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- Stantec redesigns NYC's The Battery to protect it from rising tides Tue, 11 May 21, 12:30amGlobal design firm Stantec has revealed preliminary designs for the Battery Coastal Resilience Project, a $129 million New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) initiative to save The Battery (formerly known...
- New resilient waterfront park helps protect NYC from storm surges Fri, 29 Jun 18, 4:00amWaterfront parks have been springing up all over New York City, including in Long Island City, where Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park just completed its second phase this week...
- HASSELL and MVRDV tackle climate change in the Bay Area Wed, 31 Jan 18, 10:49pmA HASSELL-led design team that includes MVRDV has unveiled their preliminary proposed design strategy for tackling climate change in the San Francisco Bay Area as part of the yearlong Resilient by Design research challenge...
- Architecture for Humanity Celebrates 15th Anniversary, Announces Eric Cesal as New Director Wed, 11 Jun 14, 11:00pmArchitecture for Humanity, the nonprofit that uses design to improve and change lives around the world, has just announced Eric Cesal as their newly appointed Executive Director...
- Rebuild by Design Awards PennDesign/OLIN $20M to Protect Hunts Point from Storm Surges Wed, 4 Jun 14, 11:00pmAn initiative of President Barack Obama's Hurricane Sandy Task Force, the yearlong national Rebuild by Design Competition challenged designers from around the world to offer research-based solutions that would boost the coastal...
- Rebuild By Design Competition Winners Announced – $1 Billion Awarded to Protect East Coast From Future Storms Wed, 4 Jun 14, 7:25am"The winning proposals are truly transformative and serve as blueprints for how we can safeguard the region and make it more environmentally and economically resilient," said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan...
- MAT-TER Architects Unveil Plans for Typhoon-Resilient Guiuan National High School in the Philippines Mon, 5 May 14, 11:00pmMAT-TER Architects designed the typhoon-resilient school as part of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that crowdsourced design concepts for an affected area where Typhoon Haiyan destroyed 4,500 schools...
- MIT Proposes “New Meadowlands” Plan to Protect New Jersey and New York from Future Storms Thu, 10 Apr 14, 4:30amHow would some of the nation's smartest minds approach the Eastern seaboard's increasingly dire problem of rising tides and storms? A team led by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently submitted their proposed...
- 10 Designs Show How Sandy-Affected Communities Can Be Rebuilt More Resiliently Tue, 8 Apr 14, 4:30amRebuild by Design, a competition to find resilient solutions for restoring communities affected by Hurricane Sandy, recently unveiled its ten shortlisted designs...
- $4.9 Billion Plan Aims to Protect NYC Transportation Infrastructure from Future Storms Sat, 29 Mar 14, 5:30amThis week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a $4.9 billion plan designed to protect NYC transportation infrastructure from future superstorms and extreme weather. Some of the precautions outlined in the project include...
- INFOGRAPHIC: The Cost of Flooding and How to Stay Afloat When Disaster Strikes Fri, 7 Mar 14, 9:00amWhile the western US suffers the worst drought in centuries, the UK has been battered by powerful storms and rising floodwaters. A new infographic from My Alarm Center looks at the costs of flooding and provides solutions...
- How Can We Waterproof Our Future? Wed, 5 Feb 14, 2:00amThe Sea Tree design by architect Koen Olthuis (c) Waterstudio.NL When the movie Waterworld premiered in 1995, people regarded the Kevin Costner flick as a fairly ridiculous post-apocalyptic science fiction film: Now, nearly...
- 800,000 Evacuated as 140mph Cyclone Hits India’s East Coast Tue, 15 Oct 13, 12:05amIndian authorities are expressing relief at what appears to be a relatively low rate of causalities after "Super Cyclone" Phailin made landfall in the states of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh on Saturday night...
- 6 Innovative, Flood-Resistant Homes from the 3C Comprehensive Coastal Communities Competition Thu, 10 Oct 13, 5:06amAfter suffering from millions of dollars worth of damage caused by Hurricane Sandy last year, Long Island is serious about never facing the same fate again...
- How ‘Soft Infrastructure,’ Like Wetlands and Green Roofs, Could Help Protect NYC from Future Storms Tue, 27 Aug 13, 1:55amAs the climate changes and sea levels rise, cities that were previously thought to be relatively safe are looking more and more vulnerable -- just ask anyone in New York who lived through Hurricane Sandy...