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Resilient Planning Through Collaborative Design Aedes Architekturforum, Berlin A dynamic gallery exhibition will explore the competition’s research and results, while a one-day symposium will look at how Rebuild by Design’s innovative methods can help us develop solutions for local and regional resilience worldwide. Speakers include key figures from the competition, including design team members, research advisors, community […]

Meet the newly appointed Director of the Bay Area Resilient By Design Challenge, Alexander Zwissler. Alex will lead the development and implementation of a challenge based on the success of Rebuild’s Post-Hurricane Sandy competition. Read it here

The seven Rebuild projects in the Hurricane Sandy region that are slated for funding have undergone the process of public comment and formal submission, and have received federal approval. Each project is moving forward at its own pace. Some highlights: New York City Hunts Point: New York City has allocated an additional $25 million for a component

The Pratt Institute, in partnership with Rebuild by Design, hosted a series of panels exploring the connections between poverty, climate justice, planning, and design. These panels utilized the Rebuild by Design competition and projects as case studies to highlight the importance of strengthening community capacity and continuing to engage communities around the process of rebuilding.

As heavy rainfall, storms, and hurricanes grow more powerful, communities in coastal areas are increasingly susceptible to the impacts of climate change. The 2017 hurricane season demonstrated this vividly. As communities struggle to clean up and rebuild, the topic of relocation is often taboo and politically fraught. However, our research shows that voluntary, community-driven relocation

In May 2017, Rebuild hosted the event Policy by Design, where representatives from the City and State of New York discussed policy challenges in their projects and how they aim to address them. Panelists addressed future issues of monitoring and evaluation, looked back at the successes and failures of their projects to date, and discussed

The awarded Rebuild by Design projects have reached over $1.1 billion in federal funding. The federal government has continued to invest in and recognize the innovations that these projects have brought to the region with the recently announced awards from the National Disaster Resilience Competition (NDRC). Bridgeport, Connecticut HUD awarded over $35.7 million of NDRC funding to Connecticut for flood protection and

Rebuild completed its engagement with the City of Oakland one year ago, developing guidelines for more effective engagement with community organizations. This laid the groundwork for how the City engages the community on service design through the newly formed Civic Design Lab, which was created to make public service as effective and accessible as possible. Read about

 Contact: Amy Chester (achester@rebuildbydesign.org) On 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Rebuild By Design and the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU Release Study on Neighborhood and Community Impacts of Hurricane SandyResearch Finds Community-Driven Relocation Supports Resident Recovery   NEW YORK– Five years following Hurricane Sandy, Rebuild By Design (RBD) – in partnership with 100 Resilient Cities – and the Institute for Public

Last month, the OPSI published a case study of Rebuild by Design, highlighting its innovative approach to resilience. The OECD has developed an Observatory of Public Sector Innovation (OPSI) which collects and analyses examples and shared experiences of public sector innovation to provide practical advice to countries on how to make innovations work. Learn more