FOX 5 News – After Superstorm Sandy hit, a handful of groups were tasked with creating ways to protect communities in and around New York against future storms. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development launched an innovative design competition called Rebuild by Design.

“The idea was to get the best minds of the world and to bring them to the region, connect to the folks on the ground to really understand what happened during the storm and how we can build back our communities better, so it won’t happen again,” said Amy Chester, the managing director of Rebuild by Design, which connected design teams with communities around the tristate to develop solutions for the area’s complex needs. Watch the interview and continue reading>>