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DESIGN – GRADUATE INDIVIDUAL
FIRST PLACE
Wharf District Parks, Boston
Qing Luo, Student ASLA
University
of Minnesota
Advisors: Department Head John A. Koepke,
ASLA, Professor Dean Abbott, Professor Christine Carlson, Professor
Rebecca Krinke, and Professor Lance Neckar.
A complex project that is simply laid out with professional
quality... well thought out presentation, clearly explained and
nicely drawn... organized graphics, thorough analysis...
2004
Student Awards Jury Comments
The goal of this project is to transform The Wharf District Parks
of downtown Boston into an urban oasis in a concrete desert, serving
as a lung for the city and sewing the city back together over the
gash created by 1-93, the six lane highway that cuts through the
heart of the city. The design includes vibrant retail areas, including
outdoor/indoor eating areas, restaurants, cafes, bars, shops, even
retail push carts and kiosks. It also provides flexible winter use,
such as a skate rink, and features sitting facilities, allowing
people to enjoy daily entertainment, conversation, a lunch break,
or people watching. A key organizing principle was to create a place
filled with life but on a pedestrian-friendly scale, drawing diverse
groups of people. The design presents the Wharf District Parks as
a reinterpreted and meaningful place where rich layers are unfolded
and revealed.
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