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Figures in the Sand
Author(s) -
Hight Christopher,
Robinson Michael
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
architectural design
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.128
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1554-2769
pISSN - 0003-8504
DOI - 10.1002/ad.1138
Subject(s) - hurricane katrina , architecture , nexus (standard) , natural disaster , globalization , studio , geography , economy , history , archaeology , engineering , political science , law , meteorology , economics , telecommunications , embedded system
Coastal regions have become a magnet for recent development and globalisation, most conspicuously with the artificial islands off Dubai. This is a trend that has been offset by natural disasters, such as the tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. Christopher Hight and Michael Robinson describe how the Last Resort design studio at Rice School of Architecture has made its research focus Galveston Island, a nexus of natural, cultural and economic forces. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.