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11.315[J] Disaster Resilient Design

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(Same subject as 4.217[J])
Prereq: None
Units: 3-0-6
URL: https://architecture.mit.edu/subject/fall-2017-4217
Lecture: T2-5 (3-329) +final

Seminar examines the linkages between natural hazards and environmental design. Engages theoretical debates about landscapes of risk, vulnerability, and resilience. Participants generate proposals for disaster resilience through combinations of retrofit, reconstruction, resettlement, commemorative, and anticipatory design. Methods include rapid bibliographic search, risk analysis, landscape synthesis, and comparative international methods. Projects vary and may focus on current crises or involve collaboration with the Aga Khan Development Network and other humanitarian organizations. Limited to 15.
J. Wescoat
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