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Late last week — after months of hard work, design, and planning — students from three different schools gathered at John Brown University to present their solutions to the growing need for shelter of displaced people worldwide. World Vision has been on the front lines, responding to the challenge of providing contextually appropriate shelter that offers privacy, security, and refuge from the elements — all while being resistant to future disasters, like flooding and earthquakes. As a part of the World Vision team that responds to emergency situations, I have firsthand knowledge of the importance of temporary shelters and was called upon to judge the student’s designs....