The COVID-19 Pandemic is a disruptive moment for our world, and it’s poised to spur transformative shifts in design, from how we experience our homes and offices to the plans of our cities. The webcast series Design Disruption explores these shifts—and address issues like climate change, inequality, and the housing crisis— through chats with visionaries like architects, […]
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Architectual Digest: A fitness center, an orchestra stage, a forum for peaceful protest—Williamsburg’s Domino Park and waterfront spaces like it have been many things to many people during the pandemic. “The need to see the horizon and capture a breeze has been so psychologically and physically crucial,” reflects Marion Weiss, who has witnessed similar excitement at
THESE INNOVATORS ARE TRANSFORMING NYC’S WATERFRONT GREEN SPACES Read More »
State of Politics: The passage of an environmental bond act would inject billions of dollars into the economy and support 65,000 jobs in New York, according to a study set to be released later on Monday. The report from the infrastructure consulting firm AECOM and the advocacy coalition Rebuild by Design found the bond act
ENVIRONMENTAL BOND ACT WOULD SUPPORT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF JOBS Read More »
AECOM and Rebuild by Design’s report indicate that the $3 billion environmental bond act would stimulate New York’s economy.
BioHabitats:Over the last 70 years, the world’s urban population has increased nearly six-fold, and much of that urbanization has occurred along coastlines. Today, nearly 40% of the world’s population lives in coastal areas, and at least 600 million of those people live on land that is less than 10 meters above sea level. Meanwhile, global
NATURE-BASED APPROACHES TO URBAN SHORELINE PROTECTION Read More »
The Counter: Hurricane Sandy battered NYC 8 years ago. Since then, how has the city shored up against future superstorms? Oyster castles. The Sherman Creek shoreline in upper Manhattan, which has seen rapid erosion in recent years, remains an important flood buffer for residents of the Dyckman Houses, a collection of seven 14-story buildings run by
HURRICANE SANDY BATTERED NYC 8 YEARS AGO. Read More »
Hudson Reporter: While most people have kept a close eye on Washington D. C. and the latest omnibus-spending bill due to much-needed coronavirus relief, Hoboken has another reason to hope President Donald Trump signs it; Rebuild By Design. Thanks to U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, chair of the Sandy Task Force and ranking member of the Senate’s housing
DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR HOBOKEN REBUILD BY DESIGN PROJECT Read More »
NJ.COM: When Hurricane Sandy hit Atlantic City in 2012, floodwaters swept up to the second step of the buildings at Julissa Carmona’s apartment complex, wrecking the Honda she had parked on the street. Carmona had to dig deep for $2,800 to buy a Jeep, a vehicle better suited for rising tides. It was a financial
BARELY ABOVE WATER Read More »
For the first time, we are asking our supporters to chip in and help us. Why? As a nonprofit, we need funding to do the work that we do, and the demand for action has never been more pressing. We are already experiencing the effects of climate change, and we are largely unprepared. Whether its storm surge, flash
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Hurricane Ida left a path of destruction and a collective head scratching – wondering what could have been done to prepare, what can be done to help those most affected, and what should be done to prevent a similar event from happening again. However, we already have the answers. Experts in water management, data, transportation,
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