As 2022 comes to an end, we are grateful to our partners and volunteers for their passion, talent, and commitment. We are humbled by the trust our community partners place on us, as well as the dedication and effort from community leaders who do so much on behalf of their people.
We welcome 2023 with renewed enthusiasm and with hope for a better future for all.
Happy Holidays and a resilient New Year!
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Co-founder Yanel de Angel gives a talk on planning responses to Planners for Puerto Rico.
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This has been a year like no other. On top of the January earthquake devastation, the lingering effects of hurricanes Irma and María, Puerto Rico also faced the disruptions of COVID-19. Despite all these events, the community continues to rise. We wish for a brighter, healthier and more peaceful and resilient 2021!
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The National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture has announced a historic collaboration with Google Arts & Culture to digitize the museum’s current and future collections, including an exhibit resilientSEE-PR is honored to be a part of: Rebuilding with Resilience.
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View new resources for training on the Keep Safe guide.
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See what we’ve been up to lately, from education opportunities to new collaborators.
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It is imperative to design buildings to protect life, first and foremost. However, we must also design to protect property, so we’re not forced to rebuild after major event shocks.
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On view at the National Museum of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture as part of the Chicago Architecture Biennial, “Rebuilding with Resilience” tells the stories of how and why each participating organization was founded, and the various ways in which they’re making a measurable difference.
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Dar Magazine shares a comprehensive update on ResilientSEE’s ongoing efforts.
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Yanel de Ángel and Ramón Bueno, an architect and climate expert originally from Puerto Rico, discuss how the island can bounce back stronger with renewable energy and other sustainable practices.
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On behalf of our partners at MIT, we thank Perkins+Will for their generous sponsorship of the Techos 2019 program. “Positive change can happen when we align our knowledge, our means, and our passion.”
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This island-wide and Toa Baja analysis was shared at the Caribbean Strong: Building Resilience with Equity conference hosted by the Puerto Rico Science Trust on February 27, 2019. Yanel de Angel and Gautam Sundaram from Perkins+Will presented representing the ResilientSEE initiative.
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ResilientSEE Founder Yanel de Angel speaks with Jake Murray of the Power of Good podcast on the ResilientSEE platform, how it was formed, and the work that it is doing. Yanel shares the platform’s interdisciplinary “S-E-E” approach to resilient design, explains the importance of a community-driven and participatory recovery process, and shares her hopes for Puerto Rico’s recovery.
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Recently, nationally-renowned experts in land use, real estate, and urban planning – representing the Urban Land Institute (ULI) – convened in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. The group collaborated to provide strategic recommendations and advice to the municipality of Toa Baja on how to best improve preparedness for extreme weather events and to ensure all residents benefit from investments in resilience.
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Climate Adaptation Forum, a quarterly discussion organized by the Environmental Business Council of New England and UMass Boston Sustainable Solutions Lab, recently hosted “Utility Resilience: Lessons from Puerto Rico.” I had the honor to speak, telling the story of how ResilientSEE formed and the work we have been conducting.
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The following is a summary of the Panel Discussion “Post Maria Puerto Rico: Defining Resilient Recovery,” which took place at the Architecture Boston Expo (ABX) on November 29, 2018.
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The Syrian refugee crisis, the devastation of earthquakes, hurricanes and other natural disasters in Puerto Rico and Haiti, and the crisis of poverty and homelessness in Massachusetts have something in common: they are calling out to the design industry in a search for resilient practices.
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Today’s most pressing challenges, such as climate change, social inequity, and violence, require new kinds of thinking to find effective, radically positive solutions. Designers, who have the opportunity to span the social, environmental, and economic realms, are uniquely positioned to work together to imagine a new paradigm of problem solving.
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