By 2044, the world population is expected to reach 8.7 billion, leading to significant challenges in housing and displacement, particularly due to conflicts and climate change. Innovative solutions like transient designs and re-deployable building systems are proposed to support nomadic communities and address the needs of displaced populations. The document emphasizes the importance of planning for impermanence and scalability in housing to foster resilience and adaptability.

1. Where is everyone?
the rise of the nomadic city

2. 2044
In 2044 our population will peak at 8.7B

3. How do we house the last billion?

4. Where are the last billion?

5. mega cities

6. shrinking cities

7. nomadic cities

8. This is not a camp

9. This is a city

10. 52m
population displaced by level 3 emergencies in 2014

11. 171m
people affected by civil conflict in 2014

13. sinking islands
Tuvulu has an ad hoc agreement to move to New Zealand

14. 50% by 2015
global poor in conflict-affected and fragile states

15. 80% in 2025
global poor in conflict-affected and fragile states

16. 325m
displacement by man-made & natural disasters by 2044 (est.)

17. resilience is
futile

18. transient design

20. Special Events

23. re:build
Pilosio re-deployable building system for refugees

25. System designed with basics assembly to allow for unskilled labor
re:employ

26. re:grow
locally sourced materials and edible garden roofing system

30. R E : E D U C AT E

33. a crowd-funded petri dish in a $16B bureaucratic lab of mediocracy

34. 1/3b

35. 1/3b
Valle de Guadalupe, México
photo by Luis García

36. 1. plan for nomadic communities
2. design for impermanence
3. build for adaptation
4. scale for a sharing economy

37. end poptart
philanthropy

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