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ARK

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ARKProject Location: Glebe, NSW, Australia
Building Type: Residential – 4+ BR
Project Descripton: Pre-fab 400+ sq m house that floats, resists earthquake, bushfire, tempest and is assembled by two men in a couple of days - no tools required, cheaper than comparable sized conventional housing
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TRANSITION architecture for climatic refugees

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TRANSITION architecture for climatic refugeesProject Location: shishmaref, alaska, North America
Building Type: Residential – Mixed Development
Project Descripton: a dwelling for inuit who lives near the circle polar arctic and has to move because of the climat changes.
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1648: survival space structure - a zero energy shelter system

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1648: survival space structure - a zero energy shelter systemProject Location: B, Achham, Nepal
Building Type: Transitional Shelter, Temporary Shelter, Emergency Shelter
Project Descripton: This shelter articulates the ancient nomadic idea of a dwelling made of textile by putting it in the context of modern technology, extreme environmental conditions and an inadequate logistic infrastructure. The iconography of the structure gives....
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Conic Shelter - 1000 sf - up in 48 hours - unskilled crew

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Conic Shelter - 1000 sf - up in 48 hours - unskilled crewProject Location: Anchor Bay, California, United States
Building Type: Temporary Shelter
Project Descripton: Conic Shelter at Burning Man 2004.
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rapidly deployable cold climate temporary enclosure

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rapidly deployable cold climate temporary enclosureProject Location: Unspecified location
Building Type: Emergency Shelter, Homeless Shelter, Residential - Single Family, Temporary Shelter, Transitional Shelter, …
Project Descripton: Rapidly deployable enclosure, this system has been developed in response to: quick temporary construction, cold climates, areas with few local supplies for building (on the scale and time frame of large transitional populations), areas with limited....
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Northern Cheyenne Housing Prototypes

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Northern Cheyenne Housing PrototypesProject Location: Northern Cheyenne Nation, Montana, United States
Building Type: Residential - Single Family
Project Descripton: An Ecological, Affordable Home Prototype

“The Northern Cheyenne Tribe faces a severe shortage of housing with over 800 heads of household currently enrolled on our list waiting for homes. We would like to thank Red Feather for its....
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Hopi Nation Straw Bale Home

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Hopi Nation Straw Bale HomeProject Location: Hotevilla, Arizona (Hopi Nation), United States
Building Type: Residential – 2 BR , Residential - Single Family, Assisted Living Facilities/Senior Centers
Project Descripton: An Ecological, Affordable Home Prototype

“I took the planner, surveyor and engineer from my office to see [the Hopi straw-bale home]. We all said, ‘I want one, too.’ We do have a housing problem here. We need homes, and this is....
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Open-source Straw Bale House

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Open-source Straw Bale HouseProject Location: Unspecified location
Building Type: Residential - Single Family
Project Descripton: An open-source straw bale housing prototype

“Straw bale construction is at once an American invention and a sustainable answer to housing needs on and off the reservation.”

— Rick West, Director, Smithsonian....
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Turtle Mountain Environmental Research Center

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Turtle Mountain Environmental Research CenterProject Location: North Dakota, United States
Building Type: Education Facility - College/University
Project Descripton: An Environmental Research Center on the Turtle Mountain Community College Campus

“The United States Government has condemned over 200 Indian homes on this reservation due to black mold infestation. Currently it is very common to find....
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Hexayurt Shelter System

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Hexayurt Shelter SystemProject Location: Unspecified location
Building Type: Emergency Shelter, Lighting-Indoor, Power Plant, Residential - Single Family, Storage Facility, …
Project Descripton: http://howtolivewiki.com/hexayurt/ is the main web site. There you can see construction videos, read all about the building infrastructure package, the educational concept, rapid deployment options....
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