01/23/2017NEW DESIGN COMPETITION AIMS TO TACKLE BAY AREA RESILIENCENext City: A contest inviting designers, policy-makers and developers to imagine climate change solutions for the San Francisco area will op…
01/22/2017ROCKEFELLER FUNDS SAN FRANCISCO DESIGN CHALLENGECommercial Property Executive: The Rockefeller Foundation just threw its support behind the San Francisco Bay Area. The organization recentl…
01/22/2017LAB EXPLORES PROJECTS TO LESSEN EFFECTS OF SEA LEVEL RISE ON SF BAYThe San Francisco Chronicle: The Bay Area will soon be a laboratory that tests how urban regions can prepare for the likelihood of sea …
01/18/2017HOW A DESIGN COMPETITION CHANGED THE US APPROACH TO DISASTER RESPONSEThe Guardian: Ten years ago, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg released a plan to create what he called “the first environmentally …
12/12/2016C40 INCLUSIVE CITIESC40: Climate change is not solely an environmental issue, but is inextricably linked to challenges of eradicating poverty and increasing inc…
12/07/2016WHAT’S NEW WITH THE BIG U?ArchPaper: Four years after Hurricane Sandy, New York City is one major step closer to flood-proofing its shores. The Mayor’s O…
11/30/2016A PROGRESS REPORT FROM THE CUTTING EDGE OF RESILIENT DESIGNAmerican Society of Landscape Architects: “We don’t know what resilience policy will look like in the new administration. There are lots of …
11/23/2016RISING REALITY: BAY AREA’S ANSWER TO SEA LEVEL RISEBattle on Many Fronts SF Chronicle: The levee that rings Oakland International Airport seemingly has nothing in common with the salt-crus…
11/17/2016LEARNING FROM RESILIENT DESIGN PROJECTS IN THE WAKE OF SUPERSTORM SANDYRoute Fifty: Nassau County, New York, located on Long Island, saw 1 percent of homes flood and 1.1 million residents lose power, when S…
11/15/2016ANALYSIS OF SIX REGIONAL RESILIENCY PROJECTS DETAILS IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGESPolitico: In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, several federally sponsored projects sought to usher in new modes of urban design that protected a…
10/30/2016HOBOKEN HOSTS WORKSHOP TO HELP RESIDENTS UNDERSTAND BUILDING OPTIONSHudson Reporter: Mayor Dawn Zimmer, along with a city planner and a floodplain expert, presented ways to lower residents’ flood insurance an…
10/25/2016WANT TO SURVIVE CLIMATE CHANGE? YOU’LL NEED A GOOD COMMUNITYWired: IN THE SUMMER of 1995, a blistering heat wave settled over Chicago for three days. It killed 739 people, making it one of the mo…
10/25/2016HOW THE GOVERNMENT ENGAGED THE PUBLIC TO HELP REBUILD AFTER SANDY: THE REBUILD BY DESIGN COMPETITIONWatch Blog: As the fourth anniversary of superstorm Sandy draws near, let’s take a look at one of the unique ways the government respon…
10/23/2016CAN THE DRYLINE SAVE NEW YORK? | CITYLAB 2016Citylab: Dedicated to highlighting innovation and effective practices in urban governance, CityLab gathered the world’s most creative mayors…
09/13/2016REBUILD BY DESIGN CHOOSES A WAY FORWARDRebuild By Design Chooses A Way Forward Jersey Digs: The $230 million Rebuild By Design project, which aims to curb flooding in par…
09/09/2016HUDSON REPORTER: REBUILD BY DESIGN TEAM ANNOUNCES A PREFERRED ALTERNATIVEThe Hudson Reporter: In a presentation Thursday night, Sept. 8, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the city of Hoboke…