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NYC real estate
fromHoodline
1 month ago

CPC Approves 1,000-Unit Bjarke Ingels Project in Gowanus

Gowanus will have a 27-story mixed-use complex with 1,000 units, 25% of which will be permanently affordable housing.
Real estate
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Green spaces should be the norm for all new housing developments in England, guidelines say

New government guidelines recommend mixed-use, heritage-preserving, nature-inclusive neighbourhood developments with shops, schools, green spaces and flood protection as standard for new housing developments.
fromwww.archdaily.com
6 months ago

DC Alexander Park / Brooks + Scarpa Architects

As an extreme coastal beach environment, the park site must solve for flooding and constant salt spray.
Design
Arts
fromARTnews.com
6 months ago

Massive 40-Year-Old Sculpture Demolished for Battery Park City Resiliency Project

A 40-year-old public sculpture, Upper Room by Ned Smyth, is being demolished to build the North/West Battery Park City Resiliency coastal flood barrier.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
8 months ago

kongjian yu's pioneering sponge cities show how urban design can adapt to climate change

Landscape architect Kongjian Yu, who passed away on September 23rd, 2025, in a small plane crash in Brazil at the age of 62, became globally renowned for pioneering the 'sponge city' concept, a design framework that uses natural landscapes and nature-based solutions to catch, store, and purify urban water. As cities around the world struggle with flooding, water scarcity, and the consequences of rapid urbanization, the Chinese architect and his practice, Turenscape, spent three decades shaping an alternative.
Environment
Design
fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
9 months ago

Indonesia's Futuristic Prefab Home Is Ready for Anything: From Floods To Unannounced Guests - Yanko Design

The Drop Pod is a modular, elevated, rapidly assembled housing unit adaptable to local conditions, resilient to flooding, and scalable for clusters or disaster relief.
Miami
fromMiami Herald
10 months ago

A $50 million 'flood-proof' mansion in bayfront Miami. Here are 5 takeaways

G House combines luxury and climate resilience to endure severe flooding and storms.
Canada news
fromsilive
10 months ago

NYC to dredge this Staten Island pond; effort aims to improve flood drainage

Dredging at Allison Pond will enhance storm drainage and flood resilience on Staten Island's North Shore.
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