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Yasmeen Lari on track to build a million flood-resilient Pakistan homes by 2024

Deezen

After extreme floods put a third of Pakistan under water in 2022, architect Yasmeen Lari vowed to build one million flood-resilient homes. The latest update from the Heritage Foundation of Pakistan , founded by Lari, is that the rebuild programme has so far provided 333,000 homes for those displaced by the 2022 floods.

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The Resilient Construction Imperative in the Face of Climate Change

Santa Cruz Architect

In the midst of these challenges, resilient construction practices emerge as a critical solution to ensure the longevity and adaptability of our built environment. This article explores the importance of resilient construction in the context of changing climate conditions, emphasizing the twin pillars of durability and adaptability.

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Tredje Natur proposes floating car parks to prevent urban flooding

Deezen

Next in our Designing for Disaster series, we spotlight Pop Up, Danish studio Tredje Natur's bold proposal for cities to build floating car parks on top of flood-preventing reservoirs. Denmark has emerged as a world leader in the space, after a freak flash flood in 2011 caused more than $1 billion of damage to Copenhagen in just two hours.

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"It is time for all of us to become aware of the gravity of the situation"

Deezen

All around the world, most architecture practices continue to indulge in extravagant imagery that can only be actualised using carbon-emitting industrialised materials. When I visit countries such as the UK and the USA, I am struck by how many cities are now suffering from urban heat islands and urban flooding.

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Event: Baumer Series, Kian Goh

Bustler

She was previously assistant professor of urban landscape at Northeastern University School of Architecture, and has also taught at MIT, the University of Pennsylvania, the New School, and Washington University in St. Goh received a PhD in Urban and Environmental Planning from MIT, and a Master of Architecture from Yale University.

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When Weather Becomes a Design Challenge

Community Architect

When a building floods or is torn apart by a hurricane or consumed by fire, or rendered almost useless by weeks without electric power, it used to be "force major" or "an act of god". In several past articles I discussed mitigation measures in the roam of architecture and urban planning. Unfortunate but rare.

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Ohana | Flood Resilient Neighbourhood

ArchiDiaries

Ohana, flood resilient neighborhood, a challenge to design a waterfront neighborhood to be flood resilient in the event of a water level rise. The oceans are rising at an accelerated rate posing an immediate threat of flooding to coastal regions. SHORELINE FLOODING AND RISING SEA-LEVELS. OBJECTIVES.