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Low-cost housing project harnesses existing infrastructure
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Using sustainable materials and local labour, the Casas Melhoradas housing project is trying to eliminate city slums.
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22 Jun 16
Low-cost house in Mozambique features corrugated iron and wood
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Casas Melhoradas, a double storey, low-cost house by Architects Without Borders, reinterprets Mozambique’s traditional corrugated iron and wood homes.
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11 Nov 15
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