Biblioteca Comunitária Flutuante Mamori a project by Atelier Marko Brajovic With the community of Mamori Lake, architect Marko Brajovic will construct a floating library. Experimenting with local knowledge, natural materials and recycled waste, they will develop a tropical architecture that is better suited to climate change (e.g. floods) and local culture than imported building materials. The project aims to make reading accessible, and the books the library will hold focus on inspiring sustainability. With the architecture the applicant aims to provide a global example of context specific and sustainable building. Recently, the c.a. 2000 inhabitants of Mamori Lake in the Amazon have experienced more extreme weather due to climate change. Constructed mainly with imported urban materials, their homes are not fit to deal with the local climate, especially increased variations in the tide. Brajovic proposes to develop architecture with local sustainable knowledge and materials as well as recycled waste to invent a new aesthetics of the tropics. The resulting floating building will be used as a library to promote reading and collect books on environmental sustainability for the local communities. _++Outputs++_

A floating architecture that serves as a library and community meeting place
 Reach: 2000 inhabitants of Mamori Lake, 1500 inhabitants of neighboring Mira Lake, 20 architecture students annually

A library installed in the floating building with 200 books first year (2020) and 100 books each year by NGO Vaga Lume.
 Reach: 4000 local inhabitants (see above) directly

A video documentary with a making-of the floating architecture, implementation of the library, interview of the community leader and kids, drone view and photographs of result.

Reach: about 35000 people globally 

_++Outcomes++_

Local and Amazone-wide influence on future architecture, teaching the community sustainable construction, re-qualifying local architecture with the reuse of waste material. 
 Evidence: improvement in local construction projects using local bamboo, natural materials, floating architecture, renewable energy. Photo documentation and interviews.  

Globally inspire experimental architecture based on mutual learning and collaboration with local communities, to develop Climate Crises architecture for the next years.
 Evidence: measure (social) media attention and new projects around the region and globe inspired by these initiatives. 

Call attention to the Amazon rainforest to control deforestation and mining. 
 Evidence: measure (social) media attention and new projects around the region and globe inspired by these initiatives. 

Create a learning, reading and discussion centre, inform local community about their ecosystem, regenerative culture and value of vernacular architecture and waste material treatment.
 Evidence: local female leaders will organize spontaneous events, the knowledge about local ecosystem will grow in the region, reflected in better disposals and results of solid waste.

Inspire other organizations to invest in social and environmental projects in the Amazon region. To collaborate with local communities, inform them about alien waste materials, consider the importance of local culture and invest in green technology.
 Evidence: after this project new collaborations will help local and regional infrastructure to evolve. local residents from Mamori Lake, Brazil, residents from surrounding lake communities, architecture students from around the world