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A Talk by Chutayaves Sinthuphan (17 October 2020)

Global warming has caused unpredictable patterns in climate change which leads to numerous natural disasters around the world. Thailand has been repeatedly impacted by the flood, which also cost losses in human lives and properties. This also meant the bulk of the country’s budget would have to be spent in restoring many areas that were affected by the flood. Most of all, people’s lives and lifestyle were badly affected. In the old days people were able to live a normal life with water as part of their life by building houses on stilts. However, such design is not applicable to the modern lifestyle because people’s needs have changed. This raises a question for architects and designers: How can we design housing for the future that takes into account the natural disasters/ floods occurring on a regular basis? This question led to the design of the Amphibious House and the plan for the Amphibious City.