____________what if nyc: concept for new york city office of emergency management
In 2008, the NYC Emergency Management, in partnership with the Department of Design and Construction, Rockefeller Foundation, and Architecture for Humanity, posed a question: What if New York City were to be hit by a class 2 hurricane? (this was 4 years prior to hurricane Sandy) — the "What If New York City" Design Competition for Post-Disaster Provisional Housing — challenged participants to propose innovative designs for temporary urban housing for use after a disaster.
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