Architecture After Disasters

When disasters occur people are forced to leave their communities

Is it possible to rebuild life after a disaster?

creating shelter and collective space for people has an important place in rebuild life and establishing
livelihoods
What are the difficulties in creating this new life after the disaster?

• The sense of urgency that occurs after disasters,

• mistakes in governments' policies
• lack of strategic planning

 In Haiti, for example, people are still living in tents and other emergency shelters after the 2010
earthquake. When used as permanent housing, temporary shelters often turn into slums.

 In Puerto Rico, it is estimated that more than half of the housing on the island was built without
permission and without the use of an architect or engineer. (PERMANENT, SUSTAINABLE HOUSING)
Resilient and Sustainable post disester architecture
In an increasingly uncertain world, where natural disasters and climate change-related events are becoming
more frequent and severe, the need for resilient and sustainable post-disaster architecture is more critical than
ever

 The importance of public housing after disaster

- It can become a safe and social shelter for people
- people’s phsycology after disestar
- Questions and the way that i want to go
 Resiliant and sustainable post disester
- local residence and materials
- politic decision
- permanent sustainable public housing

 comparing on 2 case study

 conculations
Some case study ideas;
- From turkey Oral göktaş; The idea of ​living on water in the Marmara Sea after the Istanbul earthquake.
(All over the world, the areas required for post-disaster reconstruction are determined by local governments that
dominate that region. and then design work begins or existing ones are implemented.)
- The Maasbommel housing project against floods in the Netherlands
- Japan, prone to earthquakes and tsunamis, has implemented strict building codes and innovative designs for public
housing. These buildings are constructed to withstand seismic activity and are equipped with earthquake early
warning systems, demonstrating Japan's commitment to disaster-resilient public housing.

 Sharon Davis’s Bayalpata Regional Hospital ( as good case study for sustainability post-disestar architecture)
• - They used bamboo and infill brick for a project in the form of lodgings for health workers of a hospital.

 Housing Crisis in Haiti post 2010 Earthquake ( bad planning example)

• - In Haiti, for example, people are still living in tents and other emergency shelters after the 2010 earthquake. When
used as permanent housing, temporary shelters often turn into slums.
The article, Housing Crisis in Haiti post 2010 Earthquake Kelley
C. Eaton
The most important feature While designing for new life areas;

• suitable for both family structure and cultural life

• user participation is important.
• modularity is also important,
• the provision of infrastructure is important,
• and since this will be permanent, the existence of common living spaces is absolutely very important. In
other words, it is important to integrate religious buildings, cultural buildings, sports or commercial buildings
into an integrated design, and it is important to develop, correct and improve the design by getting feedback
from these users.
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 For post-disaster reconstruction, when looking at the designs of all types of shelter, that is, temporary and
permanent shelters, in terms of sustainable approaches, of course, in terms of the continuation, stay and
use of these designs; Adaptation to climate is very important. Insulation, ventilation, use of daylight, water
collection and the necessity of finalizing the design in dialogue with the user occupy a very important place
in this analysis.
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• One way to speed up post-disaster reconstruction is to not only rely on aid and foreign aid, but also to
involve local residents, builders, and materials; This provides a much-needed boost to the local economy.