Resiliency

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...

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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...

NYC to receive $176 million in federal funding for storm protection infrastructure

NYC's plan to build a fortress-like storm protection system around Lower Manhattan will soon be getting a $176...

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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...

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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...

VIDEO: What Does It Mean to Live in an Era of Inevitable Surprise?

What does it mean to live in a world of natural distasters and unpredictability? Andrew Zolli, a futures researcher...

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New York Gets $1.9 Billion in Storm Resiliency Funding from Feds

New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced this week that the Empire State will receive $1.9 billion in storm...

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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...

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Architecture for Humanity Celebrates 15th Anniversary, Announces Eric Cesal as New Director

Architecture for Humanity, the nonprofit that uses design to improve and change lives around the world, has just...

New York, New Jersey, Housing and Urban Development, Rebuild by Design, Superstorm Sandy, climate change, resiliency, flood prevention, Shaun Donovan

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...

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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,"...

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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...

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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...

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MIT Proposes “New Meadowlands” Plan to Protect New Jersey and New York from Future Storms

How would some of the nation's smartest minds approach the Eastern seaboard's increasingly dire problem of rising...

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...

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10 Designs Show How Sandy-Affected Communities Can Be Rebuilt More Resiliently

Rebuild by Design, a competition to find resilient solutions for restoring communities affected by Hurricane Sandy,...

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$4.9 Billion Plan Aims to Protect NYC Transportation Infrastructure from Future Storms

This week, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a $4.9 billion plan designed to protect NYC transportation...

Gov. Cuomo Unveils $4.9 Billion Plan to Protect NYC Transportation Infrastructure from Storms

New York isn't taking its chances with future superstorms. On Wednesday, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled a $4.9...

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The Urban Future Lab Opens as an Incubator for Green Tech Startups in Downtown Brooklyn

Green tech startups now have a new place to call home in downtown Brooklyn. The Urban Future Lab - which was unveiled...

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INFOGRAPHIC: The Cost of Flooding and How to Stay Afloat When Disaster Strikes

While the western US suffers the worst drought in centuries, the UK has been battered by powerful storms and rising...

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How Can We Waterproof Our Future?

The Sea Tree design by architect Koen Olthuis (c) Waterstudio.NL When the movie Waterworld premiered in 1995,...

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DesigNYC Announces 7 New Resiliency-Centered Collaboration Projects for 2014

New York social change advocate desigNYC recently announced 7 new project collaborations for 2014 centered on the...

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NYCEDC Says No Deal Was Made to Halt Howard Hughes’ Seaport Tower

Just two days ago, we reported that the old Fulton Fish Market was temporarily safe from being sacked but now...

After a few neighborhood meetings and one Internet petition campaign, it seems the Lower Manhattan community has the Fulton Fish Market if only temporarily. The Tribeca Trib reports that the city and the Howard Hughes Corporation struck up an agreement to put a temporary hold plans for the 50-story SHoP-designed tower, which would raze the old Fulton Fish Market building in the South Street Seaport. The decision came as a reaction just a week after the local Community Board 1 hosted a town hall for neighbors to voice their opposition to the redevelopment plans. Meanwhile, on the Internet New Amsterdam Market founder Robert LaValva along with other neighborhood activists launched a web campaign called Just Press Pause. The residents see it as a huge victory and a huge setback for Howard Hughes as the no representatives from the developer were at the meeting last night. Now representatives from local officials, community groups, and the developer will form a South Street Seaport Task Force determine the future of the site. Meanwhile the community is continuing to try and get landmarks protection the New Market Building, preventing Howard Hughes from tearing it down. The 50-story tower in question would call for tearing down the historic Fulton Fish Market first established in 1822. The site not only serves as a historic site, the local residents also want to preserve the building as a market place and save the open view of the waterfront. While the latest decision might save the old fish market, Howard Hughes will still move forward with the redevelopment of Pier 17, which includes a new glassy SHoP-designed retail and entertainment complex. Plans for the rest of the site remain unknown. + Click here to support Just Press Pause + New Amsterdam Market via Curbed NY Images © SHoP Architects

Old Fulton Fish Market Safe for Now as Howard Hughes Seaport Tower Put on Hold

After an internet petition campaign voicing strong opposition to the razing of Lower Manhattan's old Fulton...

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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...

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Architects Propose a Barrier of Garbage to Prevent Future Flooding in Manhattan

The first layer of the project would be a deep canal trench dug around Manhattan’s shoreline. The canal would...

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NYC’s Flood-Protecting Seaport City Project Selects Netherlands’ Arcadis as Feasibility Consultant

It’s been a few months since former Mayor Michael Bloomberg unveiled the ambitious Seaport City plan to build...

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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...

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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...

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