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Margie Ruddick
Internationally acclaimed landscape designer Margie Ruddick's work exists at the crossroads of design, ecology, urban planning and architecture. Ruddick, a Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian National Design Award–winner, has designed numerous high-profile projects including NYC’s Queens Plaza, India’s Shillim Retreat & Institute and the pioneering Living Water Park in Chengdu, China.
Cleaning up a mess in Long Island City
How landscape and urbanism came together to transform Queens Plaza—a hostile place for people on foot or bicycle.