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Slideshow: These Houses Can Take a Lickin'

Katrina smashed to bits thousands of homes that had the bad luck of being in its path. But architects and designers are creating housing that could survive the next devastating disaster. By Kathleen Craig.
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from Pensacola, Florida, has survived three recent hurricanes with no major damage. Storm surge washed under the building and away. The dome fared considerably better than neighboring homes.Courtesy of FEMA and Mark Wolfe

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The EcoCottage from Northern Steel.

Courtesy of Gregory La Vardera and LaMiDesign.com
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Another view of Stock Kit House Plan No. 0357.

Courtesy of Gregory La Vardera and LaMiDesign.com
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Cross section of a Monolithic dome.

Courtesy of Monolithic Dome Institute
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Biloxi, Mississippi, was badly damaged in Hurricane Katrina.

Courtesy of FEMA, Mark Wolfe and George Armstrong
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The Steel Case House. View of Stock Kit House Plan No. 0357.

Courtesy of Gregory La Vardera and LaMiDesign.com
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, they are securely anchored to poles on which they can rise more than 13 feet as water levels go up.

Adri van Ooijen and Gouden Kust