White Arkitekter wins “For a Resilient Rockaway” (FAR ROC) Design Competition

2013-10-23T17:45:00-04:00

Breaking news from New York City today: the team of Swedish firm White Arkitekter has won the two-phase "For a Resilient Rockaway" (FAR ROC) design competition at the Arverne East site in the Rockaways. [...] The winning team also included members from ARUP and Gensler.

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For a Resilient Rockaway (FAR ROC) Design Competition Finalists

2013-07-19T17:35:00-04:00

Four finalists have just been chosen from Phase I of the two-phase “For a Resilient Rockaway” (FAR ROC) design competition. The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD), L+M Development Partners, The Bluestone Organization, Triangle Equities, American Institute of Architects New York Chapter (AIA New York) and Enterprise Community Partners, Inc. (Enterprise) made the announcement at the Center for Architecture in New York City.

Launched in April, the FAR ROC competition sought ideas for developing an 80+ acre site called Arverne East into a new mixed-use, mixed-income, sustainable and storm-resilient community that will meet the new physical and regulatory challenges of waterfront development while maintaining the balance between innovation and affordability.

UPDATE: White Arkitekter wins “For a Resilient Rockaway” (FAR ROC) Design Competition

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White Arkitekter wins “For a Resilient Rockaway” (FAR ROC) Design Competition

For a Resilient Rockaway (FAR ROC) Design Competition Finalists