NJIT Public Reception for Rebuild by Design Project Proposals

One year following the events of Hurricane Sandy, New Jersey

Institute of Technology (NJIT) will host a public reception on Monday, October 28, 2013, that will provide an opportunity to learn more about the Rebuild by
Design teams’ unique visions to make the New York/New Jersey region more
resilient. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be held from
6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the NJIT Campus Center, Second Floor.

Last August, the President’s Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task

Force announced the selection of 10 multidisciplinary design teams to 
participate in Rebuild by Design, a unique competition that responds to 
Hurricane Sandy by asking the world’s most talented design professionals to envision solutions that increase resilience across the Sandy-affected region. These teams were selected from more than 140 applicants representing the top engineering, architecture, design, landscape architecture, and planning firms
as well as research institutes and universities worldwide.

The Rebuild by Design’s 10 design teams will discuss their
research and the ideas derived from their work. The proposals follow three months of in-depth analysis and public outreach, including both one-on-one conversations with people living in affected areas and robust guided conversations with Design Teams and citizens. This process will lead up to a selection of projects that each team will pursue in the design phase—the next 
and final portion of the competition.

At the end of the competition next spring, the resulting
proposals will be evaluated by an expert jury, and winning design solutions may 
be able to be implemented with disaster recovery grants from the U.S.

Department of Housing and Urban Development, as well as other sources of public and private-sector funding.

To register on line, visit https://rebuildbydesign-1028-nj.eventbrite.com/.

Parking is available on MLK Blvd. and Raymond Boulevard.  Those who are not able to attend in person can visit rebuildbydesign.org,
where designs will be posted for public comment beginning on Monday, October 28, 
2013.

To learn more about Rebuild by Design, please visit www.rebuildbydesign.org.