Dynamic zone – 0-4.1M above 2006 sea level • Projected to flood every 43 years in 2020, 19 years in 2050, and 4 years in 2080 • The low ground/watery area, some will become permanently under water – some will be regularly inundated • New urbanisms will be created in the area of flux – change is inevitable, [...]

Intermediate zone – 4.2-15M above 2006 sea level • The middle ground, not projected to flood before 2080 • Existing density will be modified per market demands to environmentally responsive standards Design Insertions: • Evacuation Centers at schools arenas • Immigration Center to process Climatechange refugees (split between intermediate ground at JFK and floating water-access in the bay)

A means of increasing density on the glacial moraine ridge of Brooklyn and Queens; the Cemetower turns cemeteries into bioclimatic vertical structures with plantings at the perimeter and Spanish-style stacked grave sites at the interior.