Article source: MAT-TER Design + Build Studio

Topology of Resilience

On November 9, 2013 the devastating Typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, causing more than 5,000 deaths and destroying the homes and cities of millions. Natural disasters due to climate change have become extremely commonplace all over the world. We can’t do much to stop them, but as architects we can help design and build stronger and more resilient buildings to withstand them. As part of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) by OOAc in support of the Typhoon Haiyan victims, the objective of this project is to generate a design concept for a typhoon-resilient school to be implemented in the affected area of the Philippines, where sadly over 4,500 schools have been destroyed by the massive storm.

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• Architects: MAT-TER Design + Build Studio
• Project: Guiuan National High School
• Location: Guiuan, Philippines
• Software used:  We used Rhino for the 3d modeling and line drawings, Adobe illustrator and Photoshop for the diagrams and graphics.
• Year: 2014
• Type: Educational/ Disaster Relief
• Designers: Christin To, Hugo Martinez
• Social and Feasibility Research/Development: Charles Dhinakaran, Javi Muriel Santurino

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