2024-05-07T14:15:15-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150277499/tulane-school-of-architecture-graduates-reference-haiti-s-2010-earthquake-to-address-the-importance-of-essential-infrastructure-design-for-disaster-relief Katherine Guimapang 2021-08-18T09:00:00-04:00 >2021-12-06T15:16:07-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4d/4dc2711ed2cce9b12350773ec914b10f.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://www.npr.org/2021/08/16/1027990749/haiti-earthquake-why-deadly-explainer" target="_blank">On August 15th</a>, a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti. With news still unfolding, at the time of publication, over&nbsp;1,400 people have been confirmed dead and over 6,000 injured. However, this isn't the first time a massive earthquake destroyed homes and impacted lives within the region. For this iteration of Archinect's<strong> <a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/1803870/2021-thesis" target="_blank">Summer 2021 Thesis Review</a></strong>, we connected with B.Arch students Jorge Blandin &amp; Joanne Engelhard. The duo from&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/tulanearch" target="_blank">Tulane School of Architecture</a>&nbsp;used their thesis project "<em>A Developing Framework - Rethinking the Displacement Housing Crisis in Developing Countries</em>" to explore how to approach essential infrastructure and affordable housing after a natural disaster like the 2010 earthquake in Haiti.&nbsp;</p> <p>Blandin and Engelhard's thesis project question the excessiveness within architecture and the disparity between accessible and functional architecture that also fosters community development and equity. The duo explains, "The 2010 earthquake in Haiti damaged and destroyed 295,000...</p>