Trump threatens to halt federal disaster relief funding for California wildfires
President Trump has threatened to withhold federal disaster aid from California after a series of deadly wildfires...
Shigeru Ban honored with Mother Teresa award for dedication to disaster relief architecture
Prolific architect and Pritzker Prize recipient, Shigeru Ban has been selected as one of the winners of the Mother...
Life-saving LifeArk snaps together like LEGO to provide emergency off-grid housing
Architect Charles Wee didn’t have grand plans to save the world—but that’s exactly what his incredible LifeArk...
INTERVIEW: With Bridgette Meinhold, Author of ‘Urgent Architecture’
When artist, engineer and former Inhabitat Architecture Editor, Bridgette Meinhold, heard about the earthquake...
Portable solar unit fits into a steel drum for off-grid use
The Solar Charging Can fills the gap between large-scale residential photovoltaics and portable solar chargers...
President Obama proclaims state of emergency due to Hurricane Matthew
President Obama announced a state of emergency in anticipation of Hurricane Matthew's arrival in Florida. His declaration...
Shelter Pack emergency homes compress to 31-inch-tall slabs for easy transport
Gürsu’s design for the Shelter Pack won the Golden award at the 2016 A’ Design Awards. The emergency shelter...
Shigeru Ban announces plans to build emergency shelters in Nepal
Inhabitat has long admired Japanese architect Shigeru Ban, not only for his commitment to creating beautiful and...
Lightning Packs Develops Energy-Generating Backpack for Soldiers and Relief Workers
Lightning Packs LLC have created an electricity-generating backpack that can "provide wearable renewable electricity...
Shigeru Ban Unveils Donut-Shaped Solar Community Center for Fukushima Kids
The LVMH Kodomo Art Maison is a new community center dedicated to children in Fukushima to support disaster relief...
35 Pound Foldable Compact Shelter Provides Lightweight Disaster Housing in Under Two Minutes
The Compact Shelter is made out of a UV stabilized polypropylene, a durable, weather resistant and thermally insulative...
NASA Architect Designs Tiny FireFly Camping Trailer for Adventure and Disaster Relief Applications
Designer Garret Finney drew upon his experience working as a senior architect for NASA's Habitability Design Center...
Apparatus X: A Mobile Eco Shelter Ideal for Disaster Relief
State College, PA — Students at Penn State are turning a trailer into an off-grid disaster relief shelter that...
Remistudio’s Massive Floating Ark Battles Rising Tides
The Ark concept, which Remistudio designed in connection with the International Union of Architects’ program...
Life Box: An Air-Droppable Pop-Up Recovery Shelter For Victims Of Natural Disasters
Life Box is an air-droppable, rapid-response emergency shelter that can be quickly inflated to provide housing...
MODS International Donates a Shipping Container Home to Oklahoma Tornado Victims
MODS International is a builder of shipping container homes and shelters geared towards temporary situations. Disaster...
Matternet’s Battery-Powered Drones Could Bring Supplies and Disaster Relief to Remote Areas
While drones are typically—and quite reasonably—associated with the horrors of modern warfare, California-based...
DARPA to Use Shipping Containers to Create Floating Platforms for Disaster Relief
Shipping containers have emerged as a popular material for building everything from backyard retreats to temporary...
Recycled “Gecekondoo” Emergency Shelters Could Provide Relief to Displaced Residents of Istanbul
The Turkish Government recently voted on a ‘’disaster risk’’ law that will demolish and rebuild roughly...
Berkey Water Filters Provide Clean, Fresh Drinking Water At Home and In Disaster Relief
With bottled water and potable tap water both so readily available in developed countries, it's easy to take clean...
Six Things You Can Do To Help Hurricane Sandy Victims
Donate Money to the Red Cross The American Red Cross is the number one disaster relief charity in the US, and...
Power in a Box: Princeton’s Disaster Relief Solar and Wind Generator Fits in a Shipping Container
A prototype for a solar and wind power station that fits within a shipping container has placed a group of students...
The Fukushima Emergency Project Is a Pop-Up Shelter Providing Housing Relief for Disaster Victims
Learning from the issues that arose in the aftermath of the Fukushima blast in Japan over one year ago, students...
Architecture For Humanity Partners with AIA to Further Disaster Relief Efforts
If you've ever wanted to get more involved with the good humanitarian work of Architecture For Humanity, there's...
LAVAs’ Disaster Relief Prefab Pod Is Both Funky and Functional
Lava's emergency shelter is designed for ultimate ease andcomfort in the worst of scenarios. Resembling an origami...
Molo’s Softshelters Add the Comfort of Home to Disaster Relief
Design company Molo is taking active measures to design a portable, useful and private solution for emergency housing....
Shigeru Ban Comes to Japan’s Rescue With Multistorey Shipping Container Housing
Disaster zones typically feature unlevel ground, which makes it even more challenging to prepare housing relief...
Ex-Container Project Provides Shipping Container Housing for Victims of Japan Earthquake
A group led by Yasutaka Yoshimura Architects -- who designed the Bayside Marina Hotel we featured not long ago...
Memsys Creates a Solar-Powered Shipping Container Desalination System
When disaster strikes, one of the most vital needs of survivors is access to clean drinking water. A Singapore-based...
