Contest Finalists Envision New Barriers for Regional Storm Protection
Organizers of a design contest devised to better prepare Sandy-devastated regions for future storms have announced the competition’s 10 finalists.Projects were judged by their affordability and...
View ArticleFlood Protection With Design in Mind
New York is no longer New Amsterdam, but now it's looking to its European sister city for advice on flood protection.Faced with the task of rebuilding after Sandy, HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan...
View Article$1B for Keeping NY Region High and Dry
For the past year, teams of designers, landscape architects, engineers and their fans have been immersed in a global competition to come up with ways to flood-proof New York City and its environs in...
View ArticleOut of Sandy Misery Come a Berm and Better Park for the Lower East Side
A high-minded international design competition came down to earth Monday when the federal government committed $335 million to build a 19-foot high berm that would stretch 1.5 miles along the FDR Drive...
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