To address urgent and overlapping challenges of housing supply and climate change, architects will need to develop more effective strategies for protecting new multifamily properties from severe weather events and rising sea levels. Can these buildings be resilient and welcoming at the same time? This interdisciplinary panel explores today’s most creative design approaches, uncovering holistic solutions that improve flood resistance and ensure long-term viability while benefiting placemaking, urban livability and the public realm.
Learning Objectives
- List specific design solutions for developing multifamily housing on vulnerable sites, and explain how these solutions address issues including potential flooding from acute storm surges, long-term viability in response to sea level rise, and the experience of the public realm.
- Describe how development incentives and zoning rules can be used to address issues arising from severe weather and sea-level rise, allow for design innovation, and encourage cooperation among government officials, private developers, and the AEC community.
- Compare the suitability of various approaches for storm-resilient housing development, including hard and soft site infrastructure, elevated access and public use areas, and strategies for protecting building systems and integrating required elements including parking.
- Discuss the benefits of contemporary resilient planning and design strategies that address the public realm and seek to holistically improve urban livability.