Tiny Floating SAFE+ Tsunami Shelters Double as Karaoke Booths in Non-Emergencies
[gallery_extend] SAFE+ weights only 1,300 kg (2,866 lbs) and is 6.2 m long, 2.3 m wide and 2.3 m high...
Artist Envisions Futuristic Fort-Like Homes Designed to Withstand Hurricanes
[gallery_extend] The artist designs otherworldly structures and carefully inserts them into existing...
Melting Permafrost is Transforming the Landscape and Way of Life in Alaska
At one point, permanently-frozen ground, or permafrost, covered nearly 1/4 of the land on Earth -- but that’s...
Noah's Ark is a Sustainable Floating City for a Post-Apocalyptic World
[gallery_extend] Aleksandar Joksimovic and Jelena Nikolic are from Serbia and designed Noah's Ark, a...
Help Reaction Housing Send Stackable Exo Emergency Shelters to Refugees in Syria!
[gallery_extend] The Exo Shelter is inspired by the humble coffee cup - a sturdy, stackable, insulated...
Leapfrog Project: Living Art Installations Could Bring Light and Hope to Typhoon-Ravaged Philipines Town
The Leapfrog Project is an initiative to rebuild the city of Tacloban, Philipines, which was destroyed by Typhoon...
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...
Recycled Plastic Nevhouses Provide Cheap Housing and Divert Waste from Landfills
Singapore-based Nevhouse builds efficient prefab houses out of recycled plastic waste. The low-cost homes require...
Red Cross Maps Super Typhoon Haiyan's Destruction to Show What Storms Do to Our Cities
It's been years since I've seen the movie Twister, but one of Helen Hunt's final lines haunts me to this day: “You...
Record-Shattering Super Typhoon Haiyan Slams Philippines With 235 MPH Winds
One of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded made landfall in the Philippines early Friday. At 1,200 miles across,...
Venice's $7 Billion Moses Flood-Protection System Passes its First Test
Venice just successfully tested its ambitious $7 billion flood-protection project for the first time. The Moses...
Q4 Architects’ Tornado-Proof CORE House is an Indestructible Home Within a Home
Q4 Architects recently unveiled the CORE House - a virtually indestructible tornado-proof home designed for communities...
Alaskan Earthquake Could Hit California with a Monster Tsunami Costing $700 Million
Natural disasters tend to strike when we're least prepared. Horrified by the long-term damage caused by the 2011...
Flatpack Emergency Shelters Pop up in a Snap Without Any Mechanical Tools
[gallery_extend] Showcased in Brisbane’s King George Square last year and Melbourne’s Federation...
BVN Architecture Unveils 3D Puzzle Emergency Shelter at Melbourne Exhibition
[gallery_extend] The Melbourne Emergency Shelter Exhibition lasted from May 1-5, 2013 and was held in...
