UK-based charity Playrise and architecture studio OMMX have designed a modular, flatpack playground, aimed at restoring the right to play for children in refugee camps and disaster zones. More about Playrise's easy-build playground lets kids be kids even when fleeing war
Samara, the factory-built ADU company co-founded by US chief design officer Joe Gebbia, has installed the first of a series of units in Los Angeles on the site of a home that burned down in the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires. More about Samara installs its first factory-built home in Los Angeles rebuild effort
Hasty rebuilding efforts following the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires are risking a repeat of the disaster, architects on the ground have warned. Dezeen US editor Ben Dreith reports. More about Architects concerned by disjointed LA wildfires rebuild
Tokyo-based Klein Dytham Architecture has showcased Home for All Noroshi, a community centre that incorporates roof tiles from homes destroyed in Japan's Noto earthquake, in this video shared with Dezeen. More about Klein Dytham Architecture completes community centre post-earthquake in Noroshi
Design and architecture students from Lebanon have tackled some of the biggest challenges facing their country in the exhibition Design in Conflict, held in Beirut's notorious abandoned Burj El Murr skyscraper. More about Lebanese students create drone noise-blocking headphones and more designs for life under conflict
Hurricane Katrina served as a wake up call that has led to US cities becoming more resilient and safer, writes Amy Chester on the 20th anniversary of the deadly disaster. More about "The knowledge we have built from storm to storm is the true legacy of Hurricane Katrina"
Two recent disaster documentaries highlight the need for designers and architects to open the door to pessimism, writes emergency planner Lucy Easthope. More about "Pessimism plays a crucial part in design"
After disasters like the Los Angeles wildfires one of the best ways for architects to help is by designing prototypes, write Dana Cuff, Emmanuel Proussaloglou and Ryan Conroy. More about "In post-disaster cities like Los Angeles, we need new model homes and we need them now"
Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass has issued an executive order that expedites or negates permit requirements, expands ADU usage and provides for the cataloguing of damage to historical buildings as unprecedented wildfires continue to destroy lives and property. More about Los Angeles mayor issues executive order for "residents to rapidly rebuild"
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 about Pyri wildfire detection device melts in response to fire
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 about Engaging with locals aids "healing" say post-earthquake masterplanners
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 about Ten designs and buildings that reduce the impact of environmental hazards
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 about Yasmeen Lari on track to build a million flood-resilient Pakistan homes by 2024
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 about "It is time for all of us to become aware of the gravity of the situation"
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 about Worsening natural hazards an "opportunity" to rethink cities says Amy Chester
Continuing our Designing for Disaster series, disasters expert Ilan Kelman shares advice for designers and architects on averting catastrophe. More about "Design professionals can make choices to prove that disasters are not natural"
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 about "The trees themselves" raise wildfire alarm in ForestGuard detection system
The world urgently needs architects and designers to start prioritising humanitarian projects, writes Cameron Sinclair as part of our Designing for Disaster series. More about "How we respond to disasters tells us a lot about our future"
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 about Disasters "very rarely not a design failure" says expert Lucy Easthope
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 about Disaster is well and truly upon us