For the Designing the City of the

For the Designing the City of the Future contest held by the History Channel, New York-based architecture firm ARO developed “a vision of New York recovering from massive flooding in low lying areas of New York as a result of global warming”. Photos of their entry are available on Flickr. “In order to co-exist with fluctuating sea levels, ARO proposed a new building type called a ‘vane.’ Part skyscraper, part viaduct, ‘vanes’ are built in, on, and over flooded streets, reconnecting to the classic street grid and making up for lost square footage.”

• architecture
• cities
• climate crisis
• NYC