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The tallest primarily mass-timber structure to be tested for seismic resilience on an earthquake shaking table is located at the UC San Diego Englekirk Structural Engineering Center.

Shaken Not Stirred: Tallest Mass-Timber Shake-Table Test

May 16, 2023

A 10-story mass-timber tower designed by LEVER Architecture in collaboration with several university and industry partners withstood a recent seismic resiliency test at UCSD's Englekirk Structural Engineering Center.

Congress Passes Legislation Focused on Resilience and Equity

Justin R. Wolf

December 19, 2022

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The bipartisan bill aims to help frontline communities prepare for the impacts of climate change.

Nearly a Decade Post-Sandy, Dirtworks Restores and Reinforces a New York Wildlife Refuge

In 2018, Dirtworks alongside Rippled Waters Engineering and Great Ecology began the marsh restoration project at Jamaica Bay in the Gateway National Recreation Area

Ilana Herzig

November 21, 2022

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At Gateway National Recreation Area, the landscape architecture firm has worked collaboratively to reconstruct West Pond's shoreline and restore and create acres of tidal wetland.

BNIM’s New Art Museum Safeguards a University’s Collection within a Striking Brick Volume

Iowa City, Iowa

Lee Bey

November 1, 2022

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After a devastating flood, BNIM designs an art museum for the University of Iowa that safeguards the collection and connects to the surroundings.

Brad Pitt’s Make It Right Foundation Reaches Settlement with New Orleans Homeowners

Pansy Schulman

August 18, 2022

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After four years and a flurry of lawsuits, the actor’s failed post-Katrina experimental housing relief project agreed to pay a $20.5 million settlement to affected homeowners in New Orleans’s Lower 9th Ward.

Lessons from Brad Pitt’s Failed Architectural Experiment in New Orleans

With Make it Right houses in disrepair, a community reckons with what went wrong

Martin C. Pedersen

March 21, 2022

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Despite drawing world-famous architects, Pitt’s Make it Right housing initiative has been plagued by shoddy construction and safety hazards.

El Portal Visitor’s Center Reopens in Puerto Rico Post Hurricane Renovation

Following the destruction of Hurricane Maria, Marvel carefully restored the visitor center of El Yunque–the USDA's only tropical rainforest.

Pansy Schulman

January 28, 2022

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Commissioned by the U.S Department of Agriculture, Marvel Architecture has updated the long-shuttered gateway to the El Yunque National Forest with a design that emphasizes resilience and sustainability.