"The fast pace of change in today's city centers demands that we re-imagine the role of the urban park. The current cultural climate requires that we invent new definitions of civic spaces: definitions that are more inclusive, more useful, and more democratic in nature. This will especially be true in big cities where people rarely feel as if they have a voice or the ability to affect change in their community.
Studio IMC proposes a design for The Park of the Future: a civic space in downtown LA for relaxation, entertainment, and open creativity. The Park of the Future is a place where people can make their mark.
The Park of the Future will be an information commons and cultural hub with gardens, pavilions, sports courts, playgrounds, a public theater, and a space for free speech and political debate. The Park will promote civic participation through an overall design that integrates new media innovations such as “green” technologies, Wi-Fi, mobile device networks, a light sculpture, an interactive fountain, and hybrid spaces that blend the virtual and the real."
From Grand Avenue Intervention proposal by Carrie Elston, Brad Leinhardt, Tony Rizzaro, and James Tunick, 2005.
Website, proposal, & LA Times Coverage
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