Big Apple ‘Dryline’ flood protection concept garners Holcim Award
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- Published: Wednesday, 01 July 2015 21:01
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A large-scale, integrated protection system addressing New York City’s vulnerability to coastal flooding won Bronze in the 2015 Global Holcim Awards. The “Dryline” project is the vision of a consortium headed by Bjarke Ingels Group or BIG (Copenhagen/New York) and One Architecture (Amsterdam) in collaboration with the city.
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