2024-05-05T02:00:01-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/148890761/take-a-look-at-these-bold-visions-for-downtown-la-s-next-park Nicholas Korody 2016-02-24T14:26:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c3/c3knhb0emayhay0g.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>LA has few corners as prominent as First and Broadway. Directly adjacent to the art deco City Hall and across from the LA Times building, the nearly-2 acre lot stands at the center of an increasingly well-trafficked pedestrian area. Now, some of the biggest names in town are competing to transform the lot into a bold new park.</p><p>After a wider call for proposals, the LA Bureau of Engineering, in conjunction with the Mayor's Office, announced a shortlist of finalists late last year: <a href="http://archinect.com/AECOMLosAngelesDesignStudio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>AECOM</strong></a>, <a href="http://archinect.com/brooksscarpa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Brooks + Scarpa Architects</strong></a>, <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/280/eric-owen-moss-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Eric Owen Moss Architects</strong></a>, and <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/22201405/mia-lehrer-associates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>Mia Lehrer + Associates</strong></a> in collaboration with <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/382/oma" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><strong>OMA</strong></a>. Each practice was given six weeks to produce a design, which are currently of public view.</p><p>Soon, the City will announce the winners of the competition, following input from the public, and then will proceed to finalize the designs.</p><p>Since the new park abuts the larger Grand Park (designed by Rios Clementi Hale Studios), it needs to both stand out as a unique design and seamlessly mesh with the exi...</p>