Like the tree, the Warka Tower serves as important cornerstone for the local community, becoming part of the local culture and ecosystem by providing its fruits, shade and offering a gathering place. The name of the project ‘Warka’ comes from the Warka Tree, which is a giant, wild fig tree native to Ethiopia. The designers also study local craftsmanship and construction techniques, vernacular architecture and ancient, forgotten traditions. The Warka Water project finds inspiration from nature-insects and plants that have developed the capability of collecting and storing water from the air to survive in the most hostile environments on earth. Each year, many children die of diarrhoea and other illnesses, such as malnutrition, pneumonia and malaria. The impact of tainted water on the health of communities is shocking. Often contaminated by human and animal waste, water quality is severely poor. The root cause of Ethiopia’s major health problems is the spread of diseases perpetuated by the lack of clean water and sanitation systems. Women and children walk several kilometres every day in order to bring back to their village water from questionable sources. The world health organisation estimates that 1.1 billion people don’t have access to hygienic water. Source: Facebook/BrightVibes An alternative water source for rural populations facing challenges in accessing drinkable water He is Research Professor at the IIT, Illinois Institute of Technology, of Chicago.Warka Water Towers: an alternative fresh water source for rural populations The tower not only provides a fundamental resource for life – water – but also creates a social place for the community, where people can gather under the shade of its canopy for education and public meetings. Quaroni,“ University of Rome La Sapienza, and he teaches a graduate course in Product Design at the Faculty of Arts and Design at the University Iuav of Venice. Vittori has been teaching Industrial Design, at the First Faculty of Architecture “L. He has spoken at numerous international conferences on the topics of aerospace architecture, technology transfer and sustainability, and also taught and lead workshops on a variety of related themes. From 2002 to 2004 he was Manager of Cabin Design at Airbus, in Toulouse (France), taking part in the cabin design for the first A380 aircraft from 2004 to 2006 he worked with Future Systems, collaborating with Anish Kapoor in the design of the Monte Sant’Angelo subway station in Naples, (Italy), while in 2006 he practiced yacht design at the London-based studio Francis Design. in collaboration with Culture a Porter, also promote handicrafts of the isolated communities where Warka Tower is integrated for an international market.Īrturo Vittori (Viterbo, October 1, 1971), Italian Architect, Designer and Artist, co-founder and director of the research and design studio Architecture and Vision and CEO of the American NGO Warka Water Inc and founder the fashion brand Culture a Porter.Īfter graduating from the Faculty of Architecture at the University of Florence, he gained experiences collaborating with architects such as Santiago Calatrava and Jean Nouvel. The aim is to face some of humanity’s most enduring problems through the fusion of local knowledge and resources, visionary design, and ancient traditions (Warka Water Inc.), creating economic and social opportunities based on the manufacturing, setting up and management of the towers. project, among other innovative and sustainable solutions such as W-Solar, W-Garden, W-Toilet, W-Drone, W-House, W-Filter & Distribution, and Culture a Porter. The tower is part of the Warka Water Inc. It was fundamental for the debelopment of subsequent versions, up to the version 3.8, the second pilot in a rural community currently under construction in Haiti. Warka Tower version 3.2 was successfully installed in March 2015 as the first WT Pilot to be deployed in a rural community, Dorze, a village in south Ethiopia, famous for the weaving skills of its people. It is easy to transport, put together and maintain. It can also generate electrical energy from sunlight serving as a charging station, allowing villagers to power mobile phones, tablets, and laptop computers, while offering an illuminated place to study and socialize after the sun sets. The prototype of Arturio Vittori consists of a lightweight (80kg) triangular frame, made out of local bamboo, that encloses a thin polyester mesh that captures droplets from high humidity in the air, collecting up to 100 litres of water daily.
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