F2 Environmental Design
About
     
  F2 Environmental Design, F2ED, is a collaboration between architect/designer Andrea Filippone and environmentalist/sustainable landscape guru Eric T Fleisher. The company was born out of their shared vision of combining modern classic design, in the European tradition, with ecologically sound scientific practice and principles. Together Filippone and Fleisher have over Fifty years of experience in the design, restoration, installation, and maintenance of Landscapes. Their clients and projects include Chicago Botanic Garden, Storm King, The Museum of Modern Art, Battery Park City, Harvard University, The Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway, Dumbarton Oaks and the City of Cambridge.  
 
 
   

Andrea J. Filippone focuses on both landscape design and soil science for F2 Environmental Design, bringing together the finest elements of design with ecologically sound scientific practice. Ms Filippone is a former professor at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and former principle in the Firm Tendenze Design. Ms Filippone’s career has been centered on enhancing the health and beauty of the environment. This is evidenced by her office which includes a closed loop composting system, a five acre boxwood nursery, and glass greenhouses powered by solar voltaic and thermal panels... yes this can all be done in aesthetically pleasing and environmentally sound way. Filippone is continuing to develop protocols to help landscapes recover from the 20th century's chemical interventions.

 
         
   

The Garden Path - Visionary Who Brought Blooming, Buzzing Profusion to Battery Park City Passes from the Scene

Eric T. Fleisher focuses on horticulture and soil science for F2 Environmental Design. Mr Fleisher is a national leader in the field of sustainable horticulture, and was the former director of horticulture at Battery Park City Parks Conservancy (BPCPC) in lower Manhattan. Fleisher brought this 37-acre oasis of parkland on the Hudson River to the forefront as the only public garden space in New York City to be maintained completely organically. A 2008 Loeb Fellow at Harvard University. He is a frequent lecturer on sustainable practices and serves as a consultant for some of the top institutions in the country.

  
         
   

F2 is extending a partnership with Tim A. Crawl

Tim has worked in the field of soil and land science for almost five decades. Mr Cawl held several key positions as the U.S. Department of Agriculture - Natural Resources Conservation Service (USDA-NRCS) from 1988 through 1994, and was the soil specialist for Penn State University from 1994 to 2006. He currently works in the private sector, maintaining his deep commitment to advancing land science through innovative practices and solutions. Tim has a Bachelor of Science in agronomy (1984) and a Master of Science in soil science (2000), both from Penn State University.

  
         
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