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CATALYZING AN URBAN RESILIENCE MOVEMENT: 100 RESILIENT CITIES WITH REBUILD BY DESIGN

For the first time in human history, half the world’s population is concentrated in cities. At the same time, the intertwined threads of urbanization, globalization, and climate change are presenting both opportunities and unprecedented challenges that cities are often unprepared to face. 100 Resilient Cities and Rebuild by Design have developed a joint exhibit showcasing […]

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AIA New York Chapter Community Development Award

Rebuild by Design has won the  American Institute of Architects New York Chapter 2014 Community Development Award! In her letter nominating Rebuild by Design for the Award, Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer wrote: “The unprecedented scale of the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy was a wakeup call for Hoboken. It became increasingly clear that the city’s future depended on urgently

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REBUILD BY DESIGN IS A 2015 ARCHITIZER A+ AWARD WINNER

Rebuild was selected as an Architizer A+ Award Winner. The A+ Awards “celebrate architecture’s relevancy through categories that highlight the issues confronting the world.” RBD’s award is in the category of renderings. This honor represents the visionary work of the ten design teams and the countless community partners who co-designed the final Rebuild projects.

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HUD’S REBUILD BY DESIGN WINNER OF 2015 INNOVATION AWARD

WASHINGTON – Each year, the Administrative Conference of the United States (ACUS) bestows its Walter Gellhorn Innovation Award to a federal agency with the best model practice that can be adopted government-wide. ACUS announced that the 2015 Walter Gellhorn Innovation Award is being presented to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Rebuild by Design Competition. For HUD’s

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REBUILD AWARDED “MOST GROUNDBREAKING FEDERAL CHALLENGE OR PRIZE COMPETITION”

REBUILD BY DESIGN COMPETITION RECEIVES FEDERAL AWARD FOR INNOVATION  First-Ever Federal Honor for Contributions to Developing Innovative & Cost Effective Solutions to Resilience Challenges Awarded for Rebuild by Design’s Competition to Create Storm Resilient Infrastructure in New York Metropolitan Area NEW YORK – Rebuild by Design, the international design competition tasked with developing innovative plans to protect

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ASLA PROFESSIONAL DESIGN AWARD | BIG U

The American Society of Landscape Architecture awarded Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects and Planners for analysis and planning of Rebuild by Design’s “BIG U.” In the awards jury’s words: “Something quite nice about the simplicity of using natural processes to deal with natural processes. A bold step that pushed the limits of what to think about.” Visit the award

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IDA FORCES CITY TO CONFRONT A LONG TO-DO LIST TO PREPARE FOR EXTREME CLIMATE

NY1: The City Council has a “crown jewel” piece of legislation it is ready to pass to help the city adapt urban infrastructure to the new reality of climate change, according to council member Justin Brannan. The bill, which Brannan and Costa Constantinides introduced in 2019, would create a five-borough resiliency plan, going neighborhood by neighborhood

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HOW CAN NEW YORK CITY PREPARE FOR THE NEXT IDA? HERE’S A TO-DO LIST

New York Times: When the remnants of Hurricane Ida swept into New York this month, the storm’s ferocity shocked the city. Even with meteorologists warning of intense rains and flooding, the swiftness with which the storm turned streets into rushing — and deadly — rivers caught officials and residents off guard. New York has taken steps

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IDA FLOODED THEIR HOMES. NOW, RESIDENTS OF THIS DEVASTATED S.I. BLOCK WONDER, WHAT COMES NEXT?

SI Advance: The rain fell viscously, bringing a torrent of water and debris to the bottom of Caswell Avenue in Graniteville. Cars were submerged and homes suffered inexplicable damage that has resulted in thousands of dollars of destruction. Carol Johnston and Enid Earles remember Hurricane Ida beginning to assault Staten Island as storm water climbed

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