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RESILIENT FUTURES

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Second Place Winner

Climate-Resilient Waterfront Architecture

Design by

Giovanna Burigatto & Valerie Wertenstein

Juror’s Comment:
Strong long-term sea-level adaptation (2025–2125) with elevated civic healing infrastructure and clear phasing strategy.

Work on:
Define structural system and ecological shoreline integration more precisely; strengthen embodied carbon strategy.

Giovanna Burigatto & Valerie Wertenstein

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