Flood defences for Manhattan: How to protect New York from storms and rising water @TheArchitecturalReview

Uploaded February 2015 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

Architects Bjarke Ingels Group are proposing a ribbon of inhabited flood defences encircling Manhattan island to protect against storms and rising water levels. This film made by Squint/Opera explains the scheme which includes new plazas, porous surfaces and a ‘reverse aquarium’.

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