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New Urbanist Civil Engineering News Feed http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog Views from Morris Beacon Design Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Cottages on Greene – a Year Later http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=394 http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=394#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 18:45:38 +0000 Jon http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=394 2011 CNU Charter Award honorary mention - holding up quite well as residents settle in.

]]> http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=394 0 The Box Office in Jan/Feb Better Cities & Towns http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=354 http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=354#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:16:38 +0000 Jon http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=354 Continue reading →]]> 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 out the full B

]]> http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=354 0 Jonathan Ford’s “Great Places in Balance With Nature” Featured on Planetizen http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=351 http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=351#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:29:22 +0000 Jon http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=351 Jonathan Ford's "Great Places in Balance With Nature: Beyond LID" article was featured on Planetizen today - read the article here.

]]> http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=351 0 Post-Industrial “LID”: a Design Opportunity http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=311 http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=311#comments Tue, 20 Dec 2011 19:14:16 +0000 Jon http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=311 Those who know me know my frustration with the current implementation of Low Impact Development (LID) as an one size fits all application of evolved stormwater management tools within the same old disconnected land use framework. Halfway so

]]> http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=311 0 Steel Yard on the Cover of Landscape Architecture Magazine http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=304 http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=304#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:32:54 +0000 Jon http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=304

]]> http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=304 0 We’ve Moved! http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=294 http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=294#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:46:22 +0000 Jon http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=294 Continue reading →]]> MBD is thrilled to now call the Box Office home. The Box Office is a new office building constructed from 32 recycled shipping containers in the West End of Providence. As part of the project's design team, MBD contributed to the design, permi

]]> http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=294 0 MBD at Build Boston: November 16 http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=290 http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=290#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 15:41:51 +0000 Jon http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=290 Jonathan Ford will be speaking at Build Boston on Wednesday, November 16 at 1:00 pm along with Don Powers, Dan Gainsboro, and Len Iannuccilli as part of the "Principles of Cottage Court Development" session. Hope to see you there!

]]> http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=290 0 Simsbury, CT Stormwater Article Update http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=281 http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=281#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:26:29 +0000 Jon http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=281 On September 30, MBD completed work on a stormwater ordinance and design guidelines for Simsbury, Connecticut. The work is unique in its approach, funded by CT DEP as an LID program but transcending one-size-fits-all LID to integrate the most adv

]]> http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=281 0 Cottages on Greene in HUD “Breakthroughs” Newsletter http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=278 http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=278#comments Wed, 12 Oct 2011 13:39:39 +0000 Jon http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=278 Cottages on Greene, a recently completed affordable housing cottage court development in East Greenwich, RI, was featured in this month's HUD Breakthroughs newsletter. The article can be viewed here, or read the full text by clicking below: Co

]]> http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=278 0 Box Office Wins 2011 RI Monthly Gold Design Award http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=269 http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=269#comments Sat, 01 Oct 2011 01:41:56 +0000 Jon http://www.morrisbeacon.com/blog/?p=269 MBD is thrilled to announce The Box Office is a winner of a 2011 Rhode Island Monthly Gold Design Award! Congrats to the team, especially mastermind Peter Gill Case ofTruthbox Architects and architect Joe Haskett of Distill Studio. Click here

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