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Working in the Bahamas our team is advancing #hurricanestrong house 3

Progress! Post Dorian rebuild in the Bahamas is rolling along. We have set new standards with this build for 220 mph wind speeds well above the island requirements. The project will be passive, harvest rainwater and solar powered. The project will introduce several new measures to the build.

And the conversation continues. Join in tonight discussing how to adapt is part of our work and a passion of our Director Illya Azaroff, FAIA https://calendar.aiany.org//fight-or-flight-navigating-ro/

Bahamas House is underway. This all hazard Hurricane strong home is a replacement for one lost to Hurricane Dorian. Stay tuned for more as we work with our local collaborative team. #hurricanestrong #blueprintforbetter

FELLOWS! Congratulations to our founding Director Illya Azaroff FAIA! For being elevated to the college of fellows of the AIA. Congratulations! This honor is given to Architects who have made significant contributions to the profession and society and who exemplify architectural excellence can become a member of the AIA College of Fellows. Only 3 percent of the AIA members have this distinction https://www.aia.org/college-of-fellows

Checkout our work with communites on the North Shore building Cultural significant Community Resilience Hubs. #KCRH join in! We are thrilled to share our experience with colleagues throughout the islands as we work to build #resilient capacity for some of the most vulnerable communities in America. https://www.aiahonolulu.org/events/EventDetails.aspx

From our community partners: Acquiring this land puts the community in a spiritual relationship with the land that can never be broken. As the new stewards, it is up to us to cherish and protect this Kuleana. Such a great moment. City Council Heidi Tsuneyoshi and Sam Makairan joined State Senior Gil Riviere in the community blessing, and Oli led by Cy Bridges. Project Kuleana led the blessing with song and Hula. A great day for the #KCRH, our work is moving forward.

Oli, a blessing was intoned by our community partners to enter the #KCRH project site. The Oli is asking for the land and ancestors to permit the community become part of the future of this place. The Oli was created by Cy Bridges a recognized cultural historian in Hawaii who grew up in Ko’olauoa. This is a major step for our work and the future of the Community Resilience Hub. Community leaders and families that can trace their lineage back 100s of years and government representation all sang the Oli to start the relationship with the past.

After such devastation from Hurricane Dorian we finally have started the build of Hurricane strong house Bahamas. This collaboration serves as another artifact in how to build to meet further shocks and stresses.....

More good news for the LAB team. NSF the National Science Foundation has awarded a team led by our Director Illya Azaroff a research Grant for a resilience mobility hub. The team is with STANTEC, CUNY City Tech, NYCHA, social scientist, economist, transportation experts and community groups. The Civic Innovation Challenge examines a new way forward for communities hit by the pandemic and this type of social impact inquiry and design are part of our DNA at the LAB. #resilienrfutures

Continued good news for our director. Over the course of the last year, during the pandemic, we have learned a great deal about who we are, what our role in the world has been, and what our role can be, said Azaroff. We can now recognize that there are better ways to engage the world in our work and in how we engage with one another. Focusing on the future to create a blueprint for a better world is our mandate as AIA New York State. Illya Azaroff, AIA http://www.aiany.org//aiany-member-illya-azaroff-aia-to-s/

Virtual site meetings for our projects have become quite common these days. Staying safe and moving retrofits and renovations along relies on solid technology, good connecting and good communication skills. Thriving through covid through adaptation at the LAB

It has been an honor to advise the new administration Creating a resilient, regenerate future requires immediate and substantive action. We must face the challenges of climate change head on, for the health, safety and welfare of our communities. These recommended actions, once adopted, will initiate a wave of positive change and cascading transformation, to and for all _Illya Azaroff AIA https://resilientcitiesnetwork.org/resilience-21/

Interrelated and cross cutting elements related to risk is something we at the LAB study and use in our work with #communities We are committed to creating a #resileintfuture for all.

https://www.aianys.org Installation of officers for 2021 includes our director as the states president representing over 9000 AIA members. Our team at the LAB are thrilled to support hi. In his new leadership role. #resilientfutures #goIllyago