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by lob_it 1302 days ago
The 21st century has so many options, even in a changing environment.

Japan has their styrofoam homes that answers earthquake damage prevention designs outside of pagoda architecture:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FxcIWmKlBiw

And the "Lift House" architecture makes a lot of sense in flood prone areas using simple bamboo techniques:

https://www.prosunarchitects.com/lifthouse

Its not too far of a stretch to see how these two technologies compliment each other.

New construction has a lot of innovation to enjoy :)