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Hochparterre special issue January 2025
Trauma-Informed Design Workshop

Trauma-Informed Design Workshop

Workshop on developing new approaches in the field of accommodation in asylum centers

IKEA has three major focus areas for its commitment under its sustainability strategy: “Healthy & sustainable living”, “Climate action & circularity” and “Fair & equal”. IKEA Switzerland has chosen to focus on the housing situation of refugees and would like to contribute to its improvement.

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The SCDH hosted a workshop to develop and discuss new approaches for concepts for accommodation in asylum centers. The workshop was attended by representatives of the Zurich University of the Arts, the non-profit organisation Architecture for Refugees Schweiz and IKEA Schweiz. Two representatives of the SDCH shared their expertise and experience in the fields of evidence-based design and social design at the workshop.

Term

  • 6 November 2024

Type of Project

  • Service

Lead

  • IKEA Switzerland, Annik Cristina Müller

Partners

  • IKEA Switzerland / Francisco Javier Balderas Cejudo, Tanja Gaberdiel, Costa Hemerson, Monika Tu-Nga-Wülser
  • Zurich University of the Arts / Carina Fischer, Antonio Scarponi
  • Architecture for Refugees / Anne Fabritius, Mahdi Taktak
  • Swiss Center for Design and Health / Dr. Minou Afzali, Rahel Inauen
  • Bern Academy of the Arts / Violetta Dyka

Funding

  • IKEA Switzerland
 

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