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Wyatt Thompson, PLAWhat I’m about to suggest may lead you off in a totally wrong direction given your situation, so be careful, but you should check out the resources at Architecture for Humanity. Cameron Sinclair also has a book called Design Like You Give a Damn. Great book, incidentally. While the end users described in these works are largely political and environmental refugees in the immediate aftermath of a disaster, you might find some interesting case studies on adapting to local socio-cultural norms and the use of local materials and construction methods. And, given our own experience with Hurricane Katrina, 5 years may still be an immediate aftermath.
Re: Thomas’ suggestion: LAM did a story several years ago (4-5 maybe?) about an LA working with kids to design their own school compound. (Sorry I can’t remember any of the details about who or where it was.)