Before and After Green – Georgia Silvera Seamans

Before & After Green: Domenici U.S. Courthouse Water Retrofit

Image: Pete V. Domenici U.S. Courthouse pre-construction, courtesy of Biohabitats, Inc. Image: Pete V. Domenici U.S. Courthouse post-construction, courtesy of Biohabitats, Inc. A conventional landscape of “turf grass, impermeable paving, and high water-use plants” in arid Albuquerque was retrofitted with water sustainability in mind by Rios Clementi Hale Studios (Lead Landscape Architect) and Biohabitats, Inc. […]

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Before & After Green: Seoul’s Cheonggyecheon Stream

Image: Frame house along Seikei-Sen (Cheonggyecheon), circa 1910-1945 via Wikimedia Commons (source) Cheonggyechon Stream in downtown Seoul was a free-flowing waterway before it was decked between 1958 and 1977 then topped with a freeway between 1967 and 1977. Image: Seoul elevated freeway and decking above Cheonggyecheon Stream, 2003 via LAF (source) Image: Cheonggyecheon Streambed restoration, […]

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Before & After Green: Halcyon Commons

Image: The original site – a parking lot, all photographs courtesy of John Steere Halycon Commons is located in South Berkeley. The green space was once a 28-space parking lot. The impetus for the project came during the June 1992 solstice block party which was made possible by a temporary street closing. Residents wondered what […]

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Before & After Green: East River Stormwater Vegetative Control

Image: East 120 Street and Paladino, pre-construction, courtesy of TreesNY NYC has a combined sewer system which overflows during heavy rain (and snow). The city relies on both grey and green infrastructure to mitigate stormwater flows. One example of the latter is the Stormwater Vegetative Control or SVC project at East 120 Street and Paladino […]

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