tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12497291.post7853277599627792329..comments2024-02-25T19:44:55.771+11:00Comments on arch-peace news and articles: Container / Shelter for Haiti by Kristen SmithBeatriz Maturanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06476527926692961102noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12497291.post-16984425672867014492010-02-24T19:50:43.045+11:002010-02-24T19:50:43.045+11:00Hi Beatriz:
Currently shelters distributed in Hai...Hi Beatriz:<br /><br />Currently shelters distributed in Haiti are plastic sheeting tents and tarpaulins. These are the traditional emergency solutions, and while they can host up to 10 people (1) and resist winds and rain, they are still perceived as a very short-term response by beneficiaries. <br /><br />Mid-term solutions (2) like the featured project are seldom considered by donors, even if they could serve in the post-catastrophe. The reason behind it is the cost of transforming the shipping container and the specialized labour required. (3)<br /><br />Nevertheless, in addition to regular family shelter, shipping containers could be used as mid-term institutional infrastructure. This has been explored by some entries in the latest Spontaneous Architecture contest (4), even though these would be rare alternatives for donors like World Bank and UN which would target the long/indefinite term.<br /><br /><br />--<br />(1)Sample of Shelterbox distributed in Haiti: http://www.shelterbox.org/about.php?page=9<br /><br />(2)Mid-term solutions have been explored even in theoretical cases like NYC being struck by a cat-3 hurricane: http://www.dwell.com/articles/nyc-post-disaster-housing-request.html<br /><br />(3)Shipping Containers for Emergency Housing: http://searchwarp.com/swa28490.htm<br /><br />(4)Spontaneous Architecture February Contest - Haiti: http://www.spontaneousarchitecture.net/gallery/february-2010-haiti/Tulio Mateohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445760887065917915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12497291.post-20890860380301497252010-02-23T22:37:49.772+11:002010-02-23T22:37:49.772+11:00Hi Tulio! Do you know what are the preferred shelt...Hi Tulio! Do you know what are the preferred shelters distributed at the moment? Is this solution one of them? <br />This reminds me of an article by Thomas Fisher which argues that architects should be less reactive and consistently more prepared to act in poor and disaster prone areas: http://places.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=12695beatrizhttp://beatriz-maturana.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com