Public Nature

Submitted by superadmin on Thu, 2009-11-12 11:04

"Public Nature: Scenery, History, and Park Design" to be published Spring 2012.

University of Pennsylvania, Rice, Florida International, University of Washington among 9 schools moving to Stage 2 of Parks for the People

Nine winning design studios have been selected from an extraordinary field of submissions from schools across the United States. Kicking off in January, these student and faculty teams will collaborate with seven park sites in each

Van Alen Launches "Parks for the People: A Student Competition to Reimagine America's National Parks"

Van Alen Institute launched "Parks for the People: A Student Competition to Reimaging America's National Parks" on Friday, August 8. Parks for the People is a design competition that will reimagine America's most spectacular

Seven Park Sites Selected for Student Design Competition

Seven national parks sites have been selected as studio sites in the upcoming Designing the Parks student design competition. In early August, the Van Alen Institute, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and in partnership

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.