Of the 7.8 billion people on the planet, more than 70 million are now refugees and asylum seekers.
City of Refugees - a three-year research by the University of Houston College of Architecture Design under the direction of the studio professors, Peter Jay Zweig.
These temporary solutions often become permanent, which come with significant challenges.
With few countries willing to receive these displaced people, many refugees are restrained in tents, or makeshift cities.
Of the 7.8 billion people on the planet, more than 70 million are now refugees and asylum seekers