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