Parque Bicentenario Estero 2010 – CAPALab (fabriKG)

The Estero fabrikg
CAPALab’s aim, by combining two main attractors (activities + green public areas), was to encourage the local population and visitors to use ‘the Estero’ and in turn take ownership of this essential resource.

‘The Estero’ is undoubtedly one of the most important natural reserves in Baja, California, however it has been forgotten by the authorities. Our aim was to draw attention to ‘the Estero’ by studying it’s history to understand how the first Indian settlers followed this water-body from Sierra la Laguna (mountains) to the sea. We also aimed to further investigate the environmental characteristics of ‘the Estero’; a unique ecosystem which forms one of the most important oases in Baja California.

‘The Estero’ is currently abandoned and in danger of disappearing.

We believe that if ‘the Estero’ remains as it is without key public attractors, there is a great danger that this area could be developed for hotels (or similar) and this incredibly valuable asset will be lost forever.

Therefore we believe it is in everyone’s interest to revitalise ‘the Estero’ for the continuing prosperity of the San Jose del Cabo community, environment and region as a whole.

CAPALab is a think tank laboratory based on a collective of architects, urbanists, landscapers, designers, artist and city thinkers with the aim to generate urban proposals for the area of Baja California Sur. (La Paz, Todos Santos, Cabo San Lucas, San Jose del Cabo and East Cape.) Founded by fabriKG

The project received special mention at d3  Natural Systems 2010 international design competition.

The Estero fabrikg
The Estero fabrikg
The Estero fabrikg
The Estero fabrikg
The Estero fabrikg

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James Corner Field Operations selected for Seattle Waterfront

James Corner Field Operations has been selected by the Seattle Parks, DPD and SDOT, who went through a highly rigorous process to identify the winning firm.  The project attracted international attention with 30 firms submitting their qualifications for the work and the selection involved careful review of qualifications, extensive interviews with four short-listed teams and a public presentation to a group of 1,300 interested members of the public.

The four shortlisted finalists for the project included

  • Wallace Roberts and Todd
  • james corner field operations
  • Michael Van Valkenburgh and Associates
  • Gustafson Guthrie Nichol

James Corner Field Operations were selected for its innovative thinking, context based design and effective public engagement, and will prove a valuable asset to the City in the hundred-year decision of designing a new waterfront.

The process is expected to take 8 years with conceptual design with the team and city planning many public forums leading to a conceptual design in 2012, followed by a final design in 2015 and construction by 2018.

The 2 hours of presentations from the final four finalists and their PPT files are available at SDOT

SOURCE: SDOT -

News tip thanks to @svrdesign via twitter

For the full list of James Corner Field Operations team members

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MVVA wins Gateway Arch Competition

MVVA TEAM Site Plan

MVVA TEAM Site Plan

The multi-disciplinary team lead by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates have been selected over the other 4 teams to proceed to the planning stage of the competition. The jury chose the MVVA Team over four others competing to enliven the area around the Gateway Arch and connect it to downtown St. Louis, the Mississippi River and the Illinois bank. Based in New York, MVVA’s portfolio includes the redesign of Pennsylvania Avenue at the White House, the design of Brooklyn Bridge Park and many other prominent projects.

The MVVA Team’s design concept narrative describes their vision for the redesigned park as a “centerpiece of civic culture, an engine of regional economic growth, a showcase for sustainable ecological restoration and a celebration of the national significance of this historic place.”

MVVA TEAM - Historic Landscape Pond

MVVA TEAM – Historic Landscape Pond

The sponsoring group, the MVVA Team and others will host intensive reviews and workshops this fall to analyze the design concept and conduct a more detailed design exploration. At a minimum, the study will focus on the review of the technical advisory group, the impact on related downtown park properties and the Illinois side of the river, traffic and transportation and federal compliance issues.

For the next stage the MVVA tean will work over a 90-day period, in partnership with the sponsors, the City of St. Louis, the National Park Service and others to further define program requirements; begin developing a design that takes into account the feasibility and practicality of proposed solutions; create a construction budget and fundraising plan; and define the delivery expectations from now until 2015.  The sponsors also will study issues relating to cost and construction, traffic, financial resources and federal compliance.

