Haiti Developments – Caribbean Building Designs
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New Haiti architecture projects with building news and architectural images, plus architects background. Find property updates from across this Caribbean country that shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic to its east.
The country was shocked by a catastrophic earthquake on January 12, 2010. The quake affected around three million people, with more than 315,000 fatalities.
Over 280,000 collapsed or damaged buildings. Port-au-Prince was the most devoured city by this tragedy, and within its lovely cathedral, “Notre Dame de l’Assomption”.
Prefabricated concrete panels provide safe working modules while control and management get easier and in-site labor becomes more precise. Sustainability means affordability and survivability, therefore, low-cost structures designed to resist earthquakes and hurricanes are our priority.
Haiti developments – key new Caribbean buildings & architects – contemporary Haiti architecture information, projects: index page for Caribbean architectural designs
Haiti was shocked by a catastrophic earthquake, affecting around three million people, more than 315,000 fatalities and over 280,000 collapsed or damaged buildings. Port-au-Prince was the most devoured city by this tragedy, and within its lovely cathedral, “Notre Dame de l’Assomption”.
Article 25, the UK-based charity for building solutions to global problems, hopes to start construction on two clean water plants to combat lethal cholera in Haiti.
When the Haiti earthquake mangled Port-au-Prince’s Iron Market, it destroyed a symbol of the nation. Built in France and bound for Cairo to serve as a railway station, the vagaries of history, tides or captains led it to end up here, where it served as a perfectly good market hall until ravaged first by fire in 2008 and then by earthquake.
In the aftermath of this disaster Article 25 were appointed as consultants for a programme of school reconstruction by Outreach International, an organisation active in promoting education in Haiti since 1979.
This presentation proposes to build a floating agricultural / light industrial city off the shores of Haiti. For purposes of defining we have named the community, Harvest City.
Kay e Sante nan Ayiti (Creole for Housing and Health in Haiti), is an international competition launched by the ARCHIVE Institute to build five housing units in the area of St. Marc, Haiti.
Malcolm Reading Consultants, on behalf of the Government of Haiti, is delighted to announce the launch of an international competition to assist the rebuilding programme in Haiti.
More than two months after the January earthquake, Haiti is still very much in emergency mode. First responders with food, water, tents, sanitation and medical supplies are vital on the ground.
Haiti Earthquake buildings report by Robin Cross, Director of Projects for Article 25: Earthquake zone design, Caribbean architecture images
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U.S.-based, international designers Sorg Architects, the firm behind over 250 projects in the US and abroad, has designed new, sustainable, staff housing for the U.S. Embassy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.