Resilient Boston: Reimagining Design for the City by the Water

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Tour three projects that reimagine life in a waterfront city in a changing climate. All three Sasaki projects integrate architecture and landscape in anticipation of how Boston can survive and thrive despite rising sea levels, storm surges, and extreme heat. 

Projects include 10 World Trade Center, a high-rise designed to withstand flooding; the Boston Children's Museum redesign to protect from flooding while engaging the waterfront; and Boston City Hall Plaza, featuring strategies for heat resilience and stormwater reuse. Together, these projects highlight an integrated design approach for a better future for life in a city surrounded by water.
 

Learning Objectives

1. Examine the resilience challenges facing Boston and the equity impacts of resilience planning in cities.
2. Explore how creative, robust community engagement can help redefine project programs and advance community spaces.
3. Discuss the sustainability and resilience features of an office building, a museum, and a civil plaza, including design for flooding, stormwater, and the synergy of heat-resilience and bio-habitat restoration.
4. Experience the architectural and cultural legacy of landmark civic buildings and spaces and how they can be reimagined for resilience in a changing climate.

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