eDesign Dynamics Project Featured In New York Times Article

Rendering of Dock 72 at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, designed by S9 Architecture. A test of post-Sandy thinking, it hovers above the floodplain on V-shaped columns.

Roberto Clemente salt marsh and tidal pool project showcased in the New York Times as one of the “New Architecture” projects that aims to soften the barriers between the designed and natural environment.   eDesign served as the natural area designer to the prime landscape architect, MNLA.

 

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WHYY-FM Interview of Dr Franco Montalto

SEPTA regional rail train. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

WHYY-FM, a public FM radio station licensed to serve Philadelphia, recently interviewed eDesign Dynamics' Principal Engineer, Dr. Franco Montalto, who is Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) at  Drexel University. The interview was for the article "Climate change is messing with your commute, SEPTA says after storms halt trains."

Story by Ryan Briggs, published online by WHYY-FM.

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Planet Philadelphia Interview with Franco Montalto

Planet Philadelphia show podcast from 2/15/19 The Environment: National and International Perspectives.

Franco Montalto, Ph.D., President and Principal Engineer at EDD, is an associate professor in Drexel’s Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering.  He has recently returned from the world climate change conference in Poland, COP24, and has contacts about environmental issues in other countries.  He discusses “integration” and systems issues in relationship to the environment, as well as some of his own work on urban environmental problems.

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Dr Franco Montalto to be on Planet Philadelphia Environmental Radio Show

The Environment: National and International Perspectives, Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm Friday 2/15/19

Dr. Franco Montalto will be in interviewed alongside former senior vice president at the World Bank, Vinod Thomas, in a show focused on learning the perspectives of people with both international and national contacts regarding environmental issues.

To find out some answers, tune in to Planet Philadelphia 4-5 pm Friday 2/15/19 on WGGT-LP 92.9 FM Germantown Community Radio and streaming at gtownradio.com​.

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AIA NY 2019 Honor Award

+StL: Growing an Urban Mosaic

Led by the firm Object Territories, eDesign Dynamics was on the winning team of the AIA New York 2019 Honor Award in the Urban Design category for our project +StL: Growing an Urban Mosaic. EDD developed an integrated approach to stormwater management by incorporating historic hydrologic systems, establishing “hydrologic strategies,” and identifying a broad range of amenities that green stormwater systems could provide to the residents of St. Louis.

The winning projects will be published in the Spring issue of Oculus and exhibited at the Center for Architecture in Manhattan between April 15 and June 29, 2019.

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+StL: Growing an Urban Mosaic. Image: Object Territories

AIA New York’s annual Design Awards program recognizes outstanding architectural design by AIA New York members, New York City-based architects in any location, and work in New York City by architects around the globe. The purpose of the awards program is to honor the architects, clients, and consultants who work together to achieve design excellence.

COP24 Conversations With Franco Montalto on Climate

Franco Montalto at the COP24 climate conference last month in Katowice, Poland.

The College of Engineering at Drexel University has initiated a new series called Conversations, in which faculty will address topical, occasionally polemical issues from an engineer’s perspective. In their inaugural column, they feature eDesign Dynamics' Principal Engineer, Dr. Franco Montalto, who is Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering (CAEE) at the University. He represented Drexel at the international 24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP24) held last month in Katowice, Poland.

Story by Wendy Plump, published online by Drexel University College of Engineering.

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Stormwater Greening Is Good for Business

New York City Urban Field Station Science of the Living City Seminar

Article: Stormwater Greening Is Good for Business

Digging into the successes and stumbles of Philly’s ambitious 25-year stormwater mitigation plan.

Story by James A. Anderson, published online by Nextcity.org.
eDesign Dynamics’ President, Franco Montalto, discusses strategies for addressing implementation of green infrastructure at broader scales within dense urban environments, and comments on some of eDesign Dynamics' recent work in Camden, New Jersey.

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