SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC

We're happy to close out the year with award wins for several projects, spanning engineering, communications, public practice, and more: ✨ 2023 Coastal Master Plan LCASLA Awards Honor Award: Communications https://lnkd.in/eN79HWf7 ✨ Brookley by the Bay LCASLA Awards Merit Award: General Design, Unbuilt https://lnkd.in/eq8gvUBG ✨ Gowanus CSO Tank Facility & Salt Lot NYC Public Design Commission Awards for Excellence in Design https://lnkd.in/eAEkYP9J ✨ Living Breakwaters ACEC NY: Engineering Excellence Awards Diamond Award: Water Resources https://lnkd.in/ex4kvphX ✨ China Basin Park ASCE San Francisco Section Awards Outstanding Parks and Recreation Project https://lnkd.in/eju5-A2Q Congratulations to the teams behind each project, our clients and collaborators, and fellow honorees!

In 2012, floodwaters from Superstorm Sandy "mangled shoreline houses and swept into the low-lying streets of Tottenville and other towns," writes James S. Russell, FAIA in Bloomberg CityLab. "The piles of stones before me represent an innovative $111 million effort to make sure that disaster does not repeat itself. Called Living Breakwaters, it’s a network of artificial reefs designed to shatter future storm surge waves, reducing their damaging height and momentum. Every stone of Living Breakwaters — 2,400 linear feet — has been carefully shaped and positioned. The spaces between the reefs were calibrated to so that floodwaters would not get trapped inside, while waves pushing around them would collide with each other, depriving them of energy." Read the full story below. Learn more about Living Breakwaters on SCAPE's website: https://lnkd.in/ex4kvphX

By foot and by kayak, equipped with underwater microphones and waterproof recording equipment, SCAPE Associate Andrew Wright listened to the wetlands, waves, parks, and neighborhoods of Jamaica Bay.   As part of SCAPE’s second annual SEED research grant program, Andrew spent a week collecting more than six hours of field recordings. Drawing on his training as both a musician and a landscape architect, he used these recordings to create an original audio composition that illuminates the physical, ecological, and infrastructural juxtapositions that define the Bay.   Andrew’s interdisciplinary project engages active, creative listening as an alternative strategy to document landscapes and inspires new possibilities for incorporating sound into the design process. Listen to the full piece and watch where each sound was recorded: https://lnkd.in/eD6PqS4q

Malt Drive Park in Long Island City, Queens is now open to the public! Named for the former beer distribution center that once occupied the site, Malt Drive Park is a key piece in a network of waterfront spaces along the East River and Newtown Creek in Hunter's Point South. The park features a range of amenities for parkgoers to enjoy, including social seating and play structures, a civic grove and dog run, an open lawn with expansive views of the water, and industrial artifacts reclaimed during construction. Through its sculpted topography, Malt Drive Park also mitigates flood risk. The park is raised to a higher elevation at building entries, and gradually slopes down toward Newtown Creek. This approach reduces risk to the buildings, while ensuring that visitors can still experience the ecology of the water’s edge. 📷: Ty Cole Client: TF Cornerstone Collaborators: SLCE Architects, Rossenwasser / Grossman Consulting Engineers, Cosentini Associates, Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers, Philip Habib and Associates, F2 Environmental, Hines Inc

SCAPE is seeking a Marketing Coordinator to join our team in New York City or New Orleans. Ideal candidates have a minimum of two years of experience working in a marketing and/or communications team in the design field. ⏰ Applications are due by Friday, November 15 at 6PM EST. 🔗 Apply here: https://lnkd.in/emBTHZk6

Join SCAPE Associate Tal Fuerst, WEDG at the #VisionZeroCities conference this Friday. Learn more: visionzerocities.org

Today’s the day! I’m looking forward to sharing some of what our team at SCAPE Landscape Architecture DPC has been working on to protect and increase biodiversity for lower Manhattan. Session starts at 3:45. Kirk Gordon Sarah Fisher Curtin American Society of Landscape Architects ASLA-NY Battery Park City Authority #biodiversity #ASLA

Join our team! Apply by October 14.

Looking forward to learning together at ASLA 2024! At this year’s American Society of Landscape Architects conference in Washington, D.C., join SCAPE at four different panels, a practice basecamp, and book signings. Here's where and when you can find us: https://lnkd.in/eaBZ4sr7

Manresa Island, a former industrial power plant site in Connecticut, is transforming into a 125-acre thriving and accessible park designed by SCAPE. The park unlocks 1.75 miles of Norwalk's waterfront access for the first time in nearly 75 years. Manresa Island holds centuries of history and ecological significance. For 60 years, it was home to a power plant that caused significant ecological concerns. Today, the island has grown to over 125 acres due to industrial fill and is undergoing a natural resurgence, with thriving ecosystems and rich biodiversity. SCAPE's design for the park includes water access, public swimming, playspace, recreational and ecological experiences, and a network of new walking paths. The plan incorporates remediation strategies that will revive Manresa’s coastal ecosystems and preserve its post-industrial landscapes. This one-of-a-kind park is advanced by the non-profit organization Manresa Island Corp. Beginning in early 2025, SCAPE and Manresa Island Corp. will guide a community engagement process to advance a design that prioritizes sustainability, resilience and dynamic ecological design. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eJTY69dQ — Client: Manresa Island Corp. Collaborators: BIG - Bjarke Ingels Group AKRF eDesign Dynamics Directional Logic Halvorson | Tighe & Bond Studio HR&A Advisors Virginia Hanusik