Prof. Akemi Ino is a civil engineer, full member of the CNPq Advisory Committee CA-SA/AU (2013-2019) and CNPq Productivity Researcher since 1994. Akemi studied at the University of São Paulo (BSc Civil Engineering and MArch), the Osaka City University (Specialization in timber housing), and the University of São Paulo’s Engineering School (PhD Structural Engineering). Akemi joined the University of São Paulo as a professor in 1998. Her current research interests include rural housing production, sustainability, mixed techniques (earth + wood), timber products and technologies, and low carbon building technologies. 

CAUKIN Studio is a social enterprise that creates impact through architecture. They use their projects as a vehicle to educate and upskill local communities and international participants in design and construction. 

They believe that every human being should have the opportunity and tools to shape the spaces that they inhabit and that they should all benefit from the quality of life that is achieved through informed design. That’s why they’ve spent the last 7 years designing, building and educating on more than 30 community projects around the world.

Their projects span across 12 countries, in 5 different continents and consist of healthcare, education and community buildings. 

Team: Cassie Li, Heemi Diment, Joshua Peasley, Harrison Marshall, Harry Thorpe