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Introduction

What happens to the community once they are displaced? How do they cope with the uncertainties after arrival at a new place? What kind of shelter design options are available now? How did the international collaboration affect the design and execution of the project, and does that involvement go beyond simply providing funds for the project? At what stages were the UN agencies involved? Are the inhabitants involved on the design of their own shelter? Can emergency shelters be transformed into a permanent one? How does international collaboration reflect on materiality and approach taken by the architects? And when does a shelter become a ‘HOME’? There are many questions that come to mind, once we try to understand shelter used in camps. Hopefully through this research and critical analysis they can be answered. The starting point of which was understanding if the shelter was temporary or transitional. Further in the essay the first chapter tries to explain the timeline and terminologies of housing for refugee in camps. Then we move on to the question of whether the shelters are temporary or in transition and discuss case studies that explain these two terms. Lastly what happened to these shelters after their lifecycle is over, how are they dealt with?

“All the camps I have seen were all horrible, all grey. With the same materials and the same budget, it is possible to design a place, not just a shelter. Simply by using colour, for example, designers can break the monotony. Colour has a deep impact in our subconscious.” Raul Pantaleo (MacGregor, 2017)