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1999 Chicago Institute for Architecture & Urbanism (CIAU)
Parking Lot Parks: The Parking Lot as Multipurpose Space

Ellen Miramontes's research urges designers to be proactive in recapturing pavement for larger community purpose. While hoping for a future of less parking, she proposes creative solutions and approaches for parking lots today.

Ellen Miramontes
University of California, Berkeley
College of Environmental Design

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Robert Geddes
Michael Kwartler
Marilyn Taylor (Chair)

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Ellen Miramontes
University of California, Berkeley
College of Environmental Design

Ellen Miramontes

is a senior Trails & Open Space Planner at Montgomery County Planning Commission, PA. An urban planner and licensed landscape architect with extensive experience, her work has concentrated on developing healthy communities and environments through well-designed public space including parks, open space, trails, greenways, and streetscapes.

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