Toronto studio LGA Architectural Partners has created a shelter for Indigenous women affected by domestic violence, ensuring the building and interiors honour their traditions. More about Anduhyaun Emergency Shelter by LGA houses domestic violence survivors
Breezeblocks form walls in this disaster relief shelter near Guatemala City by DEOC Arquitectos, which was proposed after the deadly eruption of Volcan de Fuego in 2018. More about DEOC Arquitectos adds yellow paint to cinder blocks for emergency shelter in Guatemala
Architecture studio SO? has created a prototype floating house on Istanbul's Golden Horn, which could be used as emergency housing following an earthquake in Turkey's largest city. More about SO? builds prototype floating house for post-earthquake Istanbul
Students at the University of Southern California's School of Architecture have conceived a series of shelters for homeless people, ranging from a shopping cart converted into a tent structure to a tiny house made of scavenged material. More about California architecture students design shelters for LA's growing homeless population
Scottish design agency Suisse is raising funds to develop its RD-Shelter prototype, which could be rapidly deployed to house people displaced by war or natural disasters. More about Suisse seeks funding for folding emergency shelter prototype
Tents are a quick response to the need for emergency shelter, but "it's money that melts" says Venice Architecture Biennale 2016 director Alejandro Aravena. More about Refugee tents are a waste of money, says Alejandro Aravena
A team of architects used metal sheets and bamboo to build this prototype shelter for victims of the Nepal earthquake, and have also produced a manual so that the design can be replicated by others. More about Prototype shelter for Nepal earthquake victims could be built by unskilled workers in three days
Canadian studio Molo has designed a system of paper partitions that provide privacy at shelters in the wake of a disaster. More about Softshelter by Molo
Tie Fan of WE Design collective presented a conceptual design for an inflatable emergency shelter at the Alan Baxter gallery in London earlier this month. More about SWAS tent by Tie Fan