Living Breakwaters—SCAPE‘s proposal to protect to the South Shore of Staten Island with a reef of living oysters—has picked up another accolade. First, the plan scored federal funds in the Department of Housing and Urban Development‘s Rebuild By Design competition, and now it has won the 2014 Buckminster Fuller Challenge. The competition was launched in 2007 to honor ideas from architects, engineers, scientists, designers, activists, planners, and entrepreneurs that addresses “humanity’s most pressing problems.”

In a statement, Kate Orff, the founder of SCAPE, said “Living Breakwaters hopefully represents a paradigm shift in how we collectively address climate risks, by focusing on regenerating waterfront communities and social systems, and enhancing threatened ecosystems.” A $100,000 grant is provided to help develop and implement the winning proposal.

For more on SCAPE’s design, and to learn about what’s next for Rebuild By Design, see AN‘s coverage of the competition.

[h/t The Dirt.]