Sands Bethworks: Transforming USA’s Largest Brownfield
Sands Bethworks: Transforming USA’s Largest Brownfield
- urbanNext, February 10, 2018.
- 1125 words.
Energy and sustainability, Essay, expanding design practices, FULL, Middle Density, SWA Group, Technology and fabrication, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms
Active Public Spaces, Built environment, Context, Essay, Future Urban Legacy Lab, Green, Greenery, Industrial context, Landscape, Regenerated industrial facility, Soil, Soil contamination, Sustainability, Sustainable, Urban Legacy, USA, Water recycling
The former home of Bethlehem Steel, site of the EPA’s largest brownfield conversion plan in the nation, required further consideration to improve soil pH levels and storm water runoff in preparation for its new mixed-use tenants. Its redesign honors our country’s industrial heritage through preservation and adaptive reuse and provides a healthy, appealing environment for visitors. Most importantly, it has catalyzed a stunning revival of the South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, region.
2575-5374
Architecture Renovation Brownfield Pennsylvania, USA USA
Energy and sustainability, Essay, expanding design practices, FULL, Middle Density, SWA Group, Technology and fabrication, Territory and mobility, Urban Paradigms
Active Public Spaces, Built environment, Context, Essay, Future Urban Legacy Lab, Green, Greenery, Industrial context, Landscape, Regenerated industrial facility, Soil, Soil contamination, Sustainability, Sustainable, Urban Legacy, USA, Water recycling
The former home of Bethlehem Steel, site of the EPA’s largest brownfield conversion plan in the nation, required further consideration to improve soil pH levels and storm water runoff in preparation for its new mixed-use tenants. Its redesign honors our country’s industrial heritage through preservation and adaptive reuse and provides a healthy, appealing environment for visitors. Most importantly, it has catalyzed a stunning revival of the South Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, region.
2575-5374
Architecture Renovation Brownfield Pennsylvania, USA USA