Ellen Silbergeld
Joshua Schwartz
Julie Gabrielli
Toby Garver, Julie's son
Julie Gabrielli, architect and founder of Gabrielli Design Studio, is partnering with multimedia artist Joshua Schwartz and professor in the environmental health department of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Ellen Silbergeld.
photo by La Kaye Mbah
Fishing For Solutions
Can the $940 million that is currently being spent to update the city's aging wastewater infrastructure be leveraged into a range of innovative, design-sensitive, community-centered economic opportunities?
People fish in Baltimore for the same reasons they do anywhere. As both recreation and cultural tradition, fishing connects people with nature. Unfortunately, Baltimore's serene waterways also host dangerous contaminants.
As the four great streams-Gwynn's Falls, Herring Run, Middle Branch, and the Jones Falls-pass through Baltimore, they become rivers of pathogens, carrying a multitude of viruses, bacteria, and other microorganisms that cause disease. Researchers at Johns Hopkins have found high risks of exposure to pathogens from handling fish caught in these waters, as well as Back River.
