07/11/2025New York unveils innovative waterfront ‘wall’ to withstand massive storm surges: ‘Protect the community behind it’The Cool Down: New York City has a new elevated waterfront park, and the first section just opened to the public 13 years after Hurricane Sa…
07/06/2025The Response: Echoes Beneath the Rain | JULY 17Join us for an immersive sonic installation by Olive Toran in collaboration with Rainproof NYC and Rebuild by Design: Let the storm speak…
06/16/2025New York City’s new elevated waterfront – in picturesThe Guardian: ‘The whole idea was to use the park as the “wall” that would protect the community behind it, but also give the community new …
06/12/2025Designing with Vision: Funding Pre-Disaster Adaptation in New JerseyEESI: After Hurricane Sandy in 2012, New Jersey received U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funding for two adaptation project…
06/12/2025More Than 1M NJ Residents Live Under High Flood Risk, New Report SaysPatch: In a recent study conducted by Rebuild by Design (RBD), 1.3 million people in New Jersey live in high flood risk areas, with half of …
06/11/2025Two pavilions by nArchitects promote climate resiliency in New York and New JerseyArch Paper: A short PATH ride away in Hoboken is ResilienCity Park (formerly known as Northwest Resiliency Park). Led by E&LP (now AKRF)…
06/06/20252025 Climate Summit at the Cape May Point Science & Arts CenterOn June 20th-22nd, The Climate Institute will host its inaugural Climate Summit—an inclusive gathering for scientists, policymakers, and the…
06/06/2025‘BIG U’ East Side Coastal Resiliency project opens in New York CityLeisure Opportunities: Memorial Day (29 May) saw the opening of phase one of the East River Park redevelopment in New York City, with the ne…
06/05/2025Report: 70% of County Property at Flooding Risk by 2050Cape May County Herald: A new report by the public-private partnership Rebuild by Design says Cape May and Atlantic counties have the most p…
06/03/2025Toward a Rainproof NYCFrom storms that disrupt daily life to flash floods that threaten homes and infrastructure, the impacts of heavy rainfall are becoming incre…
05/30/2025Cape May, Atlantic counties have highest flood damage risk in New Jersey over next 25 yearsPress of Atlantic City: Rebuild By Design, the public-private partnership formed after Superstorm Sandy to plan protective measures for futu…
05/30/2025Increased flooding could lead to ‘climate migration’ in NJPBS: Hundreds of thousands of people could be forced from their homes, new report says. “We’re sounding the alarm, and we’re saying, ‘Hey, l…