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Archive Global

Archive Global (stylised ARCHIVE) is an international non-profit organization that focuses on the link between health and housing. 'ARCHIVE,' stylised as an acronym, stands for Architecture for Health In Vulnerable Environments. Archive Global was founded by Utne Reader visionary Peter Williams in 2006. Initially started in the United States, the organization welcomed Archive UK, its first affiliate based in the United Kingdom in 2009. Archive currently has ongoing projects in Bangladesh, Cameroon, Haiti, and the UK. Projects implement design solutions in housing to combat diseases such as HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria, respiratory diseases, diarrheal diseases, and neglected tropical diseases. Archive Global is the winner of the 2013 Katerva Award for Urban Design, and was also named by Forbes magazine as one of the World's Best Sustainability ideas.

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• ▸Aeromedical Biological Containment System
• ▸Future developments in Singapore
• ▸Gait analysis

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