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Scissortail Park is open!
What a great way to welcome fall! Scissortail Park opened with a fun filled weekend to celebrate the completion of the Lower Park! This relaxed counterpart offers passive recreation options and the opportunity to connect the Upper Park and Downtown core with the shores of the Oklahoma River through an extensive trail system.
Park at Penn’s Landing gets final design approval from art commission
Approval by the Art Commission for the Park at Penn’s Landing is a huge step towards turning this long-awaited vision into a reality. The range of vibrant landscapes will surely bring life to this regional destination.
Carpenter Park named Best New Park in D Magazine‘s Best of Big D 2022 list
Carpenter Park, designed by Hargreaves Jones, was named Best New Park of Dallas and is the largest park in the city’s urban core. The expansion and redesign of the former Carpenter Plaza now includes fun perks such as downtown’s first outdoor basketball courts and refreshing fountains.
See announcement at D Magazine
Shortlist announced for the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) design competition
We are a finalist! Hargreaves Jones is part of the four finalist teams identified in the competition to explore PMA’s new campus unification and expansion in Portland, ME. 104 design submissions were received from 20 countries, including 250 different firms, out of which four high-design heavyweight teams were selected. Hargreaves Jones forms part of the highly respected Toshiko Mori Architect + Johnston Marklee + Preston Scott Cohen team, along with Cross Cultural Community Services, WeShouldDoItAll, Buro Happold Consulting Engineers, and Arup.
Read the article at Archinect
‘The kind of place planners have dreamed of’: the London Olympics site 10 years on
The 226-hectare park, designed by Hargreaves Jones continues to attract 6M visitors a year. “It has achieved at least two things usually thought difficult: the creation of a thriving new urban district, and the making of a large new park to which people actually come.”
Read the article at The Guardian
A Ribbon of Light just became L.A.’s latest landmark for new urban space
The largest bridge in L.A. and potential new landmark has become a civic beacon lit by LEDs visible from miles away. Hargreaves Jones designed the park that is taking shape underneath the bridge bringing open and civic space to two distinct neighborhoods: Boyle Heights and the Arts District.
Read the article at Surface
Sixth Street Viaduct’s graceful shapes serve as a beacon to the soon-to-come park below
The new 12-acre public park designed by Hargreaves Jones will offer calm and green respite in the area, balancing the activity of the new modern Sixth Street Viaduct. The bridge is defined by ten pairs of arches, spans 3,500 ft, and has become a beacon for the newly awaited park below.
Read the article at Wallpaper
The 6th Street Viaduct opens this weekend, marking the start of the park construction
Construction will soon begin on the 13-acre park designed by Hargreaves Jones surrounding the new 6th Street Viaduct, designed by the Michael Maltzan Architecture and HNTB, which opened this weekend (July 9-10). The new bridge replaces the deteriorating raised roadway, while the new park space revitalizes the gritty industrial zone underneath and provides a connection between Downtown with the Boyle Heights neighborhood.
Read the article at Architectural Record
6th Street Viaduct becomes a local landmark
Designed by the Michael Maltzan Architecture team, the 6th Street Viaduct is set to open in July while the new community park underneath by Hargreaves Jones shall commence shortly after the bridge’s completion. The graceful design will redefine the L.A. skyline and provide connections through ramps and staircases that will link to the new open space below.
Read the article at The LA Times
L.A. City Council signs off on $30-million Sixth Street Viaduct PARC
13-acres of green space adjacent to the L.A. River in Boyle Heights and the Arts District is becoming a reality! Funding for the project is underway, while the viaduct is scheduled to open this summer, and construction of phase one of the park should begin in Fall 2022.
Read more at Urbanize – Los Angeles