The project will be constructed by Oct. 28, 2015, the 50th anniversary of the completion of the Arch.

For those of you in St.Louis the leaders of the MVVA team will be introduced, along with details on the next stages of the process, at 10:00 a.m., Friday, Sept. 24, 2010, at the Old Courthouse in downtown St. Louis.

SOURCE: The City+The Arch+The River 2015 International Design Competition

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NYC opens first sections of Brooklyn Bridge Park’s Greenway

Brooklyn Bridge Park Greenway

Five additional acres of Brooklyn Bridge Park have been opened to the public, including the first 2,000 feet of the park’s greenway, a 30-foot wide, scenic bikeway and walkway along the East River shoreline. The first section of the new greenway starts at the park entrance at Old Fulton Street and ends at the foot of Pier 2, approximately 2,000 feet to the south.

When complete, Brooklyn Bridge Park will be a sustainably built and operated 85-acre park stretching 1.3 miles along Brooklyn’s East River edge and will include lawns, active recreation fields and courts, a calm water boating basin for non-motorized craft, restored ecological habitats, playgrounds, and a shared bikeway and walkway.  Pier 1 opened to the public in March 2010 and Pier 6 opened in June 2010.

Designed by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc, the park has won several important awards including the National Park Service’s 2010 Honor Award for Master Plans.

SOURCE: NYC & Brooklyn Bridge Park NYC

IMAGE SOURCE: Brooklyn Bridge Park NYC

Finalist Designs revealed for Gateway Arch Competition

PWP TEAM - View from Courthouse to River

PWP TEAM - View from Courthouse to River

Today the designs from the five finalists of the The City + The River + The Arch design competition were revealed to the public at the Gateway Arch Visitors Center with the Design Team Leaders set to present their designs on August 26. The winning team will be announced on September 24 with the design to be implemented for the 50th Anniversary of the Gateway Arch in 2015.

The competition represents how multi-discipline teams collaborate to create impressive landscape architecture that in the current economic times gives us all something to ponder and enjoy. The Competition website lists the extensive team members for each team along with the concept design statement along with  slide shows with  numerous images and the  presentation boards for download.

The finalists were entrusted with designing the area surrounding the iconic Gateway Arch in St. Louis including both sides of the Mississippi River. Each design team has approach the design process in their own way and have created differing design solutions:

Behnisch Team Site Plan

Behnisch Team Site Plan

Behnisch Team Overall View

Behnisch Team Overall View

Behnisch Team seeks to create ‘an active catalyst for urban cohesion and renewal in this most centered American landscape.’


MVVA TEAM Site Plan

MVVA TEAM Site Plan

MVVA TEAM - Historic Landscape Pond

MVVA TEAM - Historic Landscape Pond

Michael Van Valkenburgh Team ‘proposes a network of finer-grained interventions incorporating natural science, engineering, and design into a holistic philosophy of ecological urbanism.’


PWP TEAM - Concept Plan

PWP TEAM - Concept Plan

PWP TEAM - Bluffs Daytime View

PWP TEAM - Bluffs Daytime View

PWP Landscape Architecture, Foster + Partners, and Civitas used research & an understanding of history ‘to derive a sophisticated design solution from a thorough understanding of the site, a solution that will respect history while expanding possibilities for the future.’


SOM TEAM Site Plan

SOM TEAM Site Plan

SOM TEAM North Look Out

SOM TEAM North Look Out

SOM Team ‘will strive to respect the modern masterpiece and its grounds. We will re-envision the core National Park Service exhibits and examine how to increase the flow of public life, and envision active uses on the East St. Louis side within the Memorial Addition.’


Weiss/Manfredi TEAM Site Plan

Weiss/Manfredi TEAM Site Plan

Weiss/Manfredi TEAM Plaza View

Weiss/Manfredi TEAM Plaza View

Weiss / Manfredi Team ‘enhance, extend, and transform the identity of the iconic Gateway Arch and the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.’

[SOURCE: The City + The River + The Arch ]

[IMAGE SOURCE: The City + The River + The Arch]

[IMAGE CREDIT:  credited to each Team as noted]

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