This specific architectural heritage in Haiti is now seriously threatened as the natural aging of the wood , the weather , the high cost of restoration and repairs are all slightly favorable to the survival of this monumental . The style has been nominated to the 2010 World Monuments Watch . However , only five percent of the estimated 300,000 houses were partially or fully collapsed due to the 2010 earthquake , compared to 40 % of all other infrastructures that were considered to be in vital condition , which leaves U.S. conservation experts to believe that this architecture can be a model for seismic-resistant activity of the future
2010 earthquake
2010 Haiti earthquake
Gingerbread house (architecture)