Emergency housing

Balbek Bureau has developed a blueprint for a modular village that could provide shelter for those displaced by the war in Ukraine.

The Almost Home Shelter is the result of a collaborative student observation of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami survivors and how emergency relief could be adapte

Image 9 of 13 from gallery of Architecture and Climate: 6 Techniques for Emergency Shelters. Section Fold & Float. © SO?

Emergency Shelter; Analogy (Refugee)

shigeru ban showcases his unwavering dedication to disaster relief efforts with a paper log house for the victims of recent earthquakes.

Designed by Spanish company Urbana de Exteriores, SURI (Shelter Unit for Rapid Installation) is a transformable, low-cost, lightweight and easy-to-assemble transitional shelter.

Canadian studio Molo has designed a system of paper partitions that provide privacy at shelters in the wake of a disaster. Called Softshelter, the walls create a sense of community and personal space despite the bleak conditions of emergency shelters. Like an accordion, the kraft paper walls can expand and contract until they meet the

We are pleased to announce the results of this past month's 1 Hour Design Challenge: Emergency Shelters. Pop-up shelters have been a favorite exploration of designers for a long time, and in light of the earthquake in Haiti and the necessity of creating short-term emergency shelters, this 1 Hour Design...