Locally crafted children’s learning center doubles as an emergency shelter in the Philippines
Scandinavian design studio Native Narrative is raising the bar for after-school facilities in the rural Philippines...
A 19th century building is reborn as solar-powered temporary housing for families in need
No matter where you live or what you do for a living, there’s always a chance that fate will take a few bad turns,...
This foldable, solar-powered skyscraper provides instant shelter in disaster zones
Skyshelter.zip is a mobile skyscraper that can be folded and transported to natural disaster zones. Polish designers...
6 amphibious houses that float to escape flooding
Building in a flood zone sounds like asking for trouble, but that doesn’t have to be the case if you use the...
IKEA's amazing flatpack refugee shelter pops up in West London
Design Museum installed the 17.5-square-meter IKEA Better Shelter outside the South Kensington Underground station...
This tiny flat-pack trailer can be assembled in less than an hour with just a screwdriver
The multi-use shelter, conceptualized by design brand Duffy London, combines practicality and accessibility. It...
Inflatable pop-up night club can disappear as soon as the party is over
BUREAU A designed SHELTER for the annual meeting of the Swiss Architectural Association (BSA/FAS). Theinflatable...
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...
NASA builds more advanced shelters to protect firefighters from wildfires
Back in 2013, 19 firefighters died in Arizona because their emergency shelters didn't protect them. NASA scientists...
Inflatable uLites emergency shelter with built-in solar sets up in just 30 minutes
When disaster strikes, providing shelter for displaced residents or to set up an emergency hospital is often one...
Solar Relief is providing emergency housing and solar power to communities in need
Solar Reliefhas developed a Portable Power Supply product that can operate a range of electrical appliances using...
All-in-one Humanihut emergency shelters set up in five fast minutes
South Australian startup Humanihut has developed an all-in-one emergency shelter for refugees and disaster victims...
Lofty is a flexible shelter that can be carried and deployed anywhere
Lofty is a flexible, easily-deployable shelter that seeks to address the problems inherent with difficult to reach...
Hex House is an affordable, rapidly deployable solar home for disaster victims
When natural or man-made catastrophic disasters hit, it can be difficult to find long-term housing solutions...
Warmpod empowers communities to provide portable, disaster-proof shelter for the homeless
Once focused on enforcing state laws that prevented homeless folks from illegally camping on public lands, out-of-work...
