design for disaster

INHABITAT INTERVIEW: Water Architect Koen Olthuis on How to Embrace Rising Sea Levels

Sea levels are rising, floods are prevalent, and cities are at greater risk than ever due to climate change. Now...

When Hurricane Sandy made landfall in October 2012, the Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook didn't stand a chance....

Inhabitat readers know that good design can save the world - but did you know design could also save your life?...

[gallery_extend] 1. Indestructible concrete beach house by Aamodt/Plumb Architects Beach-goers often...

In the past year Inhabitat had the privilege of speaking with a variety of talented designers, architects and thinkers....

Architect Koen Olthuis of Waterstudio.nl has been fascinating the Inhabitat editors for years with his innovative...

[gallery_extend] Aleksandar Joksimovic and Jelena Nikolic are from Serbia and designed Noah's Ark, a...

Designer Phil Pauley has come up with a series of Extreme Weather Rescue Vehicles that could navigate through deep...

[gallery_extend] Team Kentuckiana makes use of the engineering, business and communication skills from...

[gallery_extend] Floods often come up quickly with almost no warning, so it's imperative to have safe...

[gallery_extend] The building blocks for the Liina Shelter are prefabricated, wooden sandwich panels...

[gallery_extend] This year, a strong focus was placed on affordability and Team Illinois worked hard...

[gallery_extend] The bed is formed from modular cardboard boxes folded together and then laid side by...

[gallery_extend] 10 Design is basing their hopes on kinetic architecture and technological innovations...

[gallery_extend] Initially, Oudendijk had a plan to travel around Europe via water to look for local...