Living Breakwaters coastal defence system wins Obel Award 2023
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
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New York City sinking under the weight of its skyscrapers
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
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SDA completes concrete-framed Floating House in Vietnam
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
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Ushijima Architects designs flood-resilient U-House near Japanese lake
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
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MAPA completes Passivhaus house on stilts near Buenos Aires
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
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Six architecture student projects that respond to rising sea levels and flooding
Dezeen School Shows: we've rounded up six student projects showcased on Dezeen School Shows that present design solutions to rising sea levels and flooding. More
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Knox Bhavan creates flood-resilient March House on banks of River Thames
London studio Knox Bhavan has created a prefabricated, flood-resilient house on the bank of the River Thames in Buckinghamshire, which is designed to be "future-proof" for at least the next 100 years. More
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KTA completes Bundanon Art Museum in Australia with inhabitable flood bridge
Australian practice Kerstin Thompson Architects (KTA) has completed a cluster of buildings for the Bundanon Art Museum in New South Wales, including an inhabitable flood bridge containing residences and educational spaces. More
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Brillhart elevates Miami home on stilts in response to rising sea levels
Responding to floods and weather caused by climate change, Florida-based Brillhart Architecture has raised a residence in southern Miami on galvanized steel stilts. More
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Built environment must adapt to "widespread and severe" climate change fallout says IPCC report
Cities are failing to prepare for climate change and should focus on resilient design solutions such as building houses on stilts or creating floating neighbourhoods, according to the latest report from the United Nations' climate change panel. More
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Parnagian Architects imagines Salt Box Residence for the Jersey Shore
American firm Parnagian Architects has released images of a conceptual house lifted on stilts above a site in coastal New Jersey that was hit hard by a hurricane. More
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Concrete stilts protect House in Takaoka from extreme weather
Japanese studio Unemori Architects has completed a house in the city of Takaoka that is raised 70 centimetres above the ground on concrete stilts to protect it from flooding and heavy snow. More
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Man-made rock pools at San Diego Bay waterfront double as coastal defences
A group of geometric concrete blocks that mimic rock pools have been installed at San Diego Bay in California by eco-engineering company Econcrete to prevent flooding while providing habitats for marine life. More
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Architecture Brio raises artist's cabin on stilts in India
Mumbai Artist Retreat is a cabin built from steel and bamboo by Indian studio Architecture Brio in the coastal town of Alibag that's raised on stilts to withstand rising sea levels. More
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Six strategies for creating flood-resilient environments
Climate change and rising sea levels are impacting the design and shape of our cities. Edward Barsley, author of Retrofitting for Flood Resilience, outlines six key strategies for creating environments that are adapted to flooding. More
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Dutch city swaps asphalt for trees to adapt to climate change
Arnhem in the Netherlands has made a 10-year plan to re-landscape the city to cope with extreme flooding and heatwaves caused by climate change. More
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John Pardey Architects raises house on stilts over River Thames flood plain
Steel stilts elevate Narula House, a British dwelling on banks of a River Thames tributary that has been designed by John Pardey Architects to endure flooding. More
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Nuns offer up convent as wetlands to fight flooding in New Orleans
A community of nuns have donated their convent in New Orleans to create the Mirabeau Water Garden wetlands and improve the city's system for flood prevention. More
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Bates Masi designs Kiht'han house on Long Island to endure periodic flooding
US firm Bates Masi Architects has lifted this New York home above the ground and added lower-level screens to let water pass underneath, helping ensure that "flooding becomes a non-threatening event". More
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BIG and Field Operations design resilient park and skyscrapers for Williamsburg waterfront
BIG and landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations have revealed plans for a mixed-use development on the waterfront in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, with a beach that could protect the shoreline from flooding. More
