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June 17, 2026

Justin Brazier

 

Justin Brazier is a licensed architect and researcher at the Urban Risk Lab focusing on physical and spatial implementation. His work investigates architectural interventions and an expanded definition of community resilience, working at the intersection of climate, culture, and spatial politics.

He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Architectural Design from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2018), where he received the Academic and Community Leadership Award. He received his Master of Architecture from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2024), where he was an inaugural Morningside Academy for Design Fellow and recipient of the Alpha Rho Chi Medal for service, leadership, and professional promise.

 
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The MIT campus sits on reclaimed land, originally tidal flats. Since reclamation, both the city and the campus have grown at a rapid pace during the past 100 years. With sea-level rise, increased precipitation, and the associated risk of increasing s
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“Post-Quake: Faster the Recovery, Bigger the Victory!" Games are shown to be more effective in teaching disaster response, transforming the problem into an approachable, thought-provoking, and fun scenario without trivializing the disaster
"SWEPT! Taking Recovery Housing by Storm" Games are shown to be more effective in teaching disaster response, transforming the problem into an approachable, thought-provoking, and fun scenario without trivializing the disaster experience.
"Where There's Smoke: a cooperative not-just-another-disaster game" Games are shown to be more effective in teaching disaster response, transforming the problem into an approachable, thought-provoking, and fun scenario without trivializing
Repost from @aloha_amor_lily • Who says that work and play can't mix? Yesterday, I got to play test the disaster games that our students designed for 4.270 Innovation for Disaster Relief and Preparedness. There were 3 scenarios, and thus ther
So proud to be a part of the amazing team who worked together the past 2yrs to make the guide happen! The Urban Risk Lab’s contribution was the introductory chapter that lays out Puerto Rico’s past and future hazards, risks and vulnerabil
Sending off our summer intern, Celia Sanchez-Zelaya today! She presented her summer research poster on disaster mitigation strategies yesterday at the 2019 MSRP Poster Session. #mitmsrp
Urban Risk Lab’s David Moses presenting a sampler of lab projects - RiskMap, FluxMap, PrepHub Nepal, FEMA Alternatives to Post-Disaster Housing - at the Boston x Netherlands event last night at the BSA Space
At this weekend's PREPHub design charrette at PSU, Portland residents contributed amazing energy and many ideas on disaster preparedness and public space design. Excited to be working with so many committed residents on this project!
What should housing preparedness and recovery look like in your community? The Urban Risk Lab's Larisa Ovalles last week in Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, working on local planning for housing resilience and recovery. This is one of several pilots being host
Friday afternoon brainstorm on Japanese disaster preparedness parks #bosaikoen
4 years after the ‪#nepalearthquake‬: The Prephub Nepal pilot provides access to a safe water within a restored and updated paati (community pavilion). During disasters it acts as an emergency back-up with access to water, power and emergency supplie
Risk Map testing for evacuation shelter management in Kumamoto, Japan. 13,500 people participated in the city-wide drill.
Urban Risk Lab featured in Architecture and Action, edited by @ichernyakova and Meejin Yoon
The Risk Lab’s @lizzieyarina talking preparedness and adaptation in US island territories at #aag

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