Tourism and Natural Disasters - Design strategies for fostering communities’ full recovery in Far North Queensland tourist destinations
Research assistant at Griffith University, 2017.
AutoCAD + Adobe Illustrator + Adobe InDesign
Collaboration with Dr Cecilia Bischeri in her ongoing research project studying architectural strategies that mitigate the impact of natural disasters in cyclone-prone communities in Far North Queensland.
The Far North Queensland (FNQ) Region is an area located in the Queensland Tropics, nationally and internationally renown for its natural attractions, where, together with agricultural and mining activities, tourism constitutes a primary economic resource.
In recent years an increasing number of architectural projects have addressed the issue of recovery in centres devastated by natural disasters. Generally, however, the architectural contribution has been limited to the provision of post-disaster housing projects for the local community. With the intention of breaking the confinement of the architectural discipline; this study aspires to redefine the value of architecture into the community’s recovery process and rethink the potential strategic role of the foreshore as an active edge between the community and water. My responsibilities in the project included a literature review and identification of case studies, which lead to the identification of different strategies of treating the water edge. The outcomes of this project will be included in an upcoming publication. |