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ResiliencyLatest Stories

houses lining a street in the historic district of the Rockaways
A Community Defined by Water

In the Rockaways, voices call for a more cohesive approach to resiliency design

Kona Village huts designed by Walker Warner
One Place, Many Histories

Walker Warner puts some cultural specificity into Hawai‘i’s revived Kona Village

bike with sign for climate justice
Now or Never

Earth Day Digest: Stories keeping AN editors hopeful about the planet’s future

Green undeveloped natural landscape
In Full Flood

Sasaki set to design a community-focused and resilient neighborhood park in Colorado

A Just Transition

The climate resilience workforce should include architects

New City

Marvel’s Rockaway Village proves the point that affordable housing can—and should—be well designed

Sink or Swim?

Earth Day Digest: NYC’s new climate plan, designing for fire resiliency in Washington, and more

rendering of green resiliency project in city
Green for Green

Voters approved over $8 billion in funding for conservation and environmental projects spanning the U.S. this Election Day

nightime and rainy rendering of housing prototype
Designing an Island’s Future

After Hurricane Fiona, Puerto Rico must lead with infrastructural innovation

rendering of guy park manor and park
A New Calling

New York’s Guy Park Manor and surrounding park to become education and resiliency center following extensive renovation

Looking out over a pond in central park
In The Middle

Central Park will become a hub for climate research

Destruction in florida keys after flooding, the site of a potential home buyout
Sinking Feeling

Voluntary home buyouts are underway in the Florida Keys. But how effective are they?

east river park in the summer
Protection At A Price

New York begins demolition of East River Park for new concrete storm barriers

storm damage following hurricane sandy in red hook brooklyn, an example of inadequate climate resiliency
Weathering the Storm

Dozens of storm-tough public projects launch under new NYC climate resiliency pilot program

A senior design living facility organized in wings
Aging In Place

Op-ed: Three ways smarter design can protect aging populations

A green collection of houses in the netherlands, naturally resistant to climate change
Shades of Green

Op-ed: Attempting to redefine the meaning of “green” could weaken efforts to mitigate climate change

St. Mark’s Basilica and square on the venetian waterfront
Cutting Off The Nose To Spite The Face

Venice’s plan to prevent flooding will leave St. Mark’s Basilica underwater

a flooded street in manhattan, sans seawall
Surge Protector Unplugged

NYC flood barrier project suspended by Trump administration

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