West Palm Beach Shore to Core

Rising Tides

Resilient Waterfront

As the climate shifts, waterfront communities demand new approaches to planning and urban design. Often, however, urban design approaches in these communities focus only on barrier strategies that seek to set back rising tides. UltraBarrio’s plan for West Palm Beach equips the city with strategies for resilience grounded in the cycle of activities that constitute the community’s social infrastructure. 

Cultivating social cohesion by folding together natural systems, architecture, and urban design produces powerful opportunities for developing adaptable and responsive solutions to the uncertain conditions of the future.

‘Shore to Core asks: How can we recreate an urban core so its design is intelligent, flexible, and responsive to the needs of residents and visitors?’