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Palaces for the People

99% Invisible

CHAPTER

The Resilient Center

The Chicago heatwave convinced Eric that social infrastructure was vital to public health and safety in cities. When Superstorm Sandy hit the New York area, he wanted to make sure people knew that it was going to take more than just seawalls for a city to be resilient. He got involved in a competition sponsored by the federal government called Rebuild by Design. And one of the design teams came up with an idea for something we're calling a resilient center.

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