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Green Design Shines at Infill Philadelphia: Soak It Up Awards

Infill Philadelphia: Soak It Up Design Awards drew a near capacity crowd to the Academy of Natural Sciences to look at innovative and implementable designs for green rainwater management © CG Lawrence Photography (Gregory Clarke)

Quote by Albert Einstein provides apropos point of view to discussion of green rainwater management © CG Lawrence Photography (Gregory Clarke)

Attendee looks at project display boards during Infill Philadelphia: Soak It Up Design Awards event held March 7, 2013 at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University © CG Lawrence Photography (Gregory Clarke)

Judges intently listen to finalists presentations © CG Lawrence Photography (Gregory Clarke)

Richard Roark (left) and Stephen Benz (right) of OLIN present winning entry “Meeting Green” in the Neighborhood/Residential Category © CG Lawrence Photography (Gregory Clarke)

“Stormwater reStore” Team of Christopher Gubeno, Urban Engineers, Inc. (far right) and Johanna Phelps, Matthew Nielsen Landscape Architects (second from right) accept award for Commercial: Retail Retrofit category © CG Lawrence Photography (Gregory Clarke)

“Meeting Green” Team led by Richard Roark (front left) and Stephen Benz (front row, second from left) accept award for Neighborhood: Greening the Grid © CG Lawrence Photography (Gregory Clarke)

“Leveraging Water” Team of Muscoe Martin, m2 Architecture (far right) and Laura Hansplant, Roofmeadow (second from right) accept award for Industrial: Warehouse Watershed category © CG Lawrence Photography (Gregory Clarke)

Infill Philadelphia: Soak It Up Design Awards drew a near capacity crowd to the Academy of Natural Sciences to look at innovative and implementable designs for green rainwater management © CG Lawrence Photography (Gregory Clarke)

Infill Philadelphia: Soak It Up Design Awards drew a near capacity crowd to the Academy of Natural Sciences to look at innovative and implementable designs for green rainwater management © CG Lawrence Photography (Gregory Clarke)