M. Paul Friedberg

Jacob Riis Plaza One of Friedberg's most notable projects was the Jacob Riis Plaza, undertaken in the mid-1960s. The Jacob Riis Complex is a series of 14-story buildings along the Lower East Side of Manhattan. The large open spaces between the blocks were poorly laid out, with little consideration of the residents' needs. Friedberg's redesign separated the space into human scaled areas using pergolas, terraces and mounds. Materials and features were selected for their robustness, for example large timbers, and vandal resistant lighting.

Other major projects Peavey Plaza, Minneapolis, Minnesota Olympic Plaza, Calgary, Alberta Madison Mall, Madison, Wisconsin Pershing Park, Washington, D.C. Loring Greenway, Minneapolis, Minnesota Fort Worth Cultural District, Fort Worth, Texas Master plan for a proposed new state capital city in Willow, Alaska Colony Square Site Plan, Atlanta, Georgia Yerba Buena Gardens Playground, San Francisco, California

Published works Play and Interplay: A Manifesto for New Design in Urban Recreational Environment, with Ellen Perry Berkeley, 1970 Handcrafted playgrounds: Designs you can build yourself, 1975 Do-It-Yourself Playgrounds, 1976