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EXCELLENCE
Waterfront Design
Reed Hilderbrand
Riverfront Recovery : Long Dock Beacon , New York
Sixty miles north of New York City , we ’ ve transformed a postindustrial site into a popular riverfront park , where art , recreation , and environmental education enable visitors to forge deeper connections with the Hudson River and its history . Originally a wooden pier and basaltic railroad fill on tide flats , but vastly degraded throughout much of the twentieth century , the recuperated property has returned a vital part of Beacon ’ s waterfront to an active , diverse , and resilient landscape . Three phases of remediation and ecological restoration have been completed , earning a three-star ranking from the Sustainable Sites Initiative .
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