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- Sustainable Konbit shelter replaces home destroyed by Haiti earthquake Fri, 4 Aug 17, 10:09pmMany Haitians are still trying to rebuild their lives seven years after a powerful earthquake devastated much of the country. Thankfully, organizations like Konbit Shelters are helping local communities build sustainable...
- Winter Walk pop-up plaza returns to downtown San Francisco Fri, 18 Dec 15, 9:00amWinter Walk has returned for its second year in downtown San Francisco. This pop-up plaza on Stockton Street between Geary and Ellis provides a public open space during the construction of the Central Subway. RHAA Landscape...
- Architectural Association School of Architecture bamboo workshops in Haiti teach post-disaster construction techniques Fri, 18 Dec 15, 7:30amTITLE Architectural Association School of Architecture - Bamboo Workshops in Haiti ABSTRACT The AA School has been working with Quisqueya Univeristy, the Wynne Farm and ARUP through short workshops to design, and in 2017...
- iLab Haiti Relief Project 3D-Prints Direly Needed Medical Supplies On Demand Wed, 25 Dec 13, 6:09am3D printing is great for homes because it can let you print just about any plastic object you crave. But in Haiti, which is still recovering from a devastating earthquake, the technology has a more urgent application: 3D-printing...
- Reciproboo: A Simple Reciprocal Bamboo Frame Emergency Shelter Sat, 13 Jul 13, 12:28amA reciprocal frame is a self-supporting system of beams or poles that require not center pole or support beam. In a reciprocal system, each pole relies on the pole beneath it for support and can be built with a minimum of...
- SCF Arquitectos Unveils Plans to Restore Earthquake-Devastated Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Haiti Fri, 1 Feb 13, 3:40amRead the rest of SCF Arquitectos Unveils Plans to Restore Earthquake-Devastated Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Haiti Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "sustainable architecture", Cathedral...
- Power in a Box: Princeton’s Disaster Relief Solar and Wind Generator Fits in a Shipping Container Fri, 4 May 12, 4:20amA prototype for a solar and wind power station that fits within a shipping container has placed a group of students from Princeton University among the winners of a national EPA-sponsored sustainable design competition...
- Architecture for Humanity Reports They’ve Helped Tens of Thousands in the Wake of the Haiti Earthquake Fri, 13 Jan 12, 5:26amWhen a massive earthquake struck Haiti two years ago today, the damage was staggering. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced and entire towns were reduced to rubble. In the wake of the destruction Architecture for...
- Solar Powered Teaching Hospital Currently Under Construction In Haiti Wed, 13 Apr 11, 2:03amRead the rest of Solar Powered Teaching Hospital Currently Under Construction In Haitihttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed...
- Vincent Callebaut Unveils Coral-Inspired Carbon Neutral Eco Village for Haiti Wed, 16 Feb 11, 3:47amRead the rest of Vincent Callebaut Unveils Coral-Inspired Carbon Neutral Eco Village for Haitihttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed...
- Historic Iron Market First Building To Be Restored After Haiti Eartquake Thu, 13 Jan 11, 2:58amYesterday marked the opening of Port-au-Prince’s historic Iron Market, a bustling and important space for commercial activity in the city center...
- Earthquake Resistant Tire Earthships for Haiti Disaster Relief Fri, 23 Jul 10, 1:24amRead the rest of Earthquake Resistant Tire Earthships for Haiti Disaster Reliefhttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink...
- Shipping Container Cities to Shelter 2 Million Haitians From Hurricanes Sat, 15 May 10, 3:10amRead the rest of Shipping Container Cities to Shelter 2 Million Haitians From Hurricaneshttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/ohttp://www.inhabitat.com/wp-admin/options-general.php?page=better_feedptions-general.php?page=better_feed Permalink...
- Port-au-Prince Could Be Recycled and Rebuilt From Itself Wed, 3 Mar 10, 6:18amWhat if the crumbled remains of Haiti could be recycled and used to repair and rebuild a brand new city? That’s what one company, Independence Recycling of Florida, is proposing as a reconstruction process...
- How Good Design and Building Codes Saved Lives During Chile’s Earthquake Tue, 2 Mar 10, 6:10amThis past Saturday, the world awoke to yet another horrific natural disaster, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake right off the coast of Chile near Concepcion. It’s only been 2 days since the deadly quake and the death toll...