National Aquarium Harbor Wetland Makes Headlines Around the World

Ayers Saint Gross collaborated with the National Aquarium on National Aquarium Harbor Wetland, a sustainable and high-performing floating wetland that allows visitors to immerse themselves in a salt marsh habitat like those that existed in the Baltimore region hundreds of years ago. The project, which serves as a model for sustainable urban development, has been featured in design outlets around the world including Architect’s Newspaper, Bloomberg CityLab, and Building Design + Construction, as well as international publications including BauNetz Wissen, Domus, Gooood, and Arkitera.

Featured articles include:

• Archello: “Ayers Saint Gross completes restorative floating wetland at National Aquarium” by Allie Shiell
• The Architect’s Newspaper: “On Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, a new floating wetland by Ayers Saint Gross opens at the National Aquarium” by Daniel Jonas Roche
• Arkitera: “Floating Wetland Home to More than 30,000 Plants” by Yagiz Kocak
• BauNetz Wissen: Harbor Wetland in Baltimore
• Bloomberg CityLab: “A floating Island in Baltimore Raises Hope for a Waterfront Revival” by Mark Byrnes
• Building Design + Construction: “Baltimore’s National Aquarium opens 10,000-sf floating wetland that mimics the harbor’s original tidal marsh habitat” by Novid Parsi
• Commercial Construction & Renovation: “National Aquarium Opens New Harbor Wetland Exhibit”
• D5: “Baltimore’s Floating Sanctuary for Environmental Education and Conservation”
• Domus: “Baltimore inaugurates an artificial floating wetland” by Romina Totaro
• Urban Land: “Bringing an Innovative Outdoor Wetland Exhibit to Baltimore’s National Aquarium” by Amelle Schultz
• World-architects.com: “National Aquarium’s Harbor Wetland Opens in Baltimore” by John Hill

Photo by Philip Smith, Courtesy of National Aquarium