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ROCKEFELLER FUNDS SAN FRANCISCO DESIGN CHALLENGE

Commercial Property Executive: The Rockefeller Foundation just threw its support behind the San Francisco Bay Area. The organization recently provided a $4.6 million grant for the formation of the Bay Area: Resilient by Design Challenge, a competition that will unite innovators, policymakers, designers, architects and developers with the goal of generating ingenious, long-term infrastructure solutions […]

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LAB EXPLORES PROJECTS TO LESSEN EFFECTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON SF BAY

Press

The San Francisco Chronicle: The Bay Area will soon be a laboratory that tests how urban regions can prepare for the likelihood of sea level rise. That’s the aim of a $5.8 million design competition being announced this week that will select 10 multidisciplinary teams and assign each a different bayside setting. Each team will have

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THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION GRANTS $4.6M FOR BAY AREA RESILIENCE BY DESIGN COMPETITION

Updates

Contact: Stephanie ReichinC: 617.549.3745E: SReichin@SKDKnick.com The Rockefeller Foundation Grants $4.6M to Bay Area Leaders to Tackle Climate Change through Innovative Competition Through the Support of The Rockefeller Foundation, Bay Area: Resilient by Design Challenge Aims to Tackle Regions Toughest Infrastructure Needs The Foundation Brings Model of Award-Winning, ‘Rebuild by Design Hurricane Sandy Design Competition,’ to Bay

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HOW A DESIGN COMPETITION CHANGED THE US APPROACH TO DISASTER RESPONSE

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The Guardian: Ten years ago, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg released a plan to create what he called “the first environmentally sustainable 21st-century city”. The blueprint, known as PlaNYC and released on Earth Day, outlined more than 100 projects and policies to create that sustainable city by 2030. It set a precedent for local action on climate change; cities around

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HUNTS POINT RESILIENCY COMMUNITY MEETING

Events

Tuesday, January 17th 6:00pm-8:00pmThe Point CDC940 Garrison AvenueBronx, NY 10474 Join the project team on Tuesday, January 17th for an evaluation of options for the project. The Hunts Point Resiliency Project aims to strengthen energy and flood resiliency for the residents, businesses, and community of Hunts Point. Stay up to date on the project website.

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RESILIENT BRIDGEPORT, DECEMBER 2016 UPDATE

Updates

The Project Team gathered again at 7 Middle to advance the resilience strategy, with a particular focus on more resilient and localized energy networks, mobility and connectivity, coastal ecology, and stormwater networks. The team also finalized the pilot project selection criteria, and began mocking up the final report. On the community engagement side, the team

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LIVING WITH THE BAY: CITIZEN’S ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING #3

Events

December 20th7:00p-8:30pEast Rockaway Senior Center Page6 James North Street East Rockaway, 11518 Join the Project Team for the third Citizen’s Advisory Committee to discuss and learn about project updates. Visit the project website>>

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RESILIENT BRIDGEPORT PROGRESSES AFTER PUBLIC HEARING

Updates

Resilient Bridgeport’s track record of engaging the public in planning Rebuild by Design’s project to reduce chronic flooding in the city’s South End received high marks from all six speakers, including a state legislator and two City Council members, during a public hearing conducted by the Connecticut Department of Housing on Tuesday evening, 12/13/16. The

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BOOK LAUNCH | 2100: A DYSTOPIAN UTOPIA / THE CITY AFTER CLIMATE CHANGE

Events

Thursday, December 15th, 2016 6:00 – 8:00 pm20 Cooper Square, 5th FloorNew York, 10003 Fast forward to the year 2100. New York, along with Phoenix, Beijing, Sao Paulo, Manila, and many more of the world’s most populated cities, is irrevocably changed. Much of the earth’s great middle swath is subject to droughts, wildfires, and desertification, while

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RESILIENT BRIDGEPORT: OPEN STUDIO + PUBLIC HEARING

Events

Tuesday, December 13 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. at 7 Middle St Stop by to see the updated work at to provide input during an afternoon open studio at the Resilient Bridgeport design center. 5:00 p.m. Open House at the Eleanor Apartments695 Park Ave, Ground Floor Meeting Room 7:00 Pilot project Public Hearing with discussion to

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ROCKEFELLER FUNDS SAN FRANCISCO DESIGN CHALLENGE

LAB EXPLORES PROJECTS TO LESSEN EFFECTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON SF BAY

THE ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION GRANTS $4.6M FOR BAY AREA RESILIENCE BY DESIGN COMPETITION

HOW A DESIGN COMPETITION CHANGED THE US APPROACH TO DISASTER RESPONSE

HUNTS POINT RESILIENCY COMMUNITY MEETING

RESILIENT BRIDGEPORT, DECEMBER 2016 UPDATE

LIVING WITH THE BAY: CITIZEN’S ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING #3

RESILIENT BRIDGEPORT PROGRESSES AFTER PUBLIC HEARING

BOOK LAUNCH | 2100: A DYSTOPIAN UTOPIA / THE CITY AFTER CLIMATE CHANGE

RESILIENT BRIDGEPORT: OPEN STUDIO + PUBLIC HEARING

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