01/13/2016THE NEXT BIG PUBLIC SPACE: ‘THE DRYLINE’The Observer: When you hear the phrase “East Side Coastal Resiliency Project,” your first thought probably isn’t “That sounds like …
12/15/2015NEW YORK’S BIG CLIMATE PLAN REALLY DOES INCLUDE OYSTERSThe Atlantic, City Lab: Tottenville, on Staten Island, will get oyster-friendly breakwaters and a dune system as part of post-Sandy…
12/13/2015WHERE SHOULD THE SEAWALLS GO? ENGINEERS DISCUSS FIVE WAYS TO FEND OFF FLOODINGHudson Reporter: One woman looked visibly flustered at a presentation this week of various ways Hoboken can handle storm surges and flood…
12/07/2015HAVE YOUR SAY ON FINAL CONCEPT FOR $230 MILLION FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECTHudson Reporter: Share your thoughts about how Hoboken, and neighboring coastal cities, should protect themselves from future storm…
11/10/2015REBUILD BY DESIGN, DEVELOPING DISASTER RESILIENCE THROUGH COMPETITIONUS Builders Review: In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Rebuild By Design was started in 2013 as new type of design competition. Since …
11/02/2015LATEST NEWS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 2015Landscape Architecture’s Latest News: “While the 20th century was driven by magnanimous architecture, the 21st century is shaping up…
10/30/2015SUPERSTORM SANDY TURNS 3; PLANS FOR HOBOKEN MICROGRID AMONG CHIEF INITIATIVESHudson Reporter: Three years ago on Oct. 29, Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc in Hoboken. 500 million gallons of water flooded the streets …
10/29/2015IN ONGOING RESPONSE TO HURRICANE SANDY, WE MUST REMAIN FOCUSED ON CLIMATE CHANGE’S LONG-TERM IMPACTSThe White House: Since Hurricane Sandy made landfall, the Administration has invested in hard-hit communities to ensure that they d…
10/28/2015GREATER COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION IN CRISESThe New York Times: Read Amy Chester’s opinion piece, reflecting on Hurricane Sandy three years later. After Hurricane Sandy crippled …
10/27/2015IS NEW YORK READY FOR ANOTHER SANDY?The New Yorker: Hurricane Patricia, which hit southwestern Mexico last weekend, was the largest recorded hurricane to make landfall off t…
10/26/2015INNOVATIONS IN RESILIENCE ALONG THE WATER’S EDGEMagazine of the Urban Land Institute: With sea levels rising and catastrophic storms and flooding becoming more frequent and severe…
10/20/2015WHY ‘BY DESIGN’?Blog post, The Rockefeller Foundation: Cities around the world face new challenges every day, a reality being exacerbated by climat…
10/14/2015REBUILD RESETThe Architects Newspaper: Rebuild by Design moves ahead as local and state governments allocate funds and issue RFPs. When Hurri…
10/11/2015BETTER SAFE THAN ‘SANDY’The Hudson Reporter: Are we ready for future storms now? “Rebuild by Design is excellent but it’s going take five to ten ye…
10/05/2015REBUILD AWARDED “MOST GROUNDBREAKING FEDERAL CHALLENGE OR PRIZEREBUILD BY DESIGN COMPETITION RECEIVES FEDERAL AWARD FOR INNOVATION Rebuild By Design: **For Immediate Release** REBUILD BY DES…
10/05/2015DESIGNING WATER: CREATIVE MINDS RETHINK RESILIENCY – SXSW ECO 2015SXSW Eco 2015: Listen to Amy Chester, Daniel Pittman, Gia Biagi, and Rob Moore discuss resilience. We strive to prevent the wors…