This research examines how resettlement housing often fails to foster community despite providing physical shelter. By focusing on culturally responsive design of shared spaces, it explores how environments can encourage interaction, trust, and belonging. The goal is to transform housing into socially cohesive communities through design that reflects real human behaviors and connections.

This ethnographic study examines how amateur football empowers women in Argentina and Brazil. Despite historical exclusion, participation helps women challenge gender norms, build confidence, and form supportive communities. Football becomes a pathway to broader social empowerment, offering insights for policies promoting gender equality through increased access to sport.