Project Name: UnderSpaces 1 - Louisville Waterfront Park, Louisville, Kentucky
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1) urban planning design strategy
2) landscape design
6) architecture
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1) improve the human spirit
2) increase awareness of the environment and/or address climate change
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Project Description:
Built in what used to be blighted industrial landscape severed from the urban fabric by rail lines and an elevated highway, Hargreaves Associates' Waterfront Park in Louisville, Kentucky is now a premier public open space. Once inaccessible, an absence and an abscess in the civic life of the city, the area now teems with activity. The centerpiece of the whole park, the 12-acre Great Lawn, runs under an 8-lane segment of Interstate 64 and then slopes gently down towards the river, providing that once missing link between the downtown area and the Ohio River. The Great Lawn also provides expansive views of the waters and the city, and unsurprisingly, it gets completely overtaken by crowds during major events. More tranquil areas can be found in the rest of the park, all of which are intimately tucked within meandering landforms that either mimic the flow of the river or the flow of traffic or both. Another major piece of the park will be an abandoned railroad bridge adapted to provide a bicycle and pedestrian crossing to the other side of the river. Rather than tearing it down, this infrastructural remnant will be treated as a sort of monumental public sculpture, a reminder of the city's industrial past.
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http://www.hargreaves.com/projects/PublicParks/LWDOverall/
http://www.louisvillewaterfront.com/
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Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Concept/Lead Architect(s)/Designer(s): Hargreaves Associates
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Year (s): 1999 to 2009 ongoing
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Number of beneficiaries/users: 1.5 million +
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Area (if applicable): 85 acres
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