Designing the Parks Afternoon Tours

Submitted by Shaun Eyring on Sun, 2011-03-27 16:37

Teardrop Park and Hudson River Park-Tribeca Section were among the sixteen award-winning designs in the inaugural Designing the Parks awards program. On the afternoon of March 22, tours of these parks and Brooklyn Bridge Park were offered to the public. Signe Nielsen, Principal, Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects led the tour of Hudson River Park and Stephen Noone, Senior Associate with Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates led Teardrop Park tour.

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Preliminary Design Principles

Six design principles emerged from the rich and varied discussion that took place last year during Designing The Parks Part II at Cavallo Point. They are:

Park planning and design must demonstrate:

• Reverence for place;
• Engagement of all people;
• Expansion beyond traditional boundaries;
• Sustainability;
• Informed decision-making;
• An integrated research, planning, design, and review process.