Superstorm Sandy inundated Lower Manhattan, causing billions in property and infrastructure damage.To protect against future flooding, storm surges, and sea level rise, landscape architects are developing an innovative mix of green and grey solutions along the southern coast of Manhattan.These are not nature-based solutions but forms of armor. And designers are showing how this armature can be woven into the public realm, creating new kinds of infrastructure.Smart design is resulting in retractable gates and walls, landscaped berms, and raised platforms. No concrete walls separating communities from each other or the waterfront here.These projects are being led by AECOM, SCAPE, BIG/CSM, and MNLA. Read more in ASLA's THE DIRT: https://bit.ly/4e71NfRImage Credit: Brooklyn Bridge and Montgomery Coastal Resilience (Gates open) / AECOM; East Side Coastal Resilience Program / MNLA; Rockefeller Park: Proposed wall design / SCAPE and BIG/CSM