NYC 2050

City Masterplan for Walmir Luz

Sea-level rise is a major concern for most coastal cities around the world. Thirty percent of Lower Manhattan is expected to sink below sea level by 2050 while also becoming more vulnerable to storm surges. This masterplan aims to use the flood as a tool to transform the city, redefine the future urban life, and manipulate the city's edge once again as one embraces the imminent threat. In this vision for a future city, the problem becomes the instrument in which changes are implemented; a new territory is created; a new New York is brought to life.

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Unique Properties

This futuristic masterplan envisions how NYC can readapt itself to the near future sea level rise and continues to be a vibrant and important cosmopolitan city center at the same time that it addresses the natural changes to its environment and surroundings.

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New York City, Climate Change, Flood, Sea Level Rise, Masterplan, 2050

Production Technology

The whole masterplan was designed and created using photo manipulations on Photoshop.

Design Challenge

The critical part was to carefully study the city's current masterplan in order to better design the new one that required major real state compromises. The new design had to accommodate the necessary changes, introduce a new urban life and reimagine a new New York that is ready to embrace the future.

Project Duration

August - December 2015. Ithaca, NY. Walmir Luz, Thesis, Bachelor of Architecture, Cornell University.

Operation Flow

This masterplan can be used to identify the changes that NYC will have to implement in order to accommodate the needs of a flooded city.

Research

The masterplan was conceptualized by studying the history of Manhattan's edge, the climate crisis predictions by the United States Landfalling Hurricane Probability Project, and several climate studies produced by the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.

Inspiration

As one looks throughout the history of Manhattan's edge, one may realize how it has changed throughout the years in order to better adapt the city to the needs of the time. This masterplan addresses the necessary changes to make NYC a resilient city as it embraces the current climate crisis and it readapts itself once again for the future. By taking Venice as inspiration and letting the flood be part of the city life, a new New York is brought to life.

Image Credits

Image #1: Walmir Luz, NYC 2050, 2015. Image #2: Walmir Luz, NYC 2050, 2015. Image #3: Walmir Luz, NYC 2050, 2015. Image #4: Walmir Luz, NYC 2050, 2015. Image #5: Walmir Luz, NYC 2050, 2015.

Project Overview

NYC 2050 City Masterplan has been a Silver winner in the Urban Planning and Urban Design award category in the year 2015 organized by the prestigious A' Design Award & Competition. The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

Silver Recognition

Walmir Luz was recognized with the coveted Silver A' Design Award in 2016, a testament to excellence of their work NYC 2050 City Masterplan.

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Revolutionizing NYC's Future: Walmir Luz Unveils NYC 2050 Masterplan

Walmir Luz's visionary masterplan for NYC 2050 addresses the city's adaptation to climate change, embracing the imminent threat of sea-level rise while redefining urban life.

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