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Nicholas Pevzner

Nicholas Pevzner teaches in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania School of Design. His research focuses on the public and civic potential of infrastructure, on landscapes of the energy transition, and on the integration of urban ecological systems and their metrics into design methodology. He is the co-editor-in-chief of Scenario Journal.

Pipeline Territories

With natural gas dependency on the rise, thousands of miles of pipe connect New York City to a vast and dangerous geography of extraction.

Environment, Infrastructure, Landscape
Nicholas Pevzner • Nov 28, 2018

Buried Grudges

From deadly explosions to silent climate warming emissions, the contemporary troubles of the city's gas infrastructure have roots in the tumult surrounding its installation more than a century ago.
Environment, Infrastructure
Nicholas Pevzner • Oct 11, 2018

Gas Flows Below

Paint-scribbled sigils mark the spots where pipes bear natural gas — more now than ever — to stove tops and turbines. But what does this trend mean for public safety and climate change?
Environment, Infrastructure
Nicholas Pevzner • Sep 12, 2018