Industrial design

Textile-Wall: for DIY repair and building by disaster-affected communities

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For disaster-hit areas, Textile-Wall is a foldable cell panel made of semi-rigid PVC bars and covering layers in textiles, which can be filled with a stabilizing or insulating material. Its dual use as first repair and for reconstruction follows a recent trend in emergency aid to stimulate self-repair. Textile-Wall is a socially responsible design, low-cost, ecologically reliable, replicable at large scale and adaptable everywhere. It may contribute to improving the lives of many displaced persons and foreign refugees.

POLITECNICO DI MILANO (POLIMI)
Italy
Salvatore Viscuso, Alessandra Zanelli
+39 02 2399 5135
www.polimi.it