University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s Affordable Re_Home is Prepped for Natural Disaster Recovery

LAVAs’ Disaster Relief Prefab Pod Is Both Funky and Functional

Reaction Housing System: A Rapid Response Flat-Pak Emergency Shelter

VIDEO: Cameron Sinclair Talks About How Architecture For Humanity Can Help Japan

There’s a long road to recovery for the people of Japan, and much still needs to be done to quell the chaos from the earthquake and tsunami. Architecture For Humanity, which is now in 10th year of

Google Aids in Japanese Earthquake and Tsunami by Designing Person Finder Tool

We’re pretty impressed with Google this morning. In the wake of the horrendous earthquake and ensuing tsunami that hit Japan earlier today, the search engine could be sitting around working on their

AirDrop House Emergency Shelter for Flood-Afflicted Areas

Hooters Girls Donate Pantyhose to Clean Up the Gulf Oil Spill

Hooters Girls have really big hearts, which is why they are collecting all of their used and torn pantyhose and donating them to help clean up the Gulf Oil Spill. Their “Project Pantyhose” has

Greensburg Kansas Rebuilds Better and Greener After Tornado!

Obama Puts the Kibosh on All New Offshore Drilling

It’s been nine days since the explosion on BP’s oil rig off the coast of Louisiana and things only seem to be getting worse. More oil is leaking into the Gulf than expected and by this time

Lifetent: A Portable Emergency Shelter That Folds Into a Backpack

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Chile Earthquake May Have Shifted Earth’s Axis, Shortened Days

Photo via Inquisitr In addition to causing widespread death and destruction, last week’s devastating earthquake in Chile may have shifted the Earth’s axis permanently and created shorter days,

Emergency Shelters and Disaster Relief For The People of Haiti

Our hearts reach out to the people of Haiti who are trying to pick up the pieces in the aftermath of this week’s horrific earthquake. The country still has an incredibly long road ahead of them

‘WHAT IF NYC?’ Competition Winners Announced

“What if….” The two-word phrase can imply both fear and anxiety as well as big ideas and hopeful possibility. And that was the idea behind the What if New York City? international Design

Global Warming Is Real and We Must Act Now!

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a scientific body established by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Program, just released its fourth report to