Buzz-Beast: Patchwork Park by Cigler Marani Architects
reminds me of a larger version of Santana Row!
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Lessons learned from 50 years as a Landscape Architect →
(My favourites) … “Lesson 2: Landscape Architecture is an art form as well as a science, and should be pursued by “generalists,” not “specialists.” You must know and understand both art and science. If you neglect one for the other, you become a “specialist” with generally boring experiences as your livelihood.” … “Lesson 4: Pursue a broad, daily education. Read books, magazines, etc. on a wide variety of subjects, especially those of related professions (architecture, engineering, the arts….). Learn more about design, art, culture and religion in Europe and Asia, in particular. Try to get fellowships and prizes that will expand your physical and intellectual horizons.” … “Lesson 7: Design environments that people will want to be out in – enjoying the environment. Introduce wondrous elements…” …
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I like this idea of a natural spring + manifesting the history into a physical form, and taking artifacts from it to create an environment that’s beautiful, is a natural ecological area for flora and fauna, plus can probably (if its included I have no idea) be some sort of environmental remediation device.
Tanner Springs Wide Angled Wall (via ken mccown)
A view of the water and the wall at Tanner Springs park in the Pearl District in Portland, OR. This design is by Greenworks, and I believe Herbert Dreiseitl….I can’t remember the artist’s name who helped to work on this wall.
The park restores an area of a natural spring, and recalls the cultural and physical history of the site by reusing rails from the old railroad. The rails splay along a retaining wall.really digging the rails.
