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librii: a digitally enhanced shipping container library in africa 
image courtesy gensler

8/25/2013

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librii, a new library model for africa developed by gensler architect david dewane, operates under the principal that information is the crux of social mobility and thereby has managed to incorporate a low-cost solution to internet access in africa by way of the built form. of the one billion people that live on the continent, less that 3% have access to the web; an issue that stems from fractured infrastructure and widespread poverty. designed for the developing world, librii is a community-based and revenue-generating model that engages users as content creators and spans various programs. librii engages sustainable practice as both a business model and tectonically, with the usage of a digitally fitted shipping container as the building envelope of the librii's e-hub.

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K. Hoeper
9/13/2013 10:02:32 am

I find this whole subject very interesrting. I have actually just applied for a job doing. real estate searches for a company.

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Darrell James link
9/14/2013 05:02:00 am

Interesting! What RE company is interested in container architecture? Please send me some info. Thanks.

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