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- This foldable, solar-powered skyscraper provides instant shelter in disaster zones Wed, 2 May 18, 5:06amSkyshelter.zip is a mobile skyscraper that can be folded and transported to natural disaster zones. Polish designers Damian Granosik, Jakub Kulisa and Piotr Pańczyk envisioned the design as a compact multi-purpose shelter...
- Lookout Loop bird observatory in Latvia doubles as a temporary shelter Fri, 24 Nov 17, 12:36amUlf Mejergren Architects just unveiled plans for a beautiful bird observatory in Latvia that doubles as a temporary shelter. The Lookout Loop has a sinuous, sculptural form that allows visitors to enjoy expansive views of...
- These wooden blocks can be stacked up to create cabins, treehouses, and wilderness shelters Mon, 31 Jul 17, 8:59pmMost cabins lie flat upon the earth - but Ofis Arhitekti just unveiled a wooden retreat that's stacked up into the sky. The architects worked with C+C, C28 and AKT to create a beautiful library made from modular blocks at...
- Ingenious cardboard and bamboo emergency shelters by Shigeru Ban pop up in Sydney Wed, 29 Mar 17, 10:45pmPritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is widely known and respected for his 20 year career in designing groundbreaking buildings from cardboard, paper and other unexpected materials, as well as his humanitarian...
- Tiny meditation shelters are the perfect place for hikers to connect with the forest Tue, 21 Feb 17, 6:20amThese tiny meditation shelters offer protection and a place to rest for hikers exploring the Lithuanian forests. The shelters are a place where people can find solitude to reconnect with nature and find harmony with the...
- Taliesin West students built protective desert shelters using mostly local materials Wed, 15 Jun 16, 3:00amThe project was initially conceived as individual exercises where Daniel Chapman, Mark-Thomas Cordova, Jaime Inostroza, Dylan Kessler, Pablo Moncayo, Natasha Vemulkonda, and Pierre Verbruggen were to design and build their...
- OBBA’s Oasis temporary pavilion in Seoul dances in the wind like willow leaves Wed, 11 Nov 15, 5:00amThe design of the pavilion is in line with APMAP's overarching theme of blurring the boundary between ordinary life and art. The structure becomes a fluid architecture that alters ordinary landscape into a new kind of space...
- Otherworldly Yaroof installation by Aljoud Lootah celebrates Dubai’s fishing heritage Tue, 3 Nov 15, 3:30amFor this year's Dubai Design Week, multidisciplinary designer Aljoud Lootah created an otherwordly installation inspired by the area's finishing heritage...
- A classic Baroque church is reimagined as a glowing Orangery in Denmark Wed, 29 Jul 15, 3:00pmThis translucent pavilion reinterprets a famous Baroque church designed by Francesco Borromini, but is built using steel structure and a plastic envelope...
- Tiny Bamboo Shelters in Abandoned Factories May Provide Relief to Homeless in Hong Kong Fri, 21 Mar 14, 2:33amHong Kong has earned the dubious distinction of being the world's most unaffordable major city, in large part due to its housing shortage. AFFECT-T's Bamboo Micro-housing project proposes an inexpensive and temporary solution...
- Tiny Bamboo Housing in Abandoned Factories May Provide Relief to Homeless in Hong Kong Fri, 21 Mar 14, 2:33amHong Kong has earned the dubious distinction of being the world's most unaffordable major city, in large part due to its housing shortage. AFFECT-T's Bamboo Micro-housing project proposes an inexpensive and temporary solution...
- 6 Ways You Can Help Victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines Fri, 27 Dec 13, 3:52amINTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS The International Medical Corps focuses on infection control and deployed a team of medical personnel and sanitation experts to respond immediately to the disaster...
- Harry Gesner’s Autonomous Tents Can Be Assembled in Days and Packed Up Without a Trace Sat, 21 Dec 13, 9:00amVisionary architect Harry Gesner has created a new form of architecture that can be raised in just a few days and that can “leave without a trace.” Although these private hideaways provide all of the luxuries of home,...
- 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...
- MODS International Donates a Shipping Container Home to Oklahoma Tornado Victims Thu, 27 Jun 13, 11:40pmMODS International is a builder of shipping container homes and shelters geared towards temporary situations. Disaster relief is exactly what the founder had in mind when starting the company. Doug Larson, founder and president...