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Hakan Gürsu
Post Disaster Tent
Saturday, 2 March 2024

Tentative

Tentative is a smart compact post disaster shelter tent. A simple yet innovative tent is a way to bring fast practical shelter to emergency disaster victims; the collapsible tent is flat packed for easy transport and is suitable for all climates and only an hour to pop up with necessary few tools. The compact disaster shelter is made of a fiber and a durable weather resistant textile which is quilted sewed and consists thermally insulated perlite in between. It uses a roof that helps in collecting water and providing lighting and ventilation.

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anna rita emili
post disaster house
Friday, 1 March 2024

inflatable house

The white (or printed) PVC unit evokes the shape of a traditional house and relies on a modular structure. It is made of inflatable elements 1,60 m (usable) wide, 2,70 m long and 27 cm wide each. Anchored to a system of composite plastic platforms (recycled and recyclable material), the modules are connected by zippers that make the unit waterproof. Once the unit’s length is set, each module ends with non-inflatable filling panels that include either a door or a window. These elements, that allow for the unit’s ventilation, are also fitted with a system of side zippers. Protection from sun ray

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Dr Harriet Harriss
wearable tent, jacket, coat for refugees
Thursday, 29 February 2024

Refugee Wearable Shelter

ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART Interior Design & Textiles students have developed an innovative and multi-functional wearable dwelling in direct response to the Syrian refugee crisis, The brief was set by their tutors, Dr Harriet Harriss & Graeme Brooker. The garment is designed to adapt from a jacket with large storage pockets into a sleeping bag and also a tent. Student design team: Anne Sophie Geay (France) Gabriella Geagea (Lebanon) Cassie Buckhart (USA) Eve Hoffmann (Switzerland) Anna Duthie (Scotland) Hailey Darling (Canada) Zara Ashby (England) Ruben Van den Bossche & Giulia Silovy (Belgium).

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Luis Felipe Burigotto Rocco
Hospital Ship
Wednesday, 28 February 2024

Blue Frontiers Ship

It all started with the tragic moment that the world has experienced in recent times and challenged the designer Luis Felipe Rocco to create a hospital ship with the maximum renewable energy capacity to operate in the most difficult area. Considering that a billion people live in coastal regions, a hospital ship with this capability is a fast and economical way to reach to this area.The Blue Frontiers Ship works with 12 decks, large area of relaxation and conviviality on the top floor and capacity for 500 people working for the benefit of 160 patients.

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Pedro Oliveira and Xuedi Chen
Communication
Tuesday, 27 February 2024

Backslash

Technology has been playing an important role in this new wave of protests, from Arab Spring to Occupy Central. Backslash is a series of functional devices designed for protests of the future. Created through the lens of critical design, Backslash aims to retain the right to connect in protest sites, and riots situations through creative use of technologies for communication.

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Design Team Tdk
Water Heater & Pressurized Shower
Monday, 26 February 2024

Safe Agua Colombia: Calientamigos

Calientamigos allows impoverished families living without hot running water to heat and pressurize water for bathing, cooking and cleaning. The system is comprised of three modular components: a portable electric water heater; a foot pump that pressurizes the warm water; and a multi-purpose faucet head. It heats water more quickly, at a lower cost than existing methods, is more affordable than existing market options and more accessible than installing a gravity-fed water system. Design Team: Tianyi Sun, Della Tosin, Kevin Chang; Partner Org: TECHO Colombia, Socialab, Compartamos Con Colombia

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