Urban Resilience
Design and architecture strategies for building cities that withstand environmental, social, and economic challenges.
Urban resilience addresses how cities can adapt and recover from disruptions including climate impacts, infrastructure failures, and social pressures. Designers working in this area develop systems and interventions that strengthen community capacity and environmental stability.
The community explores resilience through sustainable architecture, blue-green infrastructure, smart city systems, and community-centered design. Projects range from neighborhood-scale interventions to city-wide strategies that integrate ecological restoration, social equity, and adaptive infrastructure.
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View all 55 journalsMoscow Metro Shelter: Turning the Underground Network into a City That Keeps Everyday Life Running
Three designers recast Moscow's deep metro stations as linked habitat nodes, arguing that survival architecture must protect routine, not just bodies.
'Toolkit' of Self-Resilience: A Modular Play Frame That Gives Agency Back to Children in Kutupalong
A 2 x 2 x 2 meter kit of columns, beams, joints and soft mats lets families in Kutupalong assemble their own spaces for play, learning and rest.
RESILE-UBUNTU: Circular Courtyard Neighborhoods for Widows and Children in Kandahar
A shortlisted Resile entry that layers home, courtyard, cluster and commons so that safety and shared daily life can rebuild a community together.
Resile: A Clay Village Where Independence Does Not Mean Isolation
A settlement of 20 clay buildings for families affected by conflict, where shared courtyards and bridges keep independence from becoming isolation.