Annual reports

Prizes

From The Curry Stone Design Prize website: The Curry Stone Design Prize is awarded each year to honor innovative projects that use design to address pressing social justice issues. Supported by the Curry Stone Foundation, the Prize highlights and rewards projects that improve daily living conditions of people in communities around the world. Projects may provide shelter and clean water or address humanitarian crises impacted by environmental or climate change. The Prize acknowledges work that is considered emerging in the professional and public consciousness.

This year, in honor of our 10th anniversary, we’ve assembled a group of 100 of the most compelling social design practitioners of the last decade. A project we’re calling The Social Design Circle. These are practices which have captivated and inspired us over the years, as we’ve built a global community of visionaries, activists and game changers. Each Circle member will receive an honorarium and an award, and as the year progresses, we’ll be highlighting their practices on our website.

Gyaw Gyaw is proud to be recognised as one of these.

Line received the Paul Harris Fellow from Jessheim Rotary club for her efforts in Gyaw Gyaw. Jessheim Rotaryclub has followed her work since the start in 2008 and have been dedicated supporters ever since.
Read more on the Terra Ward`s website. www.terra-award.org

Exhibitions

Presentation of Gyaw Gyaw at the exhibition and seminar: South of North Designers on Site during Helsinki Design Week.

July – August 2009. Portraits of Gyaw Gyaw, Dromedar Coffee bar Nordregate, Trondheim. Photo: Line Ramstad.

Publications

http://www.asplanviak.no/aktuelt/2015/12/16/asplan-viak-gir-stoette-til-gyaw-gyaw/
Bounderies is an independent architecture magazine with a strong focus on sustainable, socially engaged and humanitarian architecture. Gyaw Gyaw was presented over 13 pages in the 11th edition of the magazine.

Buy the edition here

Arch + serves as the catalog for Think global, build social! An exhibition curated by Andres Lepik for the Deutsche Architekturmuseum and the Architekturzentrum Wien.

Gyaw Gyaw is presented as Agora Architects:
Arch +

Rudi Solli Pedersen from HENT participated on our workshop.

HENT is one of our main sponsors and here`s Rudi`s experiences from the workshop for his colleagues.

HENT Magasinet 2/2013

Presentation of Gyaw Gyaw and HENT´s role:

HENT Magasinet 1/2013

Feature article about Line Ramstad, Gyaw Gyaw and Vestkysten Football Club who came to play a friendship tournament in the jungle.

Article by Stian Hæreid Espeland

Gunvor Huseby from Asplan Viak participated on our workshop in 2011 and have followed us since. Here`s her description of the workshop and our work.

Asplan Viak is one of our main sponsors.

Kvartalet nr 4, 2011

Article about Gyaw Gyaw workshop 2011.

Workshop:
Bygger med, ikke for.

Workshop report from Pernille Heilmann Lien:

Workshop

Interview with Line Ramstad as part of a series exhibiting different ways of using landscape architecture education in work.

Portrett i Uke-Adressa

En idealist i den glemte jungelen: Uke-adressa

Podcasts

TV

Video presentations

Line presents Gyaw Gyaw at Pecha Kutcha night in Oslo, September 2014

Watch video here.

Line was proud co-writer of the Laufen Manifest for Humane Design Culture.

Watch the video here

The manifesto website

Video interviews

Jury

Line was a member of the jury for ArchSharings competition “Community Center in Nepal”. The jury was held in Paris in June 2018.

Jury for “Community Center in Nepal”

Line was a member of the jury: Social Habitat and Development (International Category)

BAQ 2014

Presentations

Gyaw Gyaw`s work and philosophy presented online to students in UK, Bangladesh and Hong Kong by Jae-Young Lee, Paw Eh Wah and Line

Presentation of Gyaw Gyaw to our new sponsor Zynkron that will provide us with pro-bono hours regarding economics and rules around this in Norway where we are registered.

Presentation of Gyaw Gyaw, our current work and the situation in Burma.

Presentation of Gyaw Gyaw and a giant thank you to our main sponsor HENT and more then 800 of their employees gathered for the annual conference. 

Presentation of Gyaw Gyaw

Annual presentation

SEMINAR: Crossing landscape and disciplinary boundaries: Migration, democracy and social justice at times of global environmental and social uncertainties.

The Centre for Landscape Democracy (ClaD) at the Faculty of Landscape and Society, Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) invites you to attend a whole day seminar with three inspiring guest speakers. The seminar will be an opportunity for a discussion on the challenges we most urgently face globally. Landscapes are complex environments both physically and socially. Addressing contemporary challenges requires multidisciplinary knowledge and collaboration. In this seminar the speakers will introduce their work and perspectives on landscape democracy and spatial justice in order to stimulate a critical discussion on the ways in which landscape scholars and practitioners as well as experts in global development can get involved and work to address burning issues relating to landscape justice in the global context. The present increasing refugee crisis brings migrants to the doorstep of Europe, also requiring development studies knowledge and skills in welcoming and facilitating integration of migrant populations from the global south. A landscape approach can have an important role addressing such challenges. This discussion will take place in the context of a current plan to establish a new master’s degree at the Faculty of Landscape and Society that will engage in these topics. We hope you will be able to participate! Tore Edvard Bergaust, Head of School of Landscape Architecture Shelley Egoz, Professor and ClaD Director Deni Ruggeri, Associate Professor and ClaD Deputy director Karsten Jørgensen , Professor and MLA in Global Landscape Change Coordinator

Line Ramstad Norwegian Landscape architect, founder of the NGO Gyaw Gyaw that focuses on sustainable architecture and democracy in practice.

Title: 

Gyaw Gyaw – Sustainable architecture, local development and democracy in practice.

Abstract of talk:

Gyaw Gyaw was established in 2009 and have since become respected both as designers and construction workers by their fellow and neighboring villagers along the Thai-Burma border. 

With a locally adjusted focus on sustainable architecture, climate, landscape and cultural adapted designs and an inclusive process towards the projects realisation as the main goal, they have built schools, dormitories, toilets and other community buildings for and with local communities.  

They strongly emphasize the running their organisation in a democratic manner by putting focus on equality,  human and workers rights, and group decision making in an effort to be an example of what democracy in practice can be. 

Presentation of Gyaw Gyaw as background information and in addition to the project “Arkitektur Skaper Verdi” for their annual board weekend. 

A presentation to say thank you for the Paul Harris Fellow.

I de senere årene har stadig flere unge, nordiske arkitekter engasjert seg i prosjekter i utviklingsland.

Med fokus på sosialt ansvar, bærekraftige materialer og lokale prosesser, bygger de klima- og kulturtilpassede bygg for, og med lokalsamfunnet.

Line Ramstad fra bistandsorganisasjonen Gyaw Gyaw og Helena Sandman fra Hollmén Reuter Sandman Architects forteller om sine erfaringer og prosjekter i blant annet Thailand, India, Senegal og Tanzania.

Arrangementet er en del av utstillingen «Et sted å være. Norsk samtidsarkitektur 2011–2016». Utstillingen presenterer 25 utvalgte prosjekter fra de siste fem årene tegnet av norske og internasjonale arkitekter i Norge, samt prosjekter i utlandet tegnet av norske arkitekter.

Mer info om utstillingen: http://bit.ly/2pNKPL6

Gyaw Gyaw, annual report from life and work along the border.

Gyaw Gyaw, annual report from life and work along the border.

Gyaw Gyaw, annual report from life and work along the border.

Line presented Gyaw Gyaw`s work and philosophy in a short morning session at the Trondheim Chapter (TAF) of the National Association of Norwegian Architects International celebration of Architecture. The seminar has been arranged at the historic site of Røros since 1988.

Røros seminaret

Gyaw Gyaw, annual report from life and work along the border.

First visit to Jessheim Rotary Club was August 2008, the day before first departure to Noh Bo.

Sustainable architecture on the Thai/Burma border.

Participation in the exhibition and seminary together with Agora Architects.

Gyaw Gyaw, annual report from life and work along the border.

First visit to Jessheim Rotary Club was August 2008, the day before first departure to Noh Bo.

Gyaw Gyaw, sustainable architecture and development work. Lunch presentation for the planning department.

“Gyaw Gyaw/Life on the border” Presentation of life and work at the border, at the Sunday event on the farm Huser in Nes municipality.

www.husergard.no

Presentation of Gyaw Gyaw at the exhibition and seminar: South of North Designers on Site during Helsinki Design Week.

MOJ Memorial Lecture: “Gyaw Gyaw, Sustainable Architecture and Development Work among Karen Migrants on the Thai/Burma Border”

Line was invited to the university of Virginia for the annual memorial lecture of former student, the late Michael Owen Jones to explain and discuss the work of Gyaw Gyaw with students and professors at the school of architecture.

MOJ Memorial Lecture – University of Virginia 2014
The Dirt – Student Landscape architecture magazine

Line presents Gyaw Gyaw at Pecha Kutcha night in Oslo, September 2014

Watch video here.

The Pan-American Architecture Biennal is one of the largest and most important architecture events in South America and has been organized every second year since 1978. The 5 days long event provides a platform for discussions, exchange of knowledge and concepts, and aims to give a statement of current international trends in the world of architecture.
The biennial attracts attention from the world of architecture and 18 international architects were present; giving lectures about their work and philosophy. The theme of the 2014 biennial was “From the house to the city, from the city to the house”, and there were 5 sub-categories, one for each day.

Line represented Gyaw Gyaw, under the theme “From Individual to Community”, addressing topics such as how to build citizenship from social interest, social inclusion and the right to be in the community/the community as a social construct.

BAQ 2014

Presentation of Gyaw Gyaw in particular and work abroad in general. Three hour presentation/seminar at IUG office in Oslo.

https://www.facebook.com/events/382548175198877/

Gyaw Gyaw, annual report from life and work along the border.

Presentation of life along the Thai/Burma border, Gyaw Gyaw work and philosophy for students at Hvam high school Operation Day’s Work/International week.
Update of work and life along the border to the employees of HENT in Oslo. HENT is one of our main sponsors.

www.hent.no

Sustainable architecture on the Thai/Burma border.

Participation in the exhibition and seminary together with Agora Architects.

Gyaw Gyaw, annual report from life and work along the border.

First visit to Jessheim Rotary Club was August 2008, the day before first departure to Noh Bo.

Lunch presentation: Gyaw Gyaw, philosophy, work and life along the Thai/Burma border.
Asplan Viak is one of our main sponsors. Presentation of Gyaw Gyaw`s work and philosophy in their biennal gathering.

www.asplanviak.no

Lunch presentation: Gyaw Gyaw, philosophy, work and life along the Thai/Burma border.
Presentation of Gyaw Gyaw`s work and philosophy and architecture along the Thai/Burma border together with Albert Company Olmo.
Presentation of Lines choices and Gyaw Gyaw`s work and philosophy within the seminary frame “Drømmenes Hage – Garden of dreams“.
Gyaw Gyaw, annual report from life and work along the border.

First visit to Jessheim Rotary Club was August 2008, the day before first departure to Noh Bo.

Lunch presentation: Gyaw Gyaw, philosophy, work and life along the Thai/Burma border.
Gyaw Gyaw. Presentation of work and philosophy for landscape architect students.
Update of work and life along the border to the employees of HENT in Trondheim and Oslo. HENT is one of our main sponsors.

www.hent.no

Arkitektur og bistand (Architecture and development). Presentation of personal experiences within the topic architecture and development after the first semester along the Thai-Burmese border.
Liturgy

Line presented her agnostic worldview and cross religious experiences from life along the border.

Gyaw Gyaw – step by step. Presentation and debate in day seminary.
Gyaw Gyaw, annual report from life and work along the border.

First visit to Jessheim Rotary Club was August 2008, the day before first departure to Noh Bo.