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...
Lookout Loop bird observatory in Latvia doubles as a temporary shelter
Ulf Mejergren Architects just unveiled plans for a beautiful bird observatory in Latvia that doubles as a temporary...
These wooden blocks can be stacked up to create cabins, treehouses, and wilderness shelters
Most cabins lie flat upon the earth - but Ofis Arhitekti just unveiled a wooden retreat that's stacked up into...
Ingenious cardboard and bamboo emergency shelters by Shigeru Ban pop up in Sydney
Pritzker Prize-winning Japanese architect Shigeru Ban is widely known and respected for his 20 year career in designing...
Tiny meditation shelters are the perfect place for hikers to connect with the forest
These tiny meditation shelters offer protection and a place to rest for hikers exploring the Lithuanian forests....
Taliesin West students built protective desert shelters using mostly local materials
The project was initially conceived as individual exercises where Daniel Chapman, Mark-Thomas Cordova, Jaime Inostroza,...
Tiny Helix Shelter made of laster-cut recycled cardboard is a temporary habitat for one
The project was born as an independent initiative with the aim to establish a relationship of respect between the...
OBBA's Oasis temporary pavilion in Seoul dances in the wind like willow leaves
The design of the pavilion is in line with APMAP's overarching theme of blurring the boundary between ordinary...
Otherworldly Yaroof installation by Aljoud Lootah celebrates Dubai's fishing heritage
Traditional Yaroof shore fishermen use beach seine netting made of strong mesh, mainly to catch small fish. Fishermen...
A classic Baroque church is reimagined as a glowing Orangery in Denmark
The Orangery was built using the floor plan of Borromini's famous Baroque church of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane...
Basic House is a Golden Self-Inflating Home That Fits in Your Pocket!
Made of metallic polyester, the basic house is like a tiny, self-inflating prefab home. As soon as it interacts...
Tiny Bamboo Shelters in Abandoned Factories May Provide Relief to Homeless in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has earned the dubious distinction of being the world's most unaffordable major city, in large part due...
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...
Harry Gesner's Autonomous Tents Can Be Assembled in Days and Packed Up Without a Trace
Visionary architect Harry Gesner has created a new form of architecture that can be raised in just a few days and...
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....
