Drew completed both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Architecture at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design in his hometown of Dundee, graduating in 2025 after completing his thesis, CareKit: The Right to Heal, which has since been recognised through a number of local and national awards. His architectural education has been shaped by a sustained interest in social justice, environmental responsibility and humanitarian design, culminating in studying within the Design for Displacement unit during his final year. Now working with Global Hospital, Drew’s research continues to inform real-world approaches to global health equity.

 

The exhibited project, CareKit, is a modular building system capable of being scaled, adapted or redeployed in response to shifting medical and infrastructural needs. Developed in response to the severe limitations on healthcare access in the Gaza Strip, and set against the backdrop of climate instability and a global increase in conflict, the project focuses its attention away from the institutionalised hospital model. Instead, informed by Peter Kropotkin’s philosophy of mutual aid and developed through extensive evidence gathering and professional input, it explores the potential of decentralisation to increase preparedness, improve resource efficiency, and support more equitable access to care in low-resource settings.