kounkuey [KDI] @Kounkuey]

The Kibera Public Space Project was recently selected as a finalist for the @WRIRossCities Prize for Cities—the premier global award recognizing transformative urban change. Watch our story: https://t.co/svDVoUl8U9

[Sandra D'Urzo @SandraDUrzo]

📢💥Dont miss 2day #HumanitarianArchitecture webinars 23/24 March organised by #INHAF+ RMIT MODDD- How is it relevant in a post-covid world? How can woman centred design contribute to #change?🙌🏼Humbled to speak and anchor both events!Register here👇🏼 https://t.co/4UJ0p2735C

[Charles Newman @Afritekt]

@SBonnetICRC @SandraDUrzo @engineer4change @ifrc Thanks @SBonnetICRC! @SandraDUrzo I'll drop a line via email. Looking forward to connecting :)

[Kounkuey [KDI] @Kounkuey]

KDI's Nairobi office is seeking a planning intern with an interest in risk + resilience issues. This is a paid, 6-month term opportunity. To learn more about the position and how to apply, visit https://t.co/igbBGclF1d!

[Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs @IIHA_Fordham]

During the #Design4Humanity Summit II, Charles Newman, Designer, Builder, and Researcher at Unfrastructure Design, LLC presented "Rapid Play Planning: Playground Design with Refugee Communities." View more about the Design for Humanity initiative here: https://t.co/E7PWbyVZYZ

[Engineering for Change @engineer4change]

E4CFellows are essential to the Engineering for Change team. At #ImpactEngineered, a few Fellows are sharing their Fellowship experience. @Afritekt shares his work with @UNHABITAT of scaling technologies for affordable housing in Kenya. #SDG11

[Kounkuey [KDI] @Kounkuey]

KDI is hiring! From Nairobi to Los Angeles to the Eastern Coachella Valley.
Learn more about the positions + how to apply here:
https://t.co/RifDXHgE0d

[Charles Newman @Afritekt]

Aaand the article: https://t.co/kt7EBtIAJc

[Charles Newman @Afritekt]

New and existing technologies must be "adopted, [packaged] and improved for the world to feed itself in the near future." #GFCC report outlines needed gains in #Agriculture #Technology. @engineer4change #FoodSecurity

[Charles Newman @Afritekt]

"Less that 1% of of aid funding world wide is invested in innovation" - Lorin Kavanaugh-Ulku, senior advisor for #OpenInnovationCompetitions with @USAID #DesignforHumanity @FordhamNYC

[Charles Newman @Afritekt]

Johan Karlsson from @bettershelter speaking about the #design process towards developing rapid deployable #shelters in #refugee camps. #DesignForHumanity #Fordham

[Richard Blewitt @richarddblewitt]

IOM Brian Kelly. Camps are easy to open but hard to close. @elakoTR @IFRC_NYC @ShelterCluster

[Charles Newman @Afritekt]

First panel at the 2019 #DesignforHumanitySummit "From Camp to Communities" including Raul Pantaleo from @tamassociati currently speaking of #architecture and #PublicSpace in refugee communities

[ASME IShow @ASMEishow]

Congratulations to our #ISHOW USA winners @Caminosdeagua, @KukuaLabs, #WETech, and Fan Favorite #NobleThermo! And thanks to judges, facilitators, sponsors and partners who made this ISHOW possible! See you next year!

[Engineering for Change @engineer4change]

#FellowFriday Charles or “Charlie” Newman (@Afritekt) joined the E4C Fellowship in 2016, and today he serves the team as an Expert Fellow. He is an international development and architectural design consultant with over 10 years of experience. https://t.co/qMkNowC8AR

[Charles Newman @Afritekt]

Congratulations to the 2019 #ishowUSA finalists with @engineer4change! Looking forward to serving as a judge for the exciting event this month in DC! https://t.co/duIPyLxiNv

[Charles Newman @Afritekt]

We shouldn't simply seek to protect #IndigenousKnowledge... rather we should seek to protect the source. The #land and the #people. #STI4SDGs #UN #MinnieDegawan

[Charles Newman @Afritekt]

Happy to have the opportunity to both attend the #STIforum at the #UN and to serve as an expert research fellow with @E4C for 2019!

[Engineering for Change @engineer4change]

Several 2019 Engineering for Change Fellows are attending the Science, Technology & Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals forum at the @UN with E4C staff. We're glad to have their expertise at the #STIForum. Learn about our Fellows https://t.co/qMkNowC8AR

[Charles Newman @Afritekt]

2.1 billion #jobs go under the radar: the #unpaidLabor of #women. #tech4SDGs #UN #STIforum