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…
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…
05/13/2016VIDEO: EXPERTS ON THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATIONCarbon Brief: Scientists, policymakers and businesspeople convened in Rotterdam this week for theAdaptation Futures 2016 confe…
05/02/2016A COMMUNITY-MINDED APPROACH TO RESILIENCE IN BERKELEYCity Lab: Berkeley, California, is a small city facing some large-scale challenges. There are the environmental: the Hayward fault l…
04/12/2016CONSTRUCTIVE CONFLICT: CAN DESIGN COMPETITIONS MAKE CITIES STRONGER?The Guardian: Just as musicians can build their year around festival appearances, architects can now fill their calendar with deadlines f…
04/08/2016IS THE TIDE AGAINST HOBOKEN’S FLOOD PLAN SUBSIDING?NJ.com: Consultants and local and state officials pushing for a $230 million federally funded plan to resist Hurricane Sandy-like floodin…
04/01/2016HOW WILL PLANNERS DESIGN HOBOKEN’S FLOOD PROTECTION? GIVE YOUR INPUT AT APRIL WORKSHOPSThe Hudson Reporter: What will Hoboken’s flood protection look like? Planners expect to make renderings public by June but resident…
03/10/2016BUILDING RESILIENT CITIESWashington Monthly: In October 2012, Hurricane Sandy rampaged through the East Coast, bringing 80-mile-an-hour winds that destroyed …
03/04/2016REMAKING NEW YORK CITY IN THE WAKE OF CLIMATE CHANGEAl Jazeera: After Hurricane Sandy, the city's plans to mitigate future disaster have underscored its social and economic inequities.&nb…
02/22/2016DESIGN CONTEST LEADERS SEEK DISASTER-MINDED URBAN PLANNERSPolitico New York: Read a featured article about Resilience by Design University (RBD U). There are two governing realities that preoc…
02/21/2016GOODBYE FLOODWALLS, HELLO BARRIERS?Hudson Reporter: Hoboken officials and engineers met with the public on Thursday, Feb. 18 and unveiled three new plans to protect the cit…
02/12/2016HOBOKEN FLOOD MEETING SCHEDULED: REBUILD BY DESIGN PLAN NEARS COMPLETIONThe Patch: It’s down to three choices, Hoboken. City administrators announced that the NJ DEP will host a community meeting on Feb. 18…
02/11/2016HOBOKEN STATE OF THE CITY: ZIMMER SPEAKSThe Patch: Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer gave the annual State of the City address on Wednesday. Did you miss Hoboken Mayor Dawn Zimmer’s …