eDesign Dynamics is honored to be a part of the team, lead by Olin, that has just been awarded the 2023 ASLA / IFLA Global Impact Award, part of the American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Professional Awards in conjunction with the International Federation of Landscape Architects.
The Caño Martín Peña Comprehensive Infrastructure Master Plan was developed to serve this Puerto Rican district’s needs by improving their collective health and quality of life, incorporating nature-based strategies and climate change risk analysis to develop holistic solutions while safeguarding the communities’ deep social bonds as the fundamental link. The plan is grounded in a social and environmental justice framework, surveys and consultation with residents and community leaders, as well as coordination with Commonwealth and Federal agencies.
eDD led the Hydrology and Hydraulics (H-H) Modeling and Green Infrastructure portions of the project, with Eric Rothstein, PE (eDD Managing Partner), Franco Montalto (eDD Founder), Kyle Taylor (eDD Project Engineer) and Sanaz Borhani (eDD Modeler).
The Jury, made up of professionals from the United States and abroad, stated:
[It’s a] resiliency-oriented development. This plan integrates climate mitigation and flood protection with new belts of greenspace, community connectors, housing, and power to form a possibility of multivalence. It is a plan in which specific landscape design strategies can positively impact the environment and, therefore, quality of life while promoting resilience. The analysis is thorough and addresses the intent of ecological improvements. Cultural understanding is also prevalent in the narrative and exhibits.”