Architecture Afloat: Disaster Resilience

Following a natural disaster, buildings are destroyed, communities are separated and families are left without a place to live. As these disasters are expected to intensify and become more frequent, many people and communities are at risk. Natural disasters repeatedly reveal a lack of preparedness and rebuilding plans are often met with a lack of coordination and resources. Instead of waiting for a disaster to strike and then responding, we must protect people and places through the way we design buildings. This thesis is an exploration of how buildings can be designed and built to withstand the forces of natural disasters.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Architecture

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Architecture

Department dc:contributor.department

Architecture

Grantor dc:publisher

Virginia Tech

Year dc:date.issued

2025

Author dc:creator

• Bianchi, Carson

Chair dc:contributor.committeechair

• Wheeler, Joseph H.

Committee members dc:contributor.committeemember

• Haghnazar Kouchaksaraei, Ramtin
• Dugas, David

• Design Resilience
• Natural Disasters
• Architecture
• Floating
• Urban
• Small
• Residential

Statement dc:rights

• In Copyright

Licence dc:rights.uri

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Language dc:language.iso

en

Dc Identifier Other

vt_gsexam:44285

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/135743