LandscapeWebinars.org hosted Dr. Newman and Qiao on June 5 for a live and recorded session titled "Structural and Non-Structural Mechanisms for Flood Resilient Design." The course discussed practical design principles for combating flooding and sea level rise.

Dr. Galen Newman, PLA, FASLA, FCELA and Zixu Qiao, Founder and LandSpace Architecture collaborated to deliver a session of cohesion, digestible examples, and practical case studies. The pair explained why flood resilient design is necessary, the science behind it, and data on sea level rise, percentage of the U.S. population on coastlines, and what they did in League City, Texas.
The webinar was concise while still clearly explaining the application of structural and non-structural mechanisms in a variety of projects across the globe. Their book, "Landscape Architecture for Sea Level Rise Innovative Global Solutions" was referenced but more so in the sense that Landscape Architects can use this toolkit in their own designs and practices.

This CEU worth course includes one credit for LA/CES HSW, APLD, PGMS, and NALP and is available OnDemand for viewing. Click here to sign up: https://landscapewebinars.org/landscape-webinars/webinar/structural-and-nonstructural-mechanisms-for-flood-resilient-design

Webinar Description:
This presentation showcases innovative measures for combating flooding
and sea level rise.

 




It identifies the appropriate mixture of integrated, multi-scalar flood protection mechanisms to reduce flood impacts. Illustrative, global cases identify and catalogue practical and innovative structural, non-structural, and hybrid mechanisms to combat flooding and sea level rise.




Alternative flood risk reduction mechanisms are extracted and analyzed to develop approaches to increase flood resilience which can be applied to help proctor new and protect existing communities. As a result of the information presented, a set of tools, typologies, and program options are categorized and described. A new design theory, the urban periculum, is then presented.




Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the myriad of problems associated with flood risk and future climate circumstances.
2. Apply structural and nonstructural mechanisms to design to help mitigate flood threat circumstances.
3. Evaluate the impacts of existing and proposed designs through quantitative and qualitative outputs.

Galen Newman / Zixu Qiao
Dr. Galen D. Newman, FASLA, FCELA, is Professor and Head in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning (LAUP) at Texas A&M University as well as the Youngblood Endowed Professor of Residential Land Development. Dr. Newman's research interests include community resilience, urban regeneration, land use science, spatial analytics, and built environment performance. His work has been published in many high-quality peer-reviewed outlets (nearly 140 journal articles and 3 books) and has been funded through numerous internal and external funding sources including the National Science Foundation and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences totaling over 73 million. He has also won many national and international awards/recognitions for his research and teaching.

Zixu Qiao is a visionary landscape architect, educator, and founder of LandSpace Architecture and LandArch.org. Her work bridges design innovation, climate adaptation, and visual communication. She is the co-author of the award-winning book Landscape Architecture for Sea Level Rise: Innovative Global Solutions, which received the ASLA Professional Award and the EDRA Great Places Book Award. Through her global online platforms, she shares cutting-edge design tutorials, mapping techniques, and AI applications in landscape and urban design. Passionate about education and climate resilience, Zixu actively lectures internationally and empowers young designers through workshops, exhibitions, and mentorship.

Click here to learn more about this session with this video: https://landscapewebinars.org/videos/1461.mp4