The Houston Resilience Hub Network Master Plan aims to mitigate the disproportionate impact of disasters on vulnerable communities by establishing a network of strategically located facilities. These hubs offer vital resources and support during routine operations, emergencies, and recovery phases.
The network comprises four interconnected components: Hubs (primary facilities and coordination centers), Super Spots (large-scale community resource centers), Spots (neighborhood-level services), and Spokes (infrastructure connecting these facilities). This system functions year-round across three phases: steady-state periods for community building and preparedness, disaster response for emergency coordination, and recovery for long-term rebuilding efforts.
With climate-resilient design and a focus on education and training, the plan strengthens community resilience, particularly in marginalized areas, serving as a national model for disaster preparedness and recovery.
Dubai Opera District
The elegant and the everyday coexist harmoniously in Dubai’s new Opera District, is a stylish cultural destination set to promote culture and the arts, stimulate global exchange, encourage local talent, and serve as a vibrant events venue. Dramatic view corridors lead to both to the opera house and to the adjacent spectacle of the world’s tallest building—the ...
East Blocks
50 years in the making, East Blocks envisions a new mixed-use neighborhood spanning 10 blocks of EaDo near Downtown Houston—building. Located within an already diverse, eclectic, and walkable arts and entertainment district, the design celebrates the neighborhood’s history as an industrial hub.
East Blocks will be developed in a multiphase process over ...
Guangzhou Axis District Planning
The Guangzhou Green Axis District Urban Design paved the way for new growth in one of China’s major metropolitan areas by bringing nature into the city, connecting people to the river and CBD, and providing a major park and open space for all ages. In the early 2000s, when the project commenced, Guangzhou was a rapidly growing city of approximately 8 million. ...
Shekou Promenade
A gateway for China’s open-door policy, Shekou has revitalized its fragmented and hazardous coastline into a dynamic six-kilometer promenade that masterfully captures the area’s cultural and natural essence.
The promenade repurposes the disconnected former industrial waterfront into a celebrated open space system with new recreation programs...