What to Do With the Thousands Displaced by Hurricane Sandy?
House Wanted
Just as states were assessing the housing crisis, a nor’easter forced new evacuations. By Malcolm Jones.
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In 2007 New York City’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) sponsored a contest. “What if New York City …?” invited architects, designers, and planners to design temporary housing that could serve dense urban spaces in the wake of a Category 3 hurricane.