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). The inflatable...
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 Relief has 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...
IKEA’s Modular Better Shelter Housing Unit is a solar-powered emergency home for refugees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=25&v=Ect-FwtK-84 Over 7.6 million people have been displaced due to the...
BOOK REVIEW: Shigeru Ban’s ‘Humanitarian Architecture’ focuses on emergency response design
Shigeru Ban is renowned for his inventive and courageous architecture, which spans from museums to simple huts....
Build Your Own Disaster-Proof Earth Home Using Materials of War
Just four years before the 1979 Islamic revolution, Nader Khalili abandoned his career building fancy high rises...
Casa FENIX: Solar-Powered House Evolves Over Time to Shelter Victims of Natural Disaster
This particular project is based on the idea of evolution, which is why it starts out as a simple "survival module"...
Lebanese Students Build an Emergency Shelter Out of Plastic Crates
Third year architecture students at the Lebanese American University were to build temporary structures for an...
MAT-TER Architects Unveil Plans for Typhoon-Resilient Guiuan National High School in the Philippines
MAT-TER Architects designed the typhoon-resilient school as part of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that crowdsourced...
Flat Pack Tables Fold into Origami Shelters in the Event of a Disaster
The immediate days after a disaster are the most critical since victims need supplies and materials ASAP. Rather...
Help Reaction Housing Send Stackable Exo Emergency Shelters to Refugees in Syria!
The Exo Shelter is inspired by the humble coffee cup - a sturdy, stackable, insulated object that is easily transported...
6 Ways You Can Help Victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL CORPS The International Medical Corps focuses on infection control and deployed a team...
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...
IKEA’s Solar-Powered Flat Pack Shelters Approved for Syrian Refugee Housing
Earlier this year, Scandinavian flat pack furniture masters IKEA unveiled an easily deployable solar-powered shelter...
8 Innovative Emergency Shelters for When Disaster Strikes
IKEA Solar-Powered Flat Pack Shelter This flat pack, easy to transport shelter was developed in collaboration...
Reciproboo: A Simple Reciprocal Bamboo Frame Emergency Shelter
A reciprocal frame is a self-supporting system of beams or poles that require not center pole or support beam....
Flatpack Emergency Shelters Pop up in a Snap Without Any Mechanical Tools
Showcased in Brisbane’s King George Square last year and Melbourne’s Federation Square last month, the emergency...
BVN Architecture Unveils 3D Puzzle Emergency Shelter at Melbourne Exhibition
The Melbourne Emergency Shelter Exhibition lasted from May 1-5, 2013 and was held in Federation Square where leading...
BVN Donovan Hill’s Wooden Emergency Shelter Pops-up in Federation Square, Melbourne
How good design can have a role in the healing of a community has been conceptually explored by BVN Donovan Hill...