Building on the Edge: Designing a Community-Based Model for Cyclone Resilience and the Preservation of Fisherfolk Identity.

tretching along the Bay of Bengal, Odisha's 574.7 km coastline is one of India's most cyclone-prone regions, where recurring storms continually threaten the lives, homes, and livelihoods of traditional fishing communities. This thesis explores how architecture can move beyond disaster response to create a community-based model of cyclone resilience that strengthens safety while preserving the cultural identity, social fabric, and sea-dependent way of life of the fisherfolk. By integrating resili