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SymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*SWALosAngeles:LandscapeArchitecturePoggemeyerDesignGroup:CivilEngineeringFluidityDesign:WaterDesignHLBLighting:LightingDesignSweeney&Associates:IrrigationCCSI:ConstructionManagement現(xiàn)代生活的靈活性SymphonyPark:* Asweenterthe21stCentury,weareasocietythatisseekingconnectionwithour history,ourenvironment,andeachother.Urbanparksareoneofthefewvenues whereapureexpressionofthisconnectionispossible.Theopportunitytoreconnect this2acreparkwiththeUnionParkdevelopment,theCityofLasVegasandthenaturalenvironmentisbothexcitingandchallenging.IsitpossiblethatoneparkcanaddresstheneedsofadiversepopulationandarticulateavisionforSymphonyParkinthe21stCentury?Canoneparkservemultipleeventsyetstillbeaplaceworthyofreturningtoonadailybasis?CanSymphonyParkbeallthingstoallpeople?TheanswertothesequestionsliesinadeeperunderstandingofmodernlifeasweknowitandthemorepressingnotionofFLEXIBILITY.當(dāng)我們進(jìn)入21世紀(jì),我們的社會正在尋求與我們的歷史,我們的環(huán)境,和彼此。城市公園是為數(shù)不多的場館之一的純粹表達(dá)此連接是可能的。重新連接這的機(jī)會Ourdesignphilosophyisrootedintheoutlookthatthisparkmustrespondnotonlytothesite’smixed-usecontextanditsdiverseusers,butalsotoafuturethatcannotbepredetermined.Itisnecessarytogiveformtothepark,tocreateclearlinkagestothesurroundingcommunity,anddesignmeaningfulspacesforgatheringandfortheinterpretationofthenaturalenvironment.Butthesitemustalsoretainahighdegreeofflexibilitynotonlyforspontaneitybutforadaption.Weseetherolesofart,ecologicalinterpretationandpeopleasvehiclesforprocess-drivenflexibilityintheparkdesign.Flexibilityisalsosynonymouswithamodernlifestyleandthedemandspeopleplaceonthemselvesandtheenvironmentaroundthem.The“Iwantitnowgeneration”ofWiFi,Blackberryemail,drive-thrulatte,yoga,electriccarusershaveredefinedthemodernlifestyleinwaysthatwereunfathomablejust5yearsago.Thisnewmodernlifestyleempowerspeoplewithauniquekindofflexibilitythatcondensesanenormousamountofactivityintoashortenedtimeframetoachieveheightenedresults.InmanywaysSymphonyParkwillserveasamediumbywhichpeoplecan‘flex’theirflexibilityandassociationswithmodernlifewithinthecontextofanurbanpark--atimelessnotionthatwillservetheparkanditsuserswellintothe22ndCentury.FLEXIBILITY+MODERNLIFE=NEWURBANPARKTheFlexibilityofModernLife*靈活性+現(xiàn)代生活靈活性也等同于現(xiàn)代生活方式和要求人們對自己和周圍的環(huán)境?！半S時可以連接的WiFi,黑莓電子郵件,外賣咖啡,瑜伽,電動汽車用戶重新定義了模式SymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*FLEXIBILITY+MODERNLIFE=NEWURBANPARKWheredoesFlexibilitybegin?SymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*靈活性在哪里開始?Residential居住區(qū)ResidentialSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*Office/GovernmentFacilitiesOffice/GovernmentFacilitiesSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*Office/GovernmentFacilities辦公室/政府設(shè)施CommercialFacilitiesCommercialFacilitiesSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*CommercialFacilities商業(yè)設(shè)施CulturalFacilitiesCulturalFacilitiesSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*CulturalFacilities文化設(shè)施SymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*SymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*ConceptDesignSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*ConceptDesignFrameworkSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*ParkAccess公園交通班車班車去交通樞紐來自商業(yè)區(qū)SymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*ParkforEveryone來自公園的人流流SymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*ParkforEventsSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*ParkforEverydayMasterPlanSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*DESERTWASHWESTPLAZACENTERPLAZAVEGASMEADOWDESERTGARDENSCULPTURECOURTDESERTWASHWESTPLAZACENTERPLAZAVEGASMEADOWDESERTGARDENSCULPTURECOURTDESERTWASHWESTPLAZACENTERPLAZAVEGASMEADOWDESERTGARDENSCULPTURECOURTDESERTWASHWESTPLAZACENTRALPLAZAVEGASMEADOWDESERTGARDENSCULPTURECOURTDESERTWASHWESTPLAZACENTERPLAZAVEGASMEADOWDESERTGARDENSCULPTURECOURTDESERTWASHWESTPLAZACENTERPLAZAVEGASMEADOWDESERTGARDENSCULPTURECOURTDESERTWASHWESTPLAZACENTERPLAZAVEGASMEADOWDESERTGARDENSCULPTURECOURTDESERTWASHWESTPLAZACENTERPLAZAVEGASMEADOWDESERTGARDENSCULPTURECOURTWaterconservationisakeyconsiderationforthedesignandecologicalviabilityofthepark.Ourparkproposestoharvestwaterfromtheadjacentbuildingsforirrigationusesandtheproposedwaterfeature.Ourdesignalsoproposes2stormwaterinfiltrationbasinsattheNorthandSouthendsoftheproject.Ahighpointnearthecenterofthesitedivertsstormwaterintobothbasinsviaplantedswalesthatparallelthepromenadewalkway.NativespeciessuchasDesertWillowandDesertIronwoodformthegeneraltreemassingofthebasins,whilenativeshrubandgrassspecieslinetheseasonalwaterways.TheDesertwashservesboththefunctionofwaterqualityaswellaspotentialhabitatforbirds,reptilesandmigratorybutterfliessuchastheMonarch(Danausplexippus).DesertWashWaterconservationisakeyconsiderationforthedesignandecologicalviabilityofthepark.Ourparkproposestoharvestwaterfromtheadjacentbuildingsforirrigationusesandtheproposedwaterfeature.Ourdesignalsoproposes2stormwaterinfiltrationbasinsattheNorthandSouthendsoftheproject.Ahighpointnearthecenterofthesitedivertsstormwaterintobothbasinsviaplantedswalesthatparallelthepromenadewalkway.NativespeciessuchasDesertWillowandDesertIronwoodformthegeneraltreemassingofthebasins,whilenativeshrubandgrassspecieslinetheseasonalwaterways.TheDesertwashservesboththefunctionofwaterqualityaswellaspotentialhabitatforbirds,reptilesandmigratorybutterfliessuchastheMonarch(Danausplexippus).DesertWashDesertWashWaterconservationisakeyconsiderationforthedesignandecologicalviabilityofthepark.Ourparkproposestoharvestwaterfromtheadjacentbuildingsforirrigationusesandtheproposedwaterfeature.Ourdesignalsoproposes2stormwaterinfiltrationbasinsattheNorthandSouthendsoftheproject.Ahighpointnearthecenterofthesitedivertsstormwaterintobothbasinsviaplantedswalesthatparallelthepromenadewalkway.NativespeciessuchasDesertWillowandDesertIronwoodformthegeneraltreemassingofthebasins,whilenativeshrubandgrassspecieslinetheseasonalwaterways.TheDesertwashservesboththefunctionofwaterqualityaswellaspotentialhabitatforbirds,reptilesandmigratorybutterfliessuchastheMonarch(Danausplexippus).DesertWashWaterconservationisakeyconsiderationforthedesignandecologicalviabilityofthepark.Ourparkproposestoharvestwaterfromtheadjacentbuildingsforirrigationusesandtheproposedwaterfeature.Ourdesignalsoproposes2stormwaterinfiltrationbasinsattheNorthandSouthendsoftheproject.Ahighpointnearthecenterofthesitedivertsstormwaterintobothbasinsviaplantedswalesthatparallelthepromenadewalkway.NativespeciessuchasDesertWillowandDesertIronwoodformthegeneraltreemassingofthebasins,whilenativeshrubandgrassspecieslinetheseasonalwaterways.TheDesertwashservesboththefunctionofwaterqualityaswellaspotentialhabitatforbirds,reptilesandmigratorybutterfliessuchastheMonarch(Danausplexippus).AflexibleopenspaceplazalocatedjustwestofUnionParkPromenaderoadservesasasmallerscalevenueforahostofdifferentactivities,bothpassiveandactive.Passiveactivitiesincludesitting,peoplewatching,birdwatching,readingandeating.Activeusesincludesmalleventvenuessuchasoutdoortheater,musicandconcertstosportsrelatedactivitiessuchasbocceball.ThespaceisalsotheforecourttotheDesertWashareatotheWestandservesasaplaceforviewingandobservation.WestPlazaAflexibleopenspaceplazalocatedjustwestofUnionParkPromenaderoadservesasasmallerscalevenueforahostofdifferentactivities,bothpassiveandactive.Passiveactivitiesincludesitting,peoplewatching,birdwatching,readingandeating.Activeusesincludesmalleventvenuessuchasoutdoortheater,musicandconcertstosportsrelatedactivitiessuchasbocceball.ThespaceisalsotheforecourttotheDesertWashareatotheWestandservesasaplaceforviewingandobservation.WestPlazaAflexibleopenspaceplazalocatