flexiblefullpage -
billboard - default
interstitial1 - interstitial
catfish1 - bottom
Currently Reading

Perkins+Will imagines new opportunity for Atlantic City

Smart Buildings

Perkins+Will imagines new opportunity for Atlantic City

The architecture giant believes it has a solution that could put Atlantic City’s existing infrastructure to good use—by turning the Jersey Shore city into a research center for climate change and coastal resiliency.


By Adilla Menayang, Assistant Digital Editor | July 27, 2015
Perkins+Will imagines new opportunity for Atlantic City

Sea levels are rising in many coastal cities around the globe, posing a threat to millions of people. Rendering courtesy Perkins+Will

Casinos have been closing in Atlantic City, N.J., despite Governor Chris Christie’s visions to make it “Las Vegas East.” Five years ago, the governor said “Atlantic City is dying,” but not much progress has happened since.

Perkins+Will believes it has a solution that could put Atlantic City’s existing infrastructure to good use—by turning the Jersey Shore city into a research center for climate change and coastal resiliency.

As Business Insider reports, the firm wants to repurpose the Atlantic City Convention Center as a "civic-scale academy for training leaders from around the world on resiliency standards, techniques, and doctrine,” using vacated casino buildings for conferences and presentations.

Wind tunnels and labs could be made out of the windowless basement rooms originally built for slot machines.

“Two things aligned in Atlantic City: its current economic state and its climate vulnerability,” Daniel Windsor, Senior Urban Designer and Senior Associate with Perkins+Will, told Business Insider.

Learn more about Perkins+Will’s proposal at CityLab.

Related Stories

Smart Buildings | Nov 5, 2015

JLL names 10 emerging world cities

Mexico City, Shanghai, Istanbul, and seven other world-class cities have experienced rapid economic growth and real estate development.

Cultural Facilities | Oct 28, 2015

New York City’s underground 'Lowline' green space enters the testing phase

If realized, The Lowline would provide 1.5 acres of green space for the Lower East Side of Manhattan.

Seismic Design | Oct 22, 2015

Taipei 101 tower named 'world's toughest' building by Popular Mechanics

Popular Mechanics named the 10 structures that best withstand floods, winds, storms, and earthquakes.

BIM and Information Technology | Oct 19, 2015

New web tool from MIT organizes human movement in interactive graphs

Users can explore the mobile phone activities in London, New York, Los Angeles, and Hong Kong.

Smart Buildings | Oct 8, 2015

Brookings announces the Bass Initiative on Innovation and Placemaking

The think tank's goal is to stress public spaces, urban economies, and inclusive growth in city building.

Smart Buildings | Sep 28, 2015

Architects Foundation issues first annual report on National Resilience Initiative

The report, which includes the work of three schools, examines how architects work with communities through the National Resilience Design Network.

Smart Buildings | Aug 26, 2015

Under, over, through: Reinventing spaces under elevated infrastructure

Activating the areas beneath elevated highways, rail lines, and freeways can create unique environments, writes SmithGroupJJR's Valerie Berstene.

Smart Buildings | Aug 21, 2015

Federal Alliance for Safe Homes offers plan to strengthen codes for disaster resilience

Some states losing ground on resilience, group says

Cultural Facilities | Aug 19, 2015

Proposed “High Line” in Mexico City pays homage to Aztec aqueduct

Plans for Mexico City’s elevated park include an amphitheatre and al fresco cafés.

boombox1 - default
boombox2 -
native1 -

More In Category

AEC Tech

Lack of organizational readiness is biggest hurdle to artificial intelligence adoption

Managers of companies in the industrial sector, including construction, have bought the hype of artificial intelligence (AI) as a transformative technology, but their organizations are not ready to realize its promise, according to research from IFS, a global cloud enterprise software company. An IFS survey of 1,700 senior decision-makers found that 84% of executives anticipate massive organizational benefits from AI. 




halfpage1 -

Most Popular Content

  1. 2021 Giants 400 Report
  2. Top 150 Architecture Firms for 2019
  3. 13 projects that represent the future of affordable housing
  4. Sagrada Familia completion date pushed back due to coronavirus
  5. Top 160 Architecture Firms 2021