The destruction of the built environment by natural or manmade disaster demands an architectural response, and has given rise to what we refer to as humanitarian or emergency architecture, as architects and NGOs attempt to alleviate suffering through design. But when the disaster itself is immaterial what role can architecture play? The current Bbola crisis, which may have killed up to 15,000 people across West Africa, poses questions about the limits of this form of architectural practice.
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