Judy Huynh

Lessons from Texas: We aren’t ready for today’s extreme weather

The Hill: The nonpartisan organization Rebuild by Design notes that 40 states experienced 10 or more major disasters (those causing more than $1 billion in damages) from 2011 to 2024. During that period, every county in 28 states suffered at least one major weather disaster. Only two of America’s 435 congressional districts escaped big weather

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New York unveils innovative waterfront ‘wall’ to withstand massive storm surges: ‘Protect the community behind it’

The Cool Down: New York City has a new elevated waterfront park, and the first section just opened to the public 13 years after Hurricane Sandy flooded lower Manhattan, the Guardian reported. “This is a project that brings the community to the water,” said Amy Chester, director of Rebuild by Design, a New York-based nonprofit

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Two pavilions by nArchitects promote climate resiliency in New York and New Jersey

Arch Paper: A short PATH ride away in Hoboken is ResilienCity Park (formerly known as Northwest Resiliency Park). Led by E&LP (now AKRF) with landscapes by OLIN, ResilienCity was created through the Hudson River component of Rebuild By Design, a post-Sandy initiative founded by the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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