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1. What kind of problem(s) did Cameron want to solve? Mainly the housing crisis around the world, but with this problem there are another lots of them that come with it like: HIV, low nutrition rates, low income, lack of good education, among other problems. There are also problems generated by catastrophes around all over the world, like Katrina.

2. How did he face these problems? Creating a web and a system that allows every architect and people interested in contribute with a solution to the problems, collaborate, send and upload their proposals and projects on the web.

3. Explain 4 of the architectural solutions presented by him 3.1- Kosovo: transitional shelters designed to last 5 to 10 years. Those shelters would be placed next to the land resident’s lived in, so they can have a place to live while they rebuilt their own homes. 3.2- Africa: get the doctors to the people with mobile health clinics to treat the growing pandemic of HIV. To do this there were many proposals: one of the most interesting is to build a clinic with grass and vegetation, so once the people has been attended, the doctors go away and the people of the village can literally destroy and use the clinic materials for eating. 3.3- India: community center in which community members can enjoy, learn and also live. The people of the community were included into the design process, and then they were trained so they can build the community center as well. 3.4- UNICEF temporary school: the structure given to the community by the UN was six plastic tops that should last for approximately 6 months. The proposed structure that replaced the six plastic tops was built to last 2 years. That structure includes a rainwater collection system, 3 classrooms, and its being built by the fathers of the 600 kids that will use the school.

4. What is the meaning of //open-source architecture to house the world //? It refers to a community that actively embraces innovative and sustainable design to improve the living conditions for everyone. That diverse community is formed by planners, engineers, architects, scientists, designers, funders, manufacturers, end users, community leaders and so on. When Cameron Sinclair says “open-source architecture” it refers to a system based in the fact that every designer in the world can create a solution for a problem in other area of the world and upload that solution in the web, allowing it to be tested, adapted and put in practice in the place where it is more necessary.

5. In your opinion, what is the most important message in this video? In my opinion, the most important message that this video contains is that there are a huge number of problems to be solve and necessities to be taking care of, all over the world, but there is also an enormous number of inventors, designers and common people all around the world, waiting to contribute in the solution of a problem. So, with the creation of open-source architecture, the opportunity for that people to participate it’s there so now we have to take that opportunity and start changing and improving the world.

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