Pyri wildfire detection device melts in response to fire
A pinecone-shaped wildfire detector built out of wax and charcoal has won the UK James Dyson Award, recognising the best inventions by student and graduate designers. More
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Engaging with locals aids "healing" say post-earthquake masterplanners
Involving locals in post-disaster rebuilding can aid recovery from trauma and ensure communities are effectively restored, say Foster + Partners architects designing the Antakya masterplan following the Turkey-Syria earthquakes. More
Ten designs and buildings that reduce the impact of environmental hazards
To conclude our Designing for Disaster series, we round up 10 design and architecture projects that aim to prevent, manage or aid recovery from natural-hazard events. More
Yasmeen Lari on track to build a million flood-resilient Pakistan homes by 2024
After extreme floods put a third of Pakistan under water in 2022, architect Yasmeen Lari vowed to build one million flood-resilient homes. For our Designing for Disaster series, her foundation reveals it is a third of the way towards that target. More
"It is time for all of us to become aware of the gravity of the situation"
Continuing our Designing for Disaster series, Yasmeen Lari warns that architects in the Global North cannot ignore the threat from environmental hazards exacerbated by climate change. More
Worsening natural hazards an "opportunity" to rethink cities says Amy Chester
The increasing need to protect cities from environmental hazards is a chance to transform communities for the better, says Rebuild By Design managing director Amy Chester in this interview for our Designing for Disaster series. More
"Design professionals can make choices to prove that disasters are not natural"
Continuing our Designing for Disaster series, disasters expert Ilan Kelman shares advice for designers and architects on averting catastrophe. More
"The trees themselves" raise wildfire alarm in ForestGuard detection system
Wildfires can be detected before they spread or even before they start using a new satellite-enabled sensor system created by a group of Turkish recent design graduates and spotlighted by Dezeen as part of our Designing for Disaster series. More
"How we respond to disasters tells us a lot about our future"
The world urgently needs architects and designers to start prioritising humanitarian projects, writes Cameron Sinclair as part of our Designing for Disaster series. More
Disasters "very rarely not a design failure" says expert Lucy Easthope
Emergency planner Lucy Easthope explains why she gets "chills at the back of the neck" when hearing that architects are working pro bono on disaster recovery in this interview conducted as part of Dezeen's Designing for Disaster series. More
Disaster is well and truly upon us
Our latest series looks at how designers and architects can help manage natural hazards. Dezeen features editor Nat Barker explains why it's time to start Designing for Disaster. More
Shigeru Ban brings Paper Log House to Morocco in wake of earthquake
Pritzker Architecture Prize-winning architect Shigeru Ban has created a prototype for a temporary house that he plans to roll out in Morocco following this month's devastating earthquake. More
Norman Foster Foundation and Holcim reveal concrete emergency housing prototype
In this video produced for Holcim by Dezeen, Norman Foster introduces a housing prototype for displaced people that the Norman Foster Foundation developed with the building materials company and unveiled at the Venice Architecture Biennale. More
"Earthquakes don't kill people, bad buildings do"
Architects should play a major role in the recovery after disasters like the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria, but egotistical posturing will not help anyone, writes Cameron Sinclair. More
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Bot lifejacket uses waste plastic bottles to prevent drownings
People in flood-prone low-income countries can use discarded plastic bottles as flotation devices with the Bot lifejacket, invented by recent design graduate Ewan Morrell. More
Architects reflect on Tōhoku earthquake community centres ten years on
The architects behind 16 disaster relief shelters built following the Tōhoku earthquake as part of Toyo Ito's Home-for-All project have shared their thoughts on the buildings that are still in use as community centres. More
Red Antler creates "no-nonsense" Judy kits for emergency situations
Creative agency Red Antler has designed a series of pragmatic emergency kits filled with first aid items, whistles and long-lasting food supplies. More
Australian architects offer pro-bono design services to those impacted by bushfire crisis
Over 100 Australian architecture studios have formed an organisation called Architects Assist, which will provide pro-bono design services to people affected by Australia's bushfire crisis. More
Ramboll uses bamboo to build earthquake-resistant housing in Indonesia
Civil engineering company Ramboll has worked with locals in Lombok, Indonesia, to build three quake-proof housing prototypes that are made almost entirely out of bamboo. More
DEOC Arquitectos adds yellow paint to cinder blocks for emergency shelter in Guatemala
Breezeblocks form walls in this disaster relief shelter near Guatemala City by DEOC Arquitectos, which was proposed after the deadly eruption of Volcan de Fuego in 2018. More