Rebuilding for Climate Change and Sea Rise

Quotes and ideas from the Architect’s Newspaper 3.19.2008:

“… proposal to revamp Upper New York Bay with an archipelago of hundreds of islands that would temper the destructive energy of storm surges.”

“showcasing water’s presence in the urban landscape” and rebuilding / recreating traditional marshes and wetlands.

“series of “waterscapes” to restore the natural watershed and spawn piedmont forest instead of sprawl. Existing drainage systems would be converted into aquifers to store ever-scarcer precipitation. “

“optimistic new city (New York) for the year 2106, built of thin, pier-like buildings rising above Manhattan’s flooded downtown streets. Kayakers paddled languidly among ruined storefronts, as verdant public promenades bridged the waters overhead.”