Pervious Paving

Turning Infrastructure Into Amenity

As part of its ongoing series on "Reimagining Infrastructure", Orion Magazine features five projects that show how a new generation of infrastructure projects are creatively integrating form with function to create community amenities.

September 10, 2013 - Orion Magazine

Imagining An Alternative to the Parking Lot

Eran Ben-Joseph pens an opinion piece in The New York Times calling for the transformation of the parking lot to capture its true value as a public space.

March 27, 2012 - The New York Times

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