Master Planning Parks of All Sizes

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The sports court area of Luuwit View Park
The sports court area of Luuwit View Park
Photo by Craig Alness

Designing a public park requires a lot of time, resources and consultation in order to best meet a community’s wants and needs. Whether the park fulfills a need within a compact footprint in a California neighborhood, sprawls across a 70-acre space that includes a stretch of a natural Colorado creek, or is nestled in a healthy 16 acres of sloped land in the Pacific Northwest, the challenge is to skillfully combine what’s desired, what’s possible and what is affordable into something impactful and lasting.

Architectural and parks professionals in three states share their process, as they embarked on three very different projects that demonstrate the balance of planning successful — and unique — city park spaces.

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