Stantec redesigns NYC's The Battery to protect it from rising tides
Global design firm Stantec has revealed preliminary designs for the Battery Coastal Resilience Project, a $129...
New resilient waterfront park helps protect NYC from storm surges
Waterfront parks have been springing up all over New York City, including in Long Island City, where Hunter’s...
HASSELL and MVRDV tackle climate change in the Bay Area
A HASSELL-led design team that includes MVRDV has unveiled their preliminary proposed design strategy for tackling...
Have you seen the revolutionary "Dryline" flood barrier coming to NYC's East River? (VIDEO)
The Dryline - BIG Teams Vision for Rebuild by Design from BIG on Vimeo. It looks like the Bjarke Ingels Group's...
New York City moves forward with BIG U plan to protect Manhattan from future super storms
Remember BIG U, the giant, storm-resilient green strip proposed by the Bjarke Ingels Group to protect Manhattan...
Could This Sunken Forest Protect the Rockaways from the Next Superstorm?
The Rockaways is still in the process of rebuilding after Hurricane Sandy but the area’s resiliency against...
Rebuild By Design Competition Winners Announced - $1 Billion Awarded to Protect East Coast From Future Storms
"The winning proposals are truly transformative and serve as blueprints for how we can safeguard the region and...
Could BIG's "Big U" Proposal Protect New York City From the Next Hurricane Sandy?
BIG U: A Day in the Life from Rebuild by Design on Vimeo. "The Big U is an example of what we call Social Infrastructure,"...
Rebuild by Design Awards PennDesign/OLIN $20M to Protect Hunts Point from Storm Surges
Hunts Point | Lifelines from Rebuild by Design on Vimeo. An initiative of President Barack Obama's Hurricane...
MAT-TER Architects Unveil Plans for Typhoon-Resilient Guiuan National High School in the Philippines
MAT-TER Architects designed the typhoon-resilient school as part of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) that crowdsourced...
MIT's "New Meadowlands" Marshland Plan Could Protect New York from the Next Hurricane Sandy
Yesterday we took an early peek at the top ten designs from the Rebuild By Design competition, a contest to find...
Rebuild by Design Competition Unveils Shortlist of Proposals for a Resilient Post-Sandy World
Announced last summer, the Rebuild by Design competition is an initiative of the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task...
Just Press Pause: Help Save the Old Fulton Fish Market and Turn It Into a Vibrant New Public Space
Instead of being razed to make way for a 50-story hotel and condo tower, the historic Fulton Fish Market building...
Gensler's Town Squares Could Protect NYC Against Storms and Generate Alternative Energy
Gensler has re-imagined NYC with town squares that could protect against flooding and power outages when the next Sandy-like...
For a Resilient Rockaways Design Competition Announces White Arkitekter as Winner
The "Small Means & Great Ends" design originated from the philosophy to introduce a plan that incorporates...
