Ingenious Homes in Unexpected Places

John Hill

28. October 2013

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The 45-story Torre David in Caracas, Venezuela, that is now home to an informal community of more than 750 families is a far cry from the high-profile commissions Iwan Baan is normally commissioned to photograph. It is one of the "ingenious homes in unexpected places" he discusses in this TED talk from September.

Last year the team of Iwan Baan, Justin McGuirk and Urban-Think Tank won the Golden Lion for the Best Project of the 13th International Architecture Exhibition Common Ground at the Venice Biennale for Torre David / Gran Horizonte. The project documented an unfinished 45-story tower in Caracas, Venezuela, that is now home to an informal community of more than 750 families. It is a far cry from the high-profile commissions Baan is normally commissioned to photograph. Torre David is one of the "ingenious homes in unexpected places" he discusses in this TED talk from September.