Transitions: Emergency shelter and transitional housing after disaster

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2008-05

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The process of recovery after a natural disaster can be inspired and quickened through the immediate use of emergency shelters and community development. By designing these units to be transitional from shelter to permanent housing, victims are able to stay in one place and re-develop their lives.

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Architecture, Shelters for the homeless -- Design, Temporary housing -- Design, Vargas (Venezuela)

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