Austin has an incredible opportunity to create a series of spectacular public spaces downtown, along a 1.5 mile span of Waller Creek. These spaces have the potential to become amongst the best public spaces in the country. The 28-acre area along the creek includes two public parks and many other open spaces.
The Waller Creek Conservancy is in the midst of a design competition for transforming this section of Austin into a vibrant, livable area that also creates a healthy ecosystem for the creek. The 4 finalists from the design competition were recently announced, and the winning design will be selected next week. The designs issued by the finalists include lots of very cool and inspiring concepts--for people of all ages to be excited about exploring. Excerpts are available at the
Conservancy's website. These are the kinds of ideas that make me wish I were an architect, except that I can't draw....
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| Turenscape + Lake | Flato Architects |
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| Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. and Thomas Partners |
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| CMG and Public Architecture |
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CMG and Public Architecture
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