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Carpenter Park, which will be the largest park in the downtown urban core of Dallas when completed, is currently under construction and set to open in the Spring of 2022. The reconfiguration and reinstallation of Robert Irwin’s ‘Portal Park Slice’ is almost complete with the last of the panels being set this August.

Downtown Wilmington, NC’s new flagship Riverfront Park (formerly dubbed North Waterfront Park) had a ribbon cutting on July 2nd and an all day opening festival for the 4th of July, featuring local bands, food vendors, and all-ages activities. The 6.6 acre park also houses the Live Oak Bank Pavilion, a new Live Nation venue that will kick off its 2021 concert season with a three night, already sold-out stand with Widespread Panic. Future concerts will include Miranda Lambert, Carlos Santana, and comedians Jim Gaffigan and Trevor Noah. The Park centers a slate of new residential development in a previously industrial zone just north of Wilmington’s historic downtown, and connects directly to the city’s iconic Riverwalk.

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Our master plan for the Silver Lake Reservoir Complex is featured in this month’s Landscape Architecture Magazine, highlighting the community-driven design process focused on transforming this iconic urban water infrastructure into a resilient and enduring park that blends urban wildlife with human uses.

From “Alternate Ending” by Timothy A. Schuler. After decades of being off-limits to the public, Los Angeles’s Silver Lake Reservoir could return to the people. The reservoir was once a gathering place, but when it was decommissioned, the future went hazy. Navigating a vocal public process, Hargreaves Jones and the local firm Chee Salette honed a jumble of ideas into a plan for people and wildlife.

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We are excited to share that Scissortail Park in Oklahoma City has been awarded one of the American Public Works Association’s Public Works Projects of the Year for 2020. This 70 acre park links downtown to the river and creates an amenity for residents and visitors to enjoy including woodlands, gardens, plazas, play areas, a Great Lawn and hill with multi-use performance stage, café, lake with boathouse and a promenade that links city to river. The project also planted 1000 new trees to provide a much-needed shade canopy to protect from the harsh Oklahoma summer climate, integrated water systems that culminate in a recreational lake, and included Architecture that transcends simple use to become iconic park elements. It embodies the spirit of the city’s exuberance and reflects its continued growth as a place everyone wants to live, work and play.

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Scissortail Park

Mayor Kate Gallego of Phoenix cut the ribbon on the first phase of the Margaret T. Hance Park this month. This phase includes the 20,000 square foot Fiesta Bowl PLAY area featuring beautiful and innovative animal-shaped play structures, as well as native planting and gardens. Construction documentation continues for the upcoming phases of the final park, which will ultimately cover 32 acres over US Interstate 101 in downtown Phoenix.

“As we continue to make Downtown Phoenix a live/work/play/learn neighborhood and destination, the addition of unique amenities like the Fiesta Bowl PLAY will make Hance Park an every-day recreation opportunity for the local community and must-see destination for visitors. Every great city has a great urban park, and this sponsorship is the catalyst for a vibrant and active park that will contribute to the continued revitalization of Downtown. “ Phoenix Community Alliance Executive Director John Hamby

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We can proudly announce that North Waterfront Park achieved WEDG (Waterfront Edge Design Guidelines) verification this month, a milestone marking excellence in waterfront design, and the first instance of a park outside of New York with this achievement. An award-winning program of the Waterfront Alliance, WEDG Verification is the gold standard for resilient, ecologically sound, and accessible waterfront design.

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Mary Margaret Jones, along with 17 other prominent Landscape Architects, feature in a series of documentaries produced by the ASLA and the GSA. These five short films cover critical topics concerning landscape architecture, ecology and urbanism: Material & Perspective; Designing with Time; Ecological Infrastructure; Site as Security; and Preservation and Design Evolution.

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Three handpicked teams recently presented their designs for the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, which will occupy an empty block on Lower Water Street in Halifax. The designs establish a new Arts District, revitalizing the waterfront boardwalk and creating a mixed-use community space. Hargreaves Jones, partnering with DS+R, has created a “living exhibit” in its landscape design, incorporating a pair of tidal inlets in anticipation of sea level rise.

Read more at The Globe and Mail.

The construction of Hargreaves Jones’ plan for Carpenter Park has begun! Our design turns a dilapidated, neglected piece of Downtown Dallas’ eastern edge into the largest green space in the area, including features such as a children’s play area, dog park, fountain, and Robert Irwin’s sculpture Portal Park Piece (Slice). The new park is expected to open in approximately 18 months.

Read more on The Dallas Morning News.

Delaware River Waterfront Corp has announced The Durst Organization to lead the Penn’s Landing Redevelopment project, with Hargreaves Jones as the landscape architect. The plan features a 12-acre park that will cap Philadelphia’s I-95 freeway, creating a revitalized, green, pedestrian-centric space in Old City that establishes a climate resilient riverfront for years to come.

Read more at The Architects Newspaper.