Tanzania’s purpose-built Star Homes brighten health outcomes

Poor architecture can lead to a public health crisis. Moving families into specially designed Star Homes in Tanzania showed a marked reduction in the spread of certain deadly diseases among children living within them. These homes have features that make them cooler and more hygienic, and can be built with fewer resources while producing fewer emissions.

A star of architecture

Most housing in Tanzanian villages “uses mud and thatch” and is “single-story, placing the sleeping spaces at-grade,” said The Architect’s Newspaper.