Rebuild by Design
The Innovative “Dry Line” from Big U Will Protect 10 Miles of Downtown Manhattan from Storms
We last reported on the Big U plan last year, a striking proposal by Bjarke Ingels to fortify lower Manhattan
6 Awesome Winners of HUD’s Rebuild By Design That Aim to Improve Resiliency in NYC and New Jersey
Rendering by BIG via Rebuild by Design. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has just announced the
Cities By Water: What NYC Can Learn From Copenhagen’s Urban Planning
Rendering of The BIG U, “The Harbor Berm,” an elevated path through the park. Image Courtesy of BIG/ Rebuild By
Plans from the Rebuild by Design Competition in Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force
Following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy in 2012, President Obama initiated the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force with the U.