08/16/2018STORM PROTECTION: STATEN ISLAND’S FIRST OYSTER REEFSI Live: The Billion Oyster Project seeded oysters to create the reef in a lagoon in Lemon Creek Park, Prince's Bay, on Wednesday. Worker…
07/23/2018CAN HOUSTON LEARN ABOUT RESILIENCE FROM THE BAY AREA?Houston Chronicle: With the upcoming post-Harvey bond election, many people throughout the region are scrutinizing lists of potential flood …
07/16/2018FOR ALBANY AND HOFSTRA, A TRUE WATERSHED MOMENTInnovateLI: A new partnership between Albany and Hofstra University is giving Long Island’s scientists of tomorrow a unique opportunity…
07/11/2018AS SEA LEVEL RISES, ARCHITECTS AND DEVELOPERS ADAPT AND INNOVATEBisnow: While the San Francisco Bay Area’s best features may be the seemingly endless views of the waterfront, the view comes with a pr…
07/10/2018DESIGNING A MORE RESILIENT BAY AREASPUR: The Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge is an innovative year-long collaborative design challenge that brought together local …
06/22/2018CLIMATE CHANGE BREAKS LANDSCAPES. SHE REMAKES THEM.National Geographic: Making places beautiful is not enough for Kate Orff. The landscape architect also wants to make them adaptable to …
06/19/2018THIS PLAN TO PROTECT NYC FROM SUPERSTORMS WOULD MAKE THE WATERFRONT WAY MORE USABLEObserver: Hurricane Sandy was the most devastating storm ever to hit New York, causing an estimated $32 billion in economic losses for …
06/19/2018NYC IS THE FOCUS OF BJARKE INGELS’ ‘HUMANHATTAN 2050’ VISION FOR PROTECTING CITIES FROM FUTURE STORM6sqft: In 2014 6sqft reported on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Rebuild By Design contest to develop ways …
06/15/2018HELPING COMMUNITIES COPE WITH CLIMATE CHANGECapitolWeekly: Growing up in New Orleans, summertime brought mixed feelings. It meant the end of the school year and endless snow cones…
06/03/2018UGA WINS TED TURNER DRIVE RESILIENCE CORRIDOR CHALLENGEAJC: One of Atlanta’s most historic corridors, named after one of its most prominent citizens, will undergo a redesign focused on emphasizin…
05/30/2018PLANNING FOR THE RISING TIDE TO LIFT MORE BOATS IN THE BAY AREANext City: A lifelong resident of North Richmond, Princess Robinson has observed how outsiders have treated her community like it’s disposab…
05/29/2018LIKE IT OR NOT, THE WATER IS COMING: WILL THE BAY AREA DEFEND AGAINST RISING SEAS, OR EMBRACE THEM?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 40…
05/22/2018BIG, JAMES CORNER, SCAPE AND BIONIC UNVEIL FINAL PROPOSALS FOR BAY AREA RESILIENCY CHALLENGEThe Architect's Newsletter: The year-long Resilient By Design | Bay Area Challenge ideas competition has sought to utilize community-led eco…
05/17/2018HOW TO REDESIGN THE BAY AREA TO FIGHT FUTURE CLIMATE DISASTERSFastCompany: When the oldest restaurant in San Francisco was built in 1861, it sat on the waterfront of a creek, serving seaf…
05/16/2018RESILIENT BY DESIGN OFFERS IDEAS FOR SF BAY AREA TO DEAL WITH RISING SEASSan Francisco Chronicle: Protecting the Bay Area from sea level rise isn’t just about building seawalls. It’s a chance to reshape indus…
05/03/2018THE ONLY WAY HOUSTON CAN REBUILD AFTER HARVEY IS TOGETHERHouston Chronicle:Yes, Hurricane Harvey hit Houston hard, harder than ever before. The storm showcased all Houston's vulnerabilities – manma…