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…
04/27/2018BAY AREA STUDENTS OFFER SOLUTIONS TO SEA LEVEL RISEPatch.com: Floating cities and wetland buffers designed to tackle the threat of flooding and sea level rise are two ideas that student …
04/26/2018MANHATTAN PLANS TO BUILD A MASSIVE $1 BILLION WALL AND PARK TO GUARD AGAINST THE NEXT SUPERSTORMBusiness Insider: Today, more than five years after Hurricane Sandy hit New York City, the five boroughs are still recovering from the …
04/09/2018RESILIENT BY DESIGN SELECTS ISLAIS CREEKPort of San Francisco: Islais Creek, spilling out into the Southern Bay by Pier 80, was nominated by the Port and City of San Francisco…
04/09/2018ARCHITECTS DESIGNED THESE FLOATING VILLAGES THAT WOULD WITHSTAND FLOODING IN THE BAY AREABusiness Insider: Like most US coastal regions, the San Francisco Bay Area is under threat from rising seas. To make matters worse, …