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Revitalizing a Landmark: How Adaptive Reuse Created A Sustainable Community Hub In Texas

Revitalizing Houston's Barbara Jordan Post Office, the award-winning Skylawn by Hoerr Schaudt Landscape Architects transforms a historic site into a vibrant, sustainable rooftop park. This five-acre green roof integrates native ecosystems, stormwater management, urban farming, and community spaces, creating a dynamic hub for recreation, education, and biodiversity.

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Winter 2022, Awards Living Architecture Monitor Winter 2022, Awards Living Architecture Monitor

2022’s Innovative Leadership in Green Infrastructure

Learn about award winning leaders in the industry in the fields of research, Olyssa Starry and Manfred Kohler, policy with Senator Mona Das, and our Chair’s Award for Charlie Miller, P.Eng. Legacy corporate award winners in 2022 go to American Hydrotech, Devens Enterprise Commission, The Sika Group and Green Roof Plants.

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Award Winning Powderhouse Project: An Exquisite Synthesis of Art and Nature

The Jeffrey L. Bruce Awards of Excellence winning Powderhouse intensive green roof in Somerville, MA illustrates the function and beauty of integrating nature and built form into design. The former elementary school - vacant for 15 years - was brought back to life by a team featuring Recover Green Roofs.

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