Temporary Housing 101

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Temporary housing is almost always built after the occurrence of a natural disaster. Various architects of the times propose several kinds of temporary shelters that included prefabs, geodesic kits, inflatables, sprayed polyurethane igloos and those made of cardboard tubes and plastic beer crates. Often times, these temporary solutions to shelter needs were rejected by the end users because these did not suit local situations. After the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco, 1999 earthquake in Turkey, after hurricane Floyd, tsunami in Sri Lanka survivors were brought to communal shelters which did not click because in an emergency, people typically need the support of their own families. Most of them stayed with surviving family and relatives, some shared living space in the buildings that were left standing and many left the city.