KQED: You can shove water back from the land, or let the land flood, but either way, San Francisco Bay is getting higher. Along more than 400 miles of bayfront, in at least forty communities that touch water, the once-sneaky problem of sea level rise is revealing itself as it accelerates. At airports, at power […]
Rebuild is working with the City of Athens, 100 Resilient Cities, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) and three Athens-based universities to develop a participatory process that will lead to an open space framework and long-term stewardship of one of the largest green public spaces in the city, Lycabettus Hill. Lycabettus Hill is a beloved
ATHENS ENGAGEMENT KICKS OFF WITH FIRST WORKSHOP Read More »
The New York Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery expects to receive a conceptual design for restoring marshland at the mouth of the Mill River on Long Island in early June. The marsh restoration portion of the Living with the Bay Program includes improving flood protection to the surrounding community, improving waterfront access, enhancing habitat, improving
LONG ISLAND MARSH RESTORATION DESIGN ADVANCES Read More »
Alameda, California – Last week, Resilient by Design came together to champion nine newly released, innovative solutions to address sea level rise and other climate-related flood impacts and increase social resilience put forward by Design Teams, 50+ community groups and countless Bay Area residents.The year-long Bay Area Challenge unveiled the solutions during a two-day Summit drawing over 700
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Hudson River Project team asked community members to identify preferences for design of the parks, sidewalks, alleys, urban streets, and green corridors through which a flood barrier will be constructed in Hoboken, Weehawken and Jersey City starting in 2019. At the meeting, Hoboken Mayor Bhalla reported that the
HOBOKEN RECEIVES DESIGN INPUT Read More »
The Architect’s Newsletter: The year-long Resilient By Design | Bay Area Challenge ideas competition has sought to utilize community-led ecological design to “develop innovative solutions that will strengthen [the Bay Area’s] resilience to sea level rise, severe storms, flooding, and earthquakes.” Last week, the nine teams working with local communities and organizations on the competition
Thursday, May 17 – Friday, May 18 Throughout the Bay Area Challenge, proactive planning to safeguard our Bay Area community from the impacts of climate change has presented an opportunity to reimagine our relationship to the natural world and to each other. As we invest in resilience, we must seek transformational change toward true, collective,
DESIGNING OUR FUTURE: RESILIENT BAY SUMMIT Read More »
Last week, Resilient by Design came together to champion nine newly released, innovative solutions to address sea level rise and other climate-related flood impacts. The solutions put forward by Design Teams, community groups and Bay Area residents work to increase social resilience. This year-long Bay Area Challenge unveiled the solutions during a two-day Summit drawing
DESIGN FINAL PROJECTS UNVEILED Read More »
FastCompany: When the oldest restaurant in San Francisco was built in 1861, it sat on the waterfront of a creek, serving seafood caught in the neighborhood. The restaurant hasn’t moved, but the creek was buried underground in a culvert nearby, and the marsh that once surrounded the area has been developed, built on debris from the 1906 earthquake.
HOW TO REDESIGN THE BAY AREA TO FIGHT FUTURE CLIMATE DISASTERS Read More »
San Francisco Chronicle: Protecting the Bay Area from sea level rise isn’t just about building seawalls. It’s a chance to reshape industry, parks and communities to fit our modern lives. That’s according to a high-profile group of international architects, engineers and climate experts who have spent the past year developing far-reaching visions for how Bay Area
RESILIENT BY DESIGN OFFERS IDEAS FOR SF BAY AREA TO DEAL WITH RISING SEAS Read More »
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