Archinect - News 2024-12-21T23:01:44-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150396443/studio-gang-scape-complete-work-on-transformative-61-million-tom-lee-park-in-memphis Studio Gang, SCAPE complete work on transformative $61 million Tom Lee Park in Memphis Josh Niland 2023-11-06T15:35:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2f/2f8e14af39e87aee11ec6bcd551813ce.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/studiogang" target="_blank">Studio Gang</a> and <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/6019084/scape" target="_blank">SCAPE</a> have shared new photos following the completion of work on their $61 million Tom Lee Park redevelopment project in Memphis, Tennessee.</p> <p>The 31-acre riverfront space puts Memphis squarely in league with a host of contemporary restorative urban green space projects slated for other major American cities, including San Francisco's new <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1970783/presidio-tunnel-tops" target="_blank">Presidio Tunnel Tops</a> and the partially completed <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/203583/freshkills-park" target="_blank">Freshkills Park</a> in Staten Island.</p> <p>Its ecological restoration work and accessibility to the residents of one of the city&rsquo;s most impoverished neighborhoods make it an instant industry standard-bearer. The project creates a connection between downtown and the Mississippi River, also providing new ADA-approved access at three different points for the first time. </p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/66/668499dd287c0226eb6f4b5a0a6af738.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/66/668499dd287c0226eb6f4b5a0a6af738.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image &copy; Tom Harris</figcaption></figure><p>Studio head <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/12062/jeanne-gang" target="_blank">Jeanne Gang</a> says: &ldquo;Insights and input from the Memphis community were essential to this project from the very beginning, to make sure the park&rsquo;s programming reflects how Memphians from across the city ...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150267825/watershed-moments-derek-hoeferlin-on-managing-21st-century-waterways Watershed moments: Derek Hoeferlin on managing 21st-century waterways Liam Otten 2021-06-14T14:38:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9d/9d087ed2eb3f17752d70e839e9816b61.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>From headwaters near Salem, Missouri, the Meramec River snakes 218 free-flowing miles, through 14 counties and scores of towns, skirting St. Louis before emptying into the mighty Mississippi.<br></p> <p><a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1451072/derek-hoeferlin" target="_blank">Derek Hoeferlin</a> grew up outside St. Louis, on a wooded hill close to the Meramec. As he commuted to school along Interstate 44, he&rsquo;d cross the river and its sprawling floodplain twice or more each day. </p> <p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s always mesmerized me,&rdquo; Hoeferlin recalls. &ldquo;Something about its meandering made me daydream. Rivers don&rsquo;t give a damn about north or south, east or west &mdash; or interstates for that matter. Water flows where water wants to flow.&rdquo; </p> <p>Today Hoeferlin is a licensed architect and chair of both landscape architecture and urban design programs in the <a href="https://archinect.com/washingtonuniversity" target="_blank">Sam Fox School of Design&nbsp;&amp; Visual Arts</a>. In many ways, rivers have become his life&rsquo;s work. But the daydreams are tempered by a growing sense of urgency. </p> <p>&ldquo;Too often, architects are responding to emergencies,&rdquo; he adds. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s triage work. But we need to be m...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150199550/studio-gang-and-scape-partner-for-memphis-riverfront-park Studio Gang and SCAPE partner for Memphis riverfront park Antonio Pacheco 2020-05-27T16:33:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e8/e886faba079c542edeb0079c90049759.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A proposal for the Memphis River Parks Partnership's&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/studiogang" target="_blank">Studio Gang</a>- and <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/6019084/scape" target="_blank">SCAPE</a>-designed waterfront park in Memphis has taken a step forward as the firms present their latest visions for the 30-acre project site.&nbsp;</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c7/c77074acc79af058883525de8211f86c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c7/c77074acc79af058883525de8211f86c.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Site plan.</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Following years of design and community engagement, the semi-final design of Tom Lee Park includes a collection of discretely programmed landscaped areas designed alternately to accommodate human needs alongside those of the mighty Mississippi River.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2f/2f9ed7af7283c6b313981ffd3ccb2213.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/2f/2f9ed7af7283c6b313981ffd3ccb2213.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The park's central gathering areas.</figcaption></figure><figure></figure><p>The northernmost section of the park connects to Memphis's Beale Street and to a forthcoming downtown art museum, while central portions are geared more toward neighboring community use.&nbsp;</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/63/63e49032ad46af09fd7eb24c6f2fe699.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/63/63e49032ad46af09fd7eb24c6f2fe699.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>An interior view of the Civic Canopy.</figcaption></figure></figure><p>Here, a "Civic Canopy" offers a large, flat expanse for public gatherings and events. A central forested overlook provides shade as well as a promontory from which to see the river and the city in an adjacent area&nbsp;.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/40/4036b12eaf1a7a788c8313cd52e54f5d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/40/4036b12eaf1a7a788c8313cd52e54f5d.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>View of the nature overlook zone at the southern ...</figcaption></figure> https://archinect.com/news/article/150018240/studio-gang-releases-design-for-memphis-riverfront-concept Studio Gang releases design for Memphis Riverfront Concept Anastasia Tokmakova 2017-07-18T19:19:00-04:00 >2017-07-18T19:26:20-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/r6/r64w3oev00r0qec0.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Shaped from survey responses from over 4,500&nbsp;Memphians at multiple public events, The Memphis Riverfront Concept proposes to transform six miles and five distinct zones of the historic and culturally significant part of the city.</p> <p><em>Many of the Concept&rsquo;s proposed uses, from an iconic adventure playground to a special outlook where people can listen to live music at sunset, come directly from community members&rsquo; suggestions.&nbsp;</em><br></p> <figure><p><a href="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/xf/xfzvne3eowch4cfz.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/xf/xfzvne3eowch4cfz.jpg"></a></p></figure><p>With hopes of increasing the riverfront&rsquo;s use, vibrancy, and economic potential, the project seeks to foster civic pride, restore natural conditions and the native ecology, and connect various assets along the river.&nbsp;</p> <p><em>The Concept focuses on showing how five zones&mdash;the Fourth Bluff, Mud Island, Tom Lee Park, MLK Park, and Greenbelt Park&mdash;can leverage their particular strengths to become distinctive places offering activities and experiences that appeal to people of all generations, incomes, races, and backgrounds.</em></p> <p> </p> <figure><p><a href="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/19/19ukc4r3rzfnizjx.jpg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/19/19ukc4r3rzfnizjx.jpg"></a></p><p><br></p><figure rel="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><img src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/1028x/ho/ho522lbanx37an7n.jpg"><figcaption>Elevating visitors above the river in Greenbelt Park,...</figcaption></figure></figure> https://archinect.com/news/article/135808208/the-architect-who-wants-new-orleans-learn-a-lesson-or-two-from-amsterdam The architect who wants New Orleans learn a lesson or two from Amsterdam Alexander Walter 2015-09-03T14:54:00-04:00 >2021-06-29T16:17:18-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/54/5404b650dc8766f335e7a29e82ddf130?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>David Waggonner is an urban and environmental architect. Since Hurricane Katrina decimated his city, he&rsquo;s been focusing on urban stormwater management, mapping out designs for New Orleans that would mimic the way Dutch cities like Amsterdam and Rotterdam deal with water. In the Netherlands, people &ldquo;invite water into the city,&rdquo; meaning water is visible everywhere. [...] &ldquo;In New Orleans, we&rsquo;ve hidden and squandered the asset.&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p>Related on Archinect and our sister site Bustler:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/112413471/louisiana-is-disappearing-into-the-sea" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Louisiana is Disappearing into the Sea</a></li><li><a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/98671389/post-katrina-will-new-orleans-still-be-new-orleans" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Post-Katrina: Will New Orleans still be New Orleans?</a></li><li><a href="http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/changing_course_teams_present_final_100-year_plans_to_restore_lower_mississ/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Changing Course teams present final 100-year plans to restore Lower Mississippi River Delta</a> (Bustler)</li></ul> https://archinect.com/news/article/76683019/scape-with-rogers-marvel-named-water-works-park-designers SCAPE with Rogers Marvel named Water Works park designers Archinect 2013-07-09T17:40:00-04:00 >2013-07-15T19:12:49-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e6/e61076e2e9834014938c006f303c783e?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>SCAPE and Rogers Marvel will shape one of the most dynamic destinations on the Mississippi River, the Minneapolis Parks Foundation and Minneapolis Park &amp; Recreation Board announced today. The team was selected to create a schematic design for Water Works, a Minneapolis Park Board-owned riverfront district including the former Fuji Ya restaurant site and centered on St. Anthony Falls, the only true waterfall on the Mississippi River &ndash; &ldquo;America&rsquo;s fourth coast.&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p> Previously: <a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/75189417/minneapolis-water-works-competition-shortlists-west-8-scape-gustafson-guthrie-nicol" target="_blank">Minneapolis&rsquo; Water Works Competition Shortlists West 8, SCAPE, Gustafson Guthrie Nicol</a></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/75189417/minneapolis-water-works-competition-shortlists-west-8-scape-gustafson-guthrie-nicol Minneapolis’ Water Works Competition Shortlists West 8, SCAPE, Gustafson Guthrie Nicol Alexander Walter 2013-06-13T18:03:00-04:00 >2021-06-29T16:17:34-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/dc/dck6xw0y77xhvizq.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Minneapolis Parks Foundation has announced a shortlist of three award-winning design teams for the schematic design project Water Works: A Next Generation Park on Minneapolis&rsquo; Central Riverfront. The teams are Gustafson Guthrie Nicol with VJAA and Interboro (Seattle/Minneapolis/New York); SCAPE with Rogers Marvel (New York); and Team West 8 (Rotterdam/New York).</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>