This semester we joined forces with COA ( Centraal Orgaan Asielzoekers) the dutch Central Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers.
COA runs Asylum seeker centers in the entire country and faces many different challenges, while sustainability and circularity are the most suitable tasks we can tackle with our students. Running the summer course, we have 21 highly motivated architect students who want to contribute to the project - and the project isn’t easy…
This year we redesign the secure meeting room, which is often also called “the bad news room”. While Asylum seekers wait in a center to get the final verdict of acceptance or denial, the news are shared in a secure meeting room. The room is designed to keep both parties save, due to the fact that with a negative result the atmosphere may change and therefore extra security is needed.
More about the topic later, we will also meet an Asylum Seeker Center to get our own impression.
Today we had our Campfire, our first gathering to get to know each other.
