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Anthony James

Anthony James

Buffalo, NY, US

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Opening Day
Opening Day
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River Rock Gardens Bridge, Riverside Park, Buffalo, NY

This pedestrian bridge was designed as a reconstruction of the Olmsted-designed bridge formerly found in the "Minnow Pools," a historic water feature designed by the Olmsted firm in 1898.  This fabulous water feature was removed in the mid-20th century, and has now been restored and re-interpreted in 2014 as a rain garden by the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Tony designed this bridge based on other examples of Olmsted-designed bridges elsewhere, as no drawings or photographs survived of the bridge here in Riverside Park.

 
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Status: Built
Location: Buffalo, NY, US
My Role: Designer
Additional Credits: URS Corp. was the engineer on the project.

 
Initial design sketch
Initial design sketch