The document discusses several potential "black swan event" scenarios that could impact Brooklyn Heights, including: 1) "Hyper Flora" - Plants evolving to grow extremely quickly and overtake human structures, forcing people to adapt around unchecked natural growth. 2) "Crumbling Bedrock" - Parts of Brooklyn were constructed on reclaimed land with manmade bedrock that could fracture during natural events, threatening infrastructure. 3) "Zombie Hazard" - How would residents of Brooklyn Heights defend historic buildings and find shelter if a zombie invasion occurred.

1. Cross Disciplinary Studio Project III Ideation
Black Swan Events in
Brooklyn Heights
Team 3
Jianan Gu
Soham Khadatare
Brian L. Krohnengold

2. Hyper Flora
The idea outlining this scenario involves the entirety of the earth’s flora
quickly evolving to a point where it both extremely powerful and fast growing.
Essentially it imagines a world in which plantlife can no longer be feasibly
removed or destroyed without it quickly reconstituting itself and overgrowing
human made structures.
The result is a scenario in which humankind is forced to adapt around natural
growth, rather then plow over it as desired.

3. Hyper Flora
The immediate considerations
regarding this scenario concern how
humans are forced to reconsider
habitation, transportation, and a bevy
of other issues in a natural world
which hinders our preconceived
notions of construction.

4. Alien Invasion
NewYork has been the centre of Alien Invasion
Movies, Fiction and Theories. What exactly do we
consider as aliens? Extraterrestrial beings? Or
humans we don’t understand?

5. Crumbling
Bedrock
Parts of Brooklyn and NewYork have been made on
reclaimed land which means that the bedrock is
manmade. As to all man made things, it is fragile
and can fracture due to natural activities.

6. Hunger
With wealth comes abundance. Abundance of
resources and access. How does a wealthy
neighbourhood cope with something as preliminary
as food in the face of a shortage?

7. Crime
Brooklyn Heights is generally considered a safe
neighborhood. And the crime rate here is relatively
lower than other areas in Brooklyn. What if here
comes a group of criminals in this peaceful
neighborhood?
Caution! Here is a dangerous place now!

8. Zombie Hazard
How do people in the most expensive part of
Brooklyn defend against zombies?
Can those historic buildings withstand such an
invasion and protect their owners?
Where can be the best shelter?