Opening ceremony in JBM slum

Our new sanitation and shower facility in Jogen Babu Maath slum is now complete. On behalf of the community committee (JBMC-50), AzuKo and our local partner SAFE we'd like everyone to join us in our celebrations.

We hope to share updates, and live stream the opening ceremony via Facebook and Twitter:

• Facebook event page: http://bit.ly/2vifqaD ('Discussion' tab)

• Twitter: @AzuKo_Org

Follow the event online - like, comment, share, retweet!

Help us celebrate access to clean, fresh water, improved sanitation and dignified design.

• Date: Friday, 4 August

• Time: 4pm (Bangladesh time), 11am (UK time)

• Location: Online via Facebook & Twitter

Visit the Facebook event page.

Let's co-design for LFA2017

Join us on 24 June, as part of the London Festival of Architecture 2017.

We'll be presenting insights from our work in Poplar, East London regarding a sense of place. We'll also be hosting two rapid prototyping workshops to bring together diverse stakeholders (residents, local authority, designers, innovators...) to reimagine placemaking solutions.

LFA is Europe's largest annual architecture festival and takes place throughout June. We wanted to make sure participatory design featured!

This year the theme of the festival is 'memory'. It is fundamental to placemaking; something that communities cherish in the face of change and a tool for architects and developers as they achieve change. We believe the community should be at the heart of this change.

Tickets are on sale via Eventbrite... get yours before they go!

Design competition - Xinguang village

Calling all designers, innovators, social scientists, students and companies... enter our new design / ideas competition.

We are looking for a range of innovative ideas and fresh thinking to imagine a new life for the forgotten buildings of Xinguang village, and a vision for progress in rural China. Shortlisted entries will form part of a public exhibition on Sunday 26th March in Xinguang village.

UPDATE: THE COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED.

Visit our project page for more details.