Author Archives: Jon

Phoenix Apartments – tree box filter update

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Jon

This tree box filter by StormTree was installed as a cost-effective water quality & infiltration tool at the Phoenix Apartments affordable housing project in Providence. More details and construction install pictures here.

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Old urbanism: Warren, RI

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Jon
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Concord Riverwalk

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Jon

MBD provided site sustainability consulting for Concord Riverwalk, and last week we had the pleasure of touring the project for the first time since its completion. Although difficult to see the site/landscaping due to snow, the project was stunning

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World Landscape Architecture Features The Steel Yard

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Jon

Nice profile of the Steel Yard by World Landscape Architecture – including a few sweet pictures – check it out HERE!

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ABC National News Shipping Container Architecture Article (including Box Office)

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Jon

On November 23 ABC National News featured the Box Office, home to Morris Beacon Design (we were also the project’s civil engineer), as part of an article about shipping container architecture in the US.  Read it here…

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Construction Update: Olney Village

Posted on November 16, 2012 by Jon

In-progress bioretention construction at Olney Village, a Providence scattered site affordable housing infill project for Olneyville Housing with ICON Architecture. This site includes 13 units in four new buildings, one building is mixed-use with a m

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Construction update: tree box filter in Providence

Posted on November 10, 2012 by Jon

Pics are below from a recently installed tree box filter at a 29-site affordable housing rehab project in Providence. The unit by Storm-Tree will filter and infiltrate runoff from a small 9-space parking lot next to a rehabbed mixed-use building, … Continue reading →

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Paul Cuffee School Awarded EPA Cleanup Grant

Posted on May 30, 2012 by Jon

I was thrilled to attend yesterday’s ceremony honoring the announcement of EPA funding for the Paul Cuffee School brownfield remediation project – which will transform a Providence brownfield into a new parking lot and playing field for the exist

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Cottages on Greene – a Year Later

Posted on May 18, 2012 by Jon

2011 CNU Charter Award honorary mention – holding up quite well as residents settle in.

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The Box Office in Jan/Feb Better Cities & Towns

Posted on February 4, 2012 by Jon

Better Cities and Towns, the new incarnation of New Urban News, featured an in-depth story on the Box Office in their latest issue including interviews with Jonathan Ford, Peter Gill Case, and Joe Haskett. Read the story below or check … Continue reading →

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