Mike Zuckerman

About

I create spaces and have designed everything from environmental nightclubs to a global network of [freespaces]. For the last 6 years I turned my focus to the global human migration crisis where I've been setting up alternatives to traditional refugee camps where the refugees themselves take a leading role in their design and implementation, flipping the traditional humanitarian model. As project manager for Elpida Home in 2016, I lead a team of volunteers, refugees and local Greek contractors to build a prototype camp that what was widely recognized as the most dignified living conditions for refugees in all of Greece. Since leaving Greece I've continued investigating refugee situations from integration in Europe to the protracted and new situations that exist in Uganda and Bangladesh. The cutting edge thoughts on the future of education, work, governance, place making, blockchain and protests can be applied to advancing the cause of displaced peoples around the globe. Like many others, I believe that the current system of international aid is broken and we need to actively create many alternative prototypes... and fast. Refugee camps are the cities of the future where leapfrog urb

Experience

Education