Judy Huynh

Arch Daily: Superstorm Sandy inundated Lower Manhattan, causing billions in property and infrastructure damage. To protect against future flooding, storm surges, and sea level rise, landscape architects are developing an innovative mix of green and grey solutions along the southern coast of Manhattan.

The City: Less than a quarter-mile off Staten Island’s southernmost shore, eight rocky structures rise from the ocean and run parallel to the beach. Called Living Breakwaters, the project brings together natural processes and constructed techniques to weaken waves before they crash ashore and to lessen coastal erosion.

New York Daily News: Twelve years ago today, Superstorm Sandy made landfall and devastated New York City and surrounding communities. After 48 hours of pounding rain and a nearly 13-foot storm surge, it took five days

MSN: NYC completed a major part of a storm protection project on Manhattan’s Lower East Side this week, at a time when natural disasters are top of mind after hurricanes devastated parts of the American South this month.

CBC: In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy ravaged the U.S. eastern seaboard. The storm surge, flooding and winds caused extensive loss of life and damage in Tottenville, a neighbourhood surrounded by water on three sides in the Staten Island borough of New York.

Wallpaper: The 2024 Obel Award has just been announced, crowning 36×36 by Colectivo C733 in Mexico its winner. A true collective formed by the offices of architects Gabriela Carrillo (Taller Gabriela Carrillo), Carlos Facio y José Amozurrutia (TO), Eric Valdez (Labg) and Israel Espin, Colectivo C733 sits at the forefront of community work in their

Scripps News: While Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas pick through likely tens of billions of dollars in damage from Helene, another mighty storm is barreling toward Florida, threatening to add to the already staggering cost of this hurricane season.

Dredging Today: An innovative $111 million Living Breakwaters project on Staten Island has been completed.

Brooklyn Daily Eagle: In the wake of deadly storms like Hurricane Ida and Helene, new rainwater-absorbing systems turn hundreds of acres into an urban sponge.