06/06/2016CRUCIAL UPDATES ON NEW YORK–AREA COASTAL RESILIENCY PROJECTS, TWO YEARS INThe Architects Newspaper: On Friday, Rebuild By Design (RBD) hosted a conference at NYU to check in on the progress o…
06/05/2016CLEAN ENERGY VITAL IN A WORLD OF WORSENING DROUGHT AND FLOODSENCA: 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 s…
06/03/2016REBUILD BY DESIGN | 2 YEARS LATERJune 3, 2016 9:15 am - 7:00 pm Rebuild by Design20 Cooper SquareNew York, NYUnited States You are invited to celebrate and reflect …
06/02/2016Checking In With Sandy-Inspired Rebuild by DesignNewsWorks: Following Superstorm Sandy, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Shaun Donovan launched a design competition. Now,…
06/01/2016THE US GOVERNMENT IS SPENDING NEARLY $1BN ON SIX PROJECTS TO PROTECT GREATER NEW YORK FROM FLOODSCity Metric: In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy hit the north eastern United States. The storm plunged many of the region’s cities in…
06/01/2016TOTTENVILLE SHORELINE PROTECTION PROJECT AND LIVING BREAKWATERS UPDATEAt last week’s Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting, the design team and the NYS Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR), …
05/31/2016RISING REALITYThe San Francisco Chronicle: Fifty years ago, Bay Area residents rallied around the call to save San Francisco Bay. Public action on an u…
05/30/2016CLIMATE CHANGE IS REWIRING GOVERNMENT-CITIZEN RELATIONSHIPSNewsweek: “The United States doesn’t have a good history with urban projects,” says architect Matthijs Bouw. As proof, he points to th…
05/26/2016THE URBANIST: WATERThe Monocle: On this week’s Monocle Podcast, we look at water-sensitive urban design, unpack our relationship with the ocean, discov…
05/25/2016LIVING BREAKWATERS COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING #4May 25, 2016 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm PS 6555 Page AveTottenville, NYUnited States Come give your input at the fourth Living Breakwat…
05/24/2016LONG ISLAND KICK OFF CAC MEETINGMay 24, 2016 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Village of Rockville Centre Public Library221 N. Village Avenue and Library LaneRockville Centre, NYUni…
05/15/2016LIVING BREAKWATERS CONFERENCE HOUSE PARK CLEANUPMay 15, 2016 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Corner of Sprague and Surf AveTottenville, NYUnited States The SCAPE team invites Staten Island re…