On the Boards: New Hills

Posted on February 27, 2009 by jamiemaslyn

One of the most dramatic features of the West 8 team’s design competition proposal was a set of new hills on the non-historic South Island constructed from recycled demolition debris and fill.  The hills would radically change the landscape of the pancake-flat South Island and provide 360-degree views of the harbor and surrounding skylines. During the park master plan process, the West [...]

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On the Boards: Design Process

Posted on February 13, 2009 by jamiemaslyn

So how does the West 8 team go about designing a park? Just what is this mysterious ‘park master plan’? Making a park master plan involves a lot of ‘problem solving’ – What can we design that will make people come back again and again? Where will the pathways go? What will the maintenance requirements [...]

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