article_snippet: The 10 miles of parkland and public open space that skirt in a U-shape around Manhattan will in fact be used to camouflage raised barriers and deployable walls that will be essential to battle rising waters in the event of a storm.
article_snippet: The project by Danish designers, the Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), aims to create a protective ribbon around lower Manhattan, shielding buildings from flood and storm surges.
article_snippet: The Dryline project created by the Bjarke Ingels Group, will provide a protective ribbon around the banks of Manhattan to protect a protective ribbon around the banks of Manhattan from flooding .
article_snippet: The aptly named Dryline shows how the Manhattan coastline will be defended from floodwater by use of a series of berms or raised shelves.
article_snippet: Deployable walls, clever planting, kiosks, sport areas, cycle routes and walkways have also been incorporated into the scheme that will defend Manhattan.
article_snippet: You won't see it as a flood wall that separates the life of Manhattan from the water,' Bjarke Ingels told Dezeen.
article_snippet: When you go there you'll see landscape, you'll see pavilions, but all of this will secretly be the infrastructure that protects Manhattan from flooding.'
article_snippet: Mr Ingels said: 'When you go there you'll see landscape, you'll see pavilions, but all of this will secretly be the infrastructure that protects Manhattan from flooding.'
article_snippet: Bjarke Ingels said: 'When you go there you'll see landscape, you'll see pavilions, but all of this will secretly be the infrastructure that protects Manhattan from flooding.'
highlights_snippet: The 10 mile long waterfront park disguises flood defences that form a ribbon of protection around lower Manhattan .
  