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Daniel Popper
Founder,
Pop Pro Tents
Daniel Popper is a South African multidisciplinary artist celebrated worldwide for his monumental public artworks and large-scale festival installations. He has designed and built immersive stages and temporary structures at events such as Boom Festival, Electric Daisy Carnival, Afrikaburn, and Electric Forest—gaining extensive experience in modular, resilient infrastructure. Drawing from this background, Daniel founded Pop Pro Tents, a company delivering adaptable stretch tent systems for festivals and events. Today, his team is excited to explore how these proven structures can also support disaster relief—offering rapid, flexible shelter solutions designed to meet urgent needs.
Seminar Title
Temporary Doesn’t Mean Fragile: Rethinking Emergency Shelter Design
Seminar Description
In disaster response, “temporary” shelters are often assumed to be short-lived or inadequate. Yet communities frequently rely on them for weeks or months. This session explores how emergency shelters can be both rapidly deployable and resilient, balancing speed, safety, and dignity. Drawing on previous on-site examples, the talk will share lessons learned from real deployments and provide practical insights into durability, adaptability, and design principles for recovery.
