The Yale Urban Design Workshop was commissioned by the Fishers Island Community Board to develop a plan that could identify and address the pressing concerns of this unusual island community.
Through innovative thinking about the design of the city’s streets, public spaces, infrastructure networks and architecture, the Resilient Bridgeport project provides a framework for the adaptations required to meet the challenges presented by climate change and sea level rise, including the exacerbated effects of storms, wave surge, and heavy rainfall.
DesignCase Lindholmen was an initiative undertaken by Fusion Point in collaboration with the Yale Urban Design Workshop with the goal of modeling best practices in the development of design concepts and processes for sustainable, resilient, and inclusive urban design.
The Thames River Heritage Park Plan, prepared by the Yale Urban Design Workshop in 2015, presents a new, innovative, streamlined strategy to establish Connecticut’s first state heritage park.