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V O L . X X V N O. X V J U LY 2 2 , 2 0 1 9 20 R E A L E S TAT E / C O N S T R U C T I O N / D E S I G N T wo large renderings share space next to each other in the Portland office of Aceto Landscape Architects + Urbanists. One is of the 500-acre landscape design for e Downs mixed-use project that's in the first phase of development. e other is the design that won Portland's Bayside Adapt Challenge two years ago. e Downs is underway. e Bayside design, which includes removing Interstate 295, will likely never become a reality, but both are basically the same, say Nick and Caitlin Aceto, founding part- ners of the firm. "is is the way we work," says Nick Aceto. While much climate change discussion revolves around slowing its pace, those who design buildings, landscapes and urban areas are also working out how to adapt to inevi- table changes brought on by warmer temperatures, more severe weather and rising sea levels. "I think anyone who's experienced one of the king tide events on the pen- insula realizes the sea is rising," says Jeff Levine, Portland's director of planning and urban development. Particularly in the Bayside neighborhood, along the Back Cove, those tides often lead to extensive flooding on Marginal Way and other low-lying areas of Bayside. e contest won by Aceto in 2017 was, in part, to bring public attention to the need for adaptive planning. Solutions, adaption the same Designing to adapt is nothing new to landscape and building architects. At Kaplan ompson's office on Exchange Street in Portland, principal Jesse ompson spreads photos of the Parris Terraces condominium develop- ment in Bayside on the table. woodardcurran.com 207-774-2112 At Woodard & Curran, there's nothing we love more than a tough engineering challenge. We handle a wide range of water and environmental issues – solving complex problems with creativity and tenacity. That's how we make a difference to our clients, people, and planet. F O C U S P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY Left to right, Nick and Caitlin Aceto, founding partners of Aceto Landscape Architects + Urbanists; Seth Kimball, principal; and Charlotte Evanofski, landscape architect, in Portland's Bayside neighborhood. Future-proofing development Designers are ready for climate change B y M a u r e e n M i l l i k e n