Ryan Resilience Lab — Ryan Resilience Lab
The Ryan Resilience Lab, an $8 million environmental education building sited in a floodplain in Norfolk, Virginia's North Colley neighborhood, opened in 2024 for the nonprofit Elizabeth River Project, designed by Work Program Architects to demonstrate flood-resilient construction alongside on-site signage, displays, and rotating art exhibits.
| Venue | Ryan Resilience Lab |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Building |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2024 |
| Technologies | flood-resilient construction |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| work-program-architects | Architecture |
Description
A finalist in the Urban Design category of Fast Company's 2024 Innovation by Design Awards. Sources describe on-site signage, displays, and art exhibits but do not name a separate exhibit-design firm distinct from Work Program Architects; only the architecture credit is sourced here.
Sources
- https://elizabethriver.org/ryan-resilience-lab/
- https://wparch.com/projects/civic/elizabeth-river-project-ryan-resilience-lab/
- https://wparch.com/elizabeth-river-projects-ryan-resilience-lab-is-a-finalist-in-fast-companys-2024-innovation-by-design-awards/
- https://www.fastcompany.com/91129825/urban-design-innovation-by-design-2024