After the tragic earthquake in Haiti last year many engineers and designers are looking for ways to prevent this disaster from happening again.  One amazing alternative housing concept that has been proposed comes from world famous architect Vincent Callebaut.  His coral reef design is a floating housing concept designed to house up to  1,000 Haitian families. Built upon seismic piers off the coast of the mainland, the prefabricated, modular units can be fit into a wave-like matrix as space is needed. Each family would have a plot of land to grow their own food, and their passive home would minimize energy usage, while renewable energy sources would make the entire project carbon neutral.

Source: Inhabitat