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ROHINGYA REFUGEES

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SITE ANALYSIS

SITE ANALYSIS

Background

Pacific Northwest Multicultural Community Services (PNMCS), based in Portland, Oregon is a non-profit organization specializing in helping the Rohingya refugees from Myanmar resettle in their new environment by providing help with housing and social services.

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PNMCS, has pooled resources to create a community center with the aim of welcomeing new immigrants and provide them with social services, education, temporary housing, and community connection as they journey toward self-sufficiency and adjust to life in a new city.

Designing a community center where the refugees can feel safe and restore their dignity is the main objective.

Given that the Rohingya have been displaced because of their faith, the design of the space will utilize symbols and architectural details that are important to the Islamic faith

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