OPINION: When it Comes to Resiliency, Boston Can Think Bigger
Michael E. Liu, vice president and principal at Boston-based The Architectural Team, writes how the city must move beyond project-by-project responses to rising sea levels.
Resilience
In the Face of Climate Change, Architects Must Consider Local Ecology and Social Context
Energy efficiency has long been the holy grail of sustainable architecture, firms are shifting the discourse to the more multifaceted and preventive realm of resilience.
Sustainability Glossary: Resilience
As part of the Metropolis Perspective: Sustainability special issue, we asked experts to provide refreshed definitions of key sustainability concepts.
Year in Review 2018: Whose Resilient Future?
Our contributors comment on an event or a moment from the last year that demanded more of how we should practice, frame, and respond to design.
Can We Build a Safer World? Bill Gates and the World Bank Call for More Rapid Climate Adaptation
The Gates Foundation, the World Bank, and other global development influencers launch a Commission to address ecological disasters already at hand.
In New York City, a Bold Urban Plan Seeks to Revitalize Miles of Shoreline
As part of our 2018 Design Cities issue, Metropolis looked at projects, firms, and places that are driving global design culture today.
The New Development That Promises to Transform Boston's Waterfront
The Boston Seaport development features planning by James Corner Field Operations, Sasaki, and NADAAA, as well as a new high-rise by OMA's New York office.
New Queens Park Restores Wetlands That Double as Resiliency Infrastructure
The second phase of the Hunter’s Point South Waterfront Park, which opens today, was co-designed by SWA/BALSLEY and WEISS/MANFREDI.
Opinion: When Designing for Livable Cities, Resiliency and Inclusivity Go Hand-In-Hand
Susan S. Szenasy, director of design innovation at Metropolis, weighs in on mega-developments, affordability, resiliency, and diversity in cities.
Studio Roosegarde Immerses UN Lawn in ‘Virtual Flood’ as a Sobering Reminder of Sea Level Rise
The traveling, site-specific installation, called Waterlicht, made a rare appearance on the United Nation's North Lawn last week to raise awareness for World Water Day.
Washington D.C.'s Riverfront Holds Vast Untapped Development Potential
The city's southwestern waterfront was wiped bare nearly five decades ago under the banner of urban renewal, but now that's changing.
Perkins+Will: Metropolis Article on Resiliency is "a Polemic and Counter to Collective Experience in Practice"
"Those of us working actively in this area are trying to avoid this type of unnecessary boundary-taking," says the firm's director of global resiliency.
"Resiliency" Has Lost Its Meaning: Why We Need a More Radical Approach
Sometimes it’s better to adapt and retreat before the waters rise again.
Five Years After Hurricane Sandy, New Yorkers Reflect on the Storm's Legacy
Metropolis asked New York stakeholders to consider what we’ve learned since Sandy and how the city is moving toward a more resilient future.
The Bold Plan to Help Save the Mid-Atlantic Coast from Storm Surges
Metropolis talked to Harvard GSD Professor Jesse M. Keenan on "Blue Dunes: Climate Change By Design," a book he co-edited with Claire Weisz of WXY Architecture.
What If...We Could Save Our Coastal Cities by Treating Land Like Water?
F.R.E.D, an award-winning rethinking of a coastal community in New York City, respond to nature’s ebb and flow—not against it.
Behind the Book: The AIA's 2017 Disaster Relief Handbook
We speak with resilience expert Illya Azaroff to understand why it took the AIA almost a decade to update this vital resource—and why it's better than ever.
The Green Team: Hurricane Sandy Recovery for NYC’s Beaches
Restoring, reopening, and reconnecting 16 beach sites across Brooklyn, Staten Island, and the Rockaways damaged by Hurricane Sandy.
What Indigenous Architecture Can Teach Us About Incorporating Nature
Indigenous architecture provides some important lessons in building with nature rather than against it.
