World’s Smallest House? 1 Sq M of Mobile Living Space
In the last 30 years, the size of a typical home in the United States has shot up from under 1000 square feet to nearly 2500. It begs the question: how much room to we really need in order to ...
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Green-Roofed Shelter is Urban Curbside Lounge for Paris
Navigating the unfamiliar streets of a new city, sometimes you just want to find a quiet place where you can take a breather and figure out what's next on your itinerary. And, chances are, you're ...
Windbreakers: Bangladesh Cyclone Shelter Architecture
Though cyclones and their associated storm surges have been wreaking havoc on Bangladesh and other South Asian nations for thousands of years, an ongoing program of cyclone shelter construction has ...
Underground Rooms: Waiting for the End of the World
Call it paranoia or call it wise planning: it's a favorite hobby of humankind to try to predict when it will all end. We expend a great deal of energy preparing ourselves for doomsday, ...
16 Lifesaving Temporary Emergency & Disaster Shelters
A political or environmental crisis can be devastating to populations and families - forcing people from their homes and property. To lessen the human damage and provide a measure of safety and ...
