A passage for migratory fish and a cycle route have been added to Afsluitdijk, an iconic dam in the Netherlands, in a recent revamp by Dutch studio Benthem Crouwel. More about Benthem Crouwel revamps "one of the Netherlands' most iconic waterworks"
Ancient building technologies should inform the way we manage today's increased risk of flooding and drought, author and designer Julia Watson tells Dezeen in this interview. More about "Lo-TEK is reframing how we think about water" says Julia Watson
Brooklyn-based landscape architecture studio Grain Collective has created two sunken basketball courts in New York City that can retain water during flash floods. More about These New York basketball courts double as massive storm drains
Architecture studio BIG has announced a milestone in the ongoing construction of parks along the East River in New York with a timber-clad building with built-in solar infrastructure. More about BIG completes solar education centre for renewed East River park in New York
New York architecture studio Thomas Phifer and Partners has created a red concrete pavilion for infrastructure Battery Park City Authority's recently completed Wagner Park in Lower Manhattan, which was designed by infrastructure firm AECOM for increased flood resilience. More about Thomas Phifer places arched pavilion in AECOM's flood-resilient Manhattan park
A winding brick path doubles as a temporary watercourse during heavy rainfall at this urban park in Copenhagen's South Harbour, which has been designed by Danish landscape architect Schønherr. More about Schønherr combines flood defence with urban park in Copenhagen
Danish architecture studio CF Møller has integrated a nature park into a flood-defence system beside the Gudenå river in Randers, Denmark. More about CF Møller creates flood-defence system that doubles as a nature park in Denmark
Our next Social Housing Revival series case study looks at the development of a series of favelas in São Paulo by Brazilian studio Boldarini Arquitetura e Urbanismo that take a new approach to informal settlements by prioritising social, communal spaces. More about Cantinho do Céu in São Paulo demonstrates the power of public space
Local architecture studio Habitable Form has created the timber-clad Victory Bay House to minimise disturbance to oak trees and to endure the storms and flooding that can strike its location along the Atlantic Seaboard. More about Habitable Form creates vertical house for woodsy site on South Carolina island
Industrial designer Mary Lempres has created a bio-cement structure developed to mimic naturally occurring oyster reefs that tackle coastal flooding, filter seawater and promote biodiversity. More about Reef Rocket is a bio-cement reef grown from plant enzymes
Chinese materials company Yi Design has developed a porous brick made from recycled ceramic waste that could be used to prevent flooding in urban areas. More about Yi Design turns ceramic waste into water-permeable bricks
After extreme floods put a third of Pakistan under water in 2022, architect Yasmeen Lari vowed to build one million flood-resilient homes. For our Designing for Disaster series, her foundation reveals it is a third of the way towards that target. More about Yasmeen Lari on track to build a million flood-resilient Pakistan homes by 2024
Next in our Designing for Disaster series, we spotlight Pop Up, Danish studio Tredje Natur's bold proposal for cities to build floating car parks on top of flood-preventing reservoirs. More about Tredje Natur proposes floating car parks to prevent urban flooding
The increasing need to protect cities from environmental hazards is a chance to transform communities for the better, says Rebuild By Design managing director Amy Chester in this interview for our Designing for Disaster series. More about Worsening natural hazards an "opportunity" to rethink cities says Amy Chester
Landscape architects must prioritise creating "sponge cities" in the face of increased flooding, Oberlander Prize-winner Kongjian Yu tells Dezeen in this interview. More about Concrete-based urban areas "will fail due to their non-resilience" says Kongjian Yu
Landscape studio Scape has won the Obel Award for 2023 for its "visionary" coastal defence system in New York City that will grow in efficiency as oysters inhabit it. More about Living Breakwaters coastal defence system wins Obel Award 2023
Researchers have discovered that the mass of buildings in New York City is contributing to it subsiding by one to two millimetres a year, adding to the city's flood risk. More about New York City sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers
Architecture studio SDA has completed the Floating House, a concrete-framed home on the outskirts of Ho Chi Minh City that is elevated above ground to mitigate the impacts of flooding. More about SDA completes concrete-framed Floating House in Vietnam
Japanese studio Ushijima Architects has completed a small wood-clad house in Shiga Prefecture, with living spaces raised on a concrete base to help mitigate the risk of flooding. More about Ushijima Architects designs flood-resilient U-House near Japanese lake
Architectural studio MAPA has completed Argentina's first Passivhaus-certified residence, a house in the San Fernando Delta that is lifted on stilts to accommodate periodic flooding. More about MAPA completes Passivhaus house on stilts near Buenos Aires