3BL: On the first of June—one of those rare days invoked by the American poet James Russell Lowell—we met our advisor and Patagonia’s long-time chief storyteller Vincent Stanley, and boarded the Staten Island Ferry for a visit to Tottenville. The village is the last stop on the Staten Island Rapid Transit line, at New York […]
On June 10th, Bridgeport residents, regional historic preservation officials and experts, local scientists and designers, and design team members gathered in downtown Bridgeport for “Culture & Climate.” This was an afternoon of public events that began with lunchtime lectures by representatives of the Union of Concerned Scientists and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Over
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The Hudson Reporter: Roughly 100 residents came to a public meeting on Tuesday to talk about three possible anti-flooding proposals for Hoboken that would include building controversial walls to keep the water out. An engineer’s presentation showed that the least popular flood wall to be built near the Hudson River would be the most effective of
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June 16, 2016 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Multi-Service Center124 Grand StHoboken, NJUnited States NJ Department of Environmental Protection will hold their next Citizen Advisory Group community meeting on Thursday, June 16thin Hoboken at the Multi-service Center (124 Grand St, Hoboken, NJ 07030) from 6:30-8:30pm. They will be presenting the next iteration of urban design and amenities concepts derived from the feedback
HUDSON RIVER REBUILD BY DESIGN CAG MEETING Read More »
The Field Guide: On the first of June—one of those rare days invoked by the American poet James Russell Lowell—we met our advisor and Patagonia’s long-time chief storyteller Vincent Stanley, and boarded the Staten Island Ferry for a visit to Tottenville. The village is the last stop on the Staten Island Rapid Transit line, at
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June 10, 2016 All Day University of Bridgeport Student Center, Great Room244 University AveBridgeport, CTUnited States An open workshop and a brownbag lunch discussion at the design center in downtown will target stakeholder who work in, but may not live in, the study area. That evening, moving into the core of the South End study
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June 8, 2016 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Ponce City Market675 Ponce de Leon Ave NEAtlanta, GAUnited States Where developers, government, and citizens are working together to resolve urban infrastructure questions, you’ll find the most advanced results including jobs, urban sustainability, and leaders who are embracing new models for developing their city. Join MA, Metropolis
MA! TALKS: THE SMART CITY MODEL Read More »
Industry Leaders: As a part of an initiative to revive parts of the coast hit by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, BIG and Dutch firm ‘One Architecture’ co-developed the Big U Scheme, a socially sustainable flood defense system for New York city. Internationally acclaimed Danish studio Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) was built on one powerful notion:
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The Architects Newspaper: On Friday, Rebuild By Design (RBD) hosted a conference at NYU to check in on the progress on the region’s ten coastal resiliency projects. Landscape architects, engineers, architects, and government officials representing the six initial winners and four finalists spoke on behalf of their team’s ideas. Although each project is different in scale and scope (factors which correlate, not surprisingly,
CRUCIAL UPDATES ON NEW YORK–AREA COASTAL RESILIENCY PROJECTS, TWO YEARS IN Read More »
ENCA: NEW YORK – Imagine a world that’s run out of fresh water. A world where it’s so hot, crops can no longer grow. Where rising sea levels and flooding destroy our homes. This could be our future if global temperatures continue to rise at the current rapid rate. According to Nasa, 2015 was the
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