West 8 to speak at Urban Green Council April 25, 2013

West 8 has been invited by the Urban Green Council to speak on a panel entitled “Ecological Barriers: Holding Sea Levels at Bay” in New York City on April 25, 2013. Claire Agre, landscape architect and project manager of the New York office will present West 8’s recent work on Governors Island Park and Public Space and discuss West 8’s approach to dealing with flooding and storm surges.

A reception will be held at 6pm, with presentations and panel discussion following at 6:30. The event takes place at The Mohawk Group, 71 West 23rd, Street, New York. For more information, please visit the website of US Urban Green Council.