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Paranoid Design

Consumers invest in weatherproof housing to prepare for climate change

Implications - As the continued hype around climate change instills paranoia among worried consumers, designers are responding in kind with housing solutions that purport protection against the elements. The designs are a downstream approach to climate change that accepts weather changes and supports erratic consumer anxieties for further disconnection from the natural world through manufactured safety. This reinforcement of worry alleviates consumer woes as the concept of a solution satisfies even more than actual protection.

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4 Featured, 26 Examples: 173,360 Total Clicks

Date Range: Jan 14 - Feb 14

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Consumer Insight Topics: Art & Design Architecture Unique

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Inexpensive Disaster-Proof Homes - Sustainable.TO's Hurricane-Proof Design is a Competition Winner

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Warm 53,746 Clicks Pub: Jan 23, 14

Inexpensive Disaster-Proof Homes

Sustainable.TO's Hurricane-Proof Design is a Competition Winner

As part of the Designing Recovery Competition held by the American Institute of Architects, Sustainable.TO Architecture + Building came up with a concept for a hurricane-proof design. The single-... [More]

Tornado-Proof Family Homes - Q4 Architects' Tornado-Proof House is Suitable for All Climates

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Warm 8,916 Clicks Pub: Jan 23, 14

Tornado-Proof Family Homes

Q4 Architects' Tornado-Proof House is Suitable for All Climates

This tornado-proof house design is one of three winning entries that was part of the Designing Recovery Competition held by the American Institute of Architects. The CORE House by Q4 Architects is a... [More]

Hurricane-Resistant Eco Homes - This New Orleans House Design Mixes Tradition with Disaster-Proofing

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Warm 10,511 Clicks Pub: Jan 23, 14

Hurricane-Resistant Eco Homes

This New Orleans House Design Mixes Tradition with Disaster-Proofing

This conceptual design for a New Orleans house was one of three winning entries created for the American Institute of Architects’ Designing Recovery Competition. The design of the ‘Shotgun [Remix]... [More]

Multi-Weatherpoof Cabins - These Wooden Cabins Have Sliding Doors and a Retractable Roof

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Average 7,621 Clicks Pub: Jan 22, 14

Multi-Weatherpoof Cabins

These Wooden Cabins Have Sliding Doors and a Retractable Roof

As a response to a request made by a client for the need of a wind and rain shelter for the veranda of their outdoor summer house and a multi-purpose shed that could double as a means of storage or... [More]