News
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
Downtown Dallas’ parks revolution is a remarkable public-private achievement
The recently opened Carpenter Park is a reflection of the collective private and public commitment to the visioning and implementation of the Downtown Dallas Parks Master Plan, completed by Hargreaves Jones, redefining downtown spaces into beautiful public parks.
Read more at The Dallas Morning News.
Dallas has opened its newest – and largest – Downtown park
The recently opened Carpenter Park provides a welcoming place for residents to enjoy and allows for a much needed connection between East Dallas and the Downtown area.
Read more at Dallas Innovates.
The (Re)Making of Irwin’s Portal Park Slice
This weekend, Mary Margaret Jones will be speaking alongside Lawrence Weschler at the Nasher Sculpture Center. Their discussion will center around the newly re-imagined sculpture installation by Robert Irwin at the new Carpenter Park in downtown Dallas.
Short Documentary on Robert Irwin’s Portal Park Piece (slice)
When Carpenter Park reopens on May 3, Robert Irwin’s work will become a central figure. Parks for Downtown Dallas has produced a new 10-minute documentary tracking its rebirth.
Downtown Dallas has a glowing, $20 million new park with a landmark work of sculpture
As the construction of Hargreaves Jones’ Carpenter Plaza in downtown Dallas nears completion, architecture critic Mark Lamster writes a review highlighting the rebirth of the park and artist Robert Irwin’s ‘Portal Park Slice.’
Read more at The Dallas Morning News.
Plans for Park at Penn’s Landing Park Move Forward
Construction of a new waterfront park at Penn’s Landing on the Delaware River in Philadelphia is scheduled to begin later this year. The park will extend over I-95 and “cap” the interstate, generating an 11.5 acre park scheduled to open in 2026.
Mary Margaret Jones speaks at Downtown Dallas, Inc. annual meeting and the upcoming opening of Carpenter Park
Mary Margaret Jones spoke at the annual meeting on the role downtown parks can serve to revitalize the urban condition and how parks can be agents of change. Carpenter Park will play a vital role in the regeneration of Dallas’ eastern edge and serve as “the gateway to near East Dallas and Deep Ellum.” Carpenter Park is scheduled to open on May 3 and will be one of four priority parks in the downtown area of Dallas.
Read more at The Dallas Morning News
Coming soon: Carpenter Park in Downtown Dallas
Scheduled to open in late spring, Carpenter Park will form part of the 23-acres of a new urban park system proposed in the 2013 Dallas Downtown Parks and Open Space Master Plan, completed by Hargreaves Jones. The 5.6-acres of parkland is one of the four priority neighborhood parks and will serve a key role in the revitalization of downtown Dallas.
Read more at D Magazine