Ideas for the Future

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A Hyper-Connected Planet Climate Change is a global issue that knows no boundaries on a map, and from which no one is isolated from the effects. Change must occur at a multiplicity of scales. From the individual property to the block, the neighborhood, city, county, state, country, we are all interconnected on a single planet. In today's hyper-connected digital world, those links are greater than ever before, yet keeping that perspective can be a challenge. As proposals to pr

Probability X Consequence = Risk A report by the Union of Concerned Citizens and Zillow of projected losses by 2045, of the ‘ Communities with the high­est potential flooding-related real estate losses ’ Miami Beach, is listed #1 with $6,443,424,737, with Miami at #7 with $2,115,800,018 at risk. By 2050 61% more properties in Miami-Dade County will be at risk for chronic flooding than are at risk today, diminishing or destroying home valuations, drastically increasing the nee

Part One, The Only Constant is Change, describes how Planet Earth has looked significantly different over time, and how humans are now altering the planet at a more rapid pace than previously experienced. For instance, the coastlines of the world have varied greatly, with massive shifts in the sizes of ‘Florida’ previously making our coastline hundreds of miles wider, or much smaller. A Gradual Shift Five thousand years ago, when sea level was about 20 feet lower than today,

Human Migration, A New City Henry Morrison Flagler moved to St. Augustine on the suggestion of a doctor, because of his wife’s poor health, where he was charmed by the city and weather, but frustrated by the lack of hotels and transportation. Mr. Flagler and Mr. Rockefeller built real estate together. In 1887 Flagler built a railroad and hotels in Palm Beach as a winter resort for the wealthy. Several wealthy landowners and citrus barons urged Flager to extend the railroad fa

Proposed resiliency and adaptation solutions for South Florida, from policy to physical infrastructure

Before the global movement of modernism, which reduced local and regional architecture identity into a repetitive 'sameness' seen across the planet, there was a necessity for site responsiveness in considering unique weather conditions and locally available building materials. River Street Waterfront Master Plan Public Beach The requirement for resilience adaptation will further reinforce the overarching theme of site-specific design. However, now, rather than simply looking

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