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fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
11 hours ago

kongjian yu's pioneering sponge cities show how urban design can adapt to climate change

Landscape architect Kongjian Yu, who passed away on September 23rd, 2025, in a small plane crash in Brazil at the age of 62, became globally renowned for pioneering the 'sponge city' concept, a design framework that uses natural landscapes and nature-based solutions to catch, store, and purify urban water. As cities around the world struggle with flooding, water scarcity, and the consequences of rapid urbanization, the Chinese architect and his practice, Turenscape, spent three decades shaping an alternative.
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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 month ago

Indonesia's Futuristic Prefab Home Is Ready for Anything: From Floods To Unannounced Guests - Yanko Design

The Drop Pod is a modular, elevated, rapidly assembled housing unit adaptable to local conditions, resilient to flooding, and scalable for clusters or disaster relief.
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fromMiami Herald
2 months ago

A $50 million 'flood-proof' mansion in bayfront Miami. Here are 5 takeaways

G House combines luxury and climate resilience to endure severe flooding and storms.
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fromsilive
2 months ago

NYC to dredge this Staten Island pond; effort aims to improve flood drainage

Dredging at Allison Pond will enhance storm drainage and flood resilience on Staten Island's North Shore.
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