There's No Need To Run. (Courtesy Zombie Safe House)

It’s going to happen when you least suspect it: the zombie apocalypse will be upon us and your life will be in your own hands against the living dead (that’s assuming hours behind a studio desk hasn’t already transformed you into a zombie yourself). Luckily, as architecture-types, we possess special skills needed to defend ourselves from those out for our brains. A fantastic display of anti-zombie ingenuity is on display at the 2011 Zombie Safe House Competition, like the above proposal to retrofit existing urban buildings against a future zombie invasion (with a green roof, no less), and you can vote for your favorite. (Here’s last year’s winner: a floating dwelling sailing the Mighty Mississippi.) This year’s voting ends this Monday—Halloween—when you’ll likely encounter a few rogue zombies wandering the streets.

Click on an image to go to the entry’s voting page, or check out all the entries over here.

Zombie Ranch. (Courtesy Zombie Safe House)

Mobile "elephant" carrier. (Courtesy Zombie Safe House)

Zombie Blade. (Courtesy Zombie Safe House)

Everyman's Zombie Safe House. (Courtesy Zombie Safe House)

Pimp My Ride: Zombie Edition. (Courtesy Zombie Safe House)

Rooftop Retreat. (Courtesy Zombie Safe House)