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Visionaire Green Roof Sky Island

Mark Morrison and Anne Vaterlaus co-authored a paper titled “Sky Island at the Visionaire,” the cover and feature article in the most recent “Living Architecture Monitor Magazine” published September 2011. The article describes the structural and design challenges encountered by Mark K. Morrison Landscape Architecture and Windsway Construction in converting a conventional extensive green roof to a highly-designed intensive green roof system.  The roof terrace, completed in June 2010, incorporates a wide variety of ornamental plants as well as a fruit orchard, espaliered pear trees, an herb garden, and a vegetable garden.  In addition to describing the design of productive planting systems, the article speaks to the ecological benefits of bio-diverse planting systems within the urban environment. Click here to read the digital copy of the magazine
PS 62R
 P.S. 62R, Staten Island, NY

MKMLA PC is pleased to announce we are the Landscape Architectural Consultant on Skidmore, Owings + Merrill, LLP's winning team to design a new net-zero energy NYC primary school in the Richmond section of Staten Island.  The landscape architectural components of this project will include ‘Living Courtyards’ that will host urban farming where students will grow and harvest seasonal vegetables, herbs, and flowers; green roofs; a green schoolyard and a playground.  

PS 6 Green Roof

P.S. 6, Eric Dutt Eco Center Green Roof, Manhattan

The first New York City public school with an intensive green roof opened on June 14.  The project includes a Greenhouse Classroom, Covered Outdoor Classroom, Pond, Dry Stream Bed, Solar Panels and Wind Turbine.  MKMLA collaborated with the Downtown Group Architects and served as the project Landscape Architects.  MKMLA supplied plants and assisted children with planting the vegetable garden as part of the dedication ceremony. Please see our P.S. 6 project page for more info. The opening of P.S. 6's Eric Dutt Eco Center was featured in the NY Daily News: "Upper East Side's P.S. 6 opens rooftop garden in honor of science teacher who died too soon"
   

Other News:

Anne Vaterlaus, RLA is now a Licensed Landscape Architect in Rhode Island

Blake Morrison is now a certified Green Roof Professional

Jennifer Nitzky was recently highlighted in ASLA's LAND online newsletter Member Profiles: Children’s Outdoor Environments.

Len Hopper recently completed his latest text: Graphic Standards Field Guide to Hardscape - purchase it now from our site!

MKMLA is currently designing the streetscape and  5,000sf  green roof garden for a new cancer center on the Lawrence Hospital campus in Bronxville, NY.

Len Hopper presented "A Sustainable Approach to Site Grading and Earthworks" for the Institute for Design Professionals in Syracuse, NY on May 17 and in NYC on May 19.

The Fisher's Island Recreational Path is now open - the 4 mile multi-use path complements the existing natural and rural seaside character of the island while maximizing path users’ safety.

For a full list of recent press releases, go to our Press page

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