Matthijs Bouw

Matthijs Bouw, is an Associate Professor of Practice of Landscape Architecture, a Rockefeller Urban Resilience Fellow, and a Fellow for Risk and Resilience of the McHarg Center at the University of Pennsylvania. He is also a founder of One Architecture & Urbanism, an award-winning architecture and planning firm, established in 1995, with offices in New York City and Amsterdam. His projects in the U.S. include continuing planning work for Climate-Ready Boston and climate-resilience plans for New York City.

Managing the Climate Crisis: Designing and Building for Floods, Heat, Drought, and Wildfire

The climate, relatively stable for centuries, is entering a new phase. In 2020, 22 major weather and climate events in the U.S. resulted in 262 deaths, with each causing more than $1 billion in damages. This trend is continuing with heat waves, extended droughts, extended wildfire seasons, and increased coastal and river flooding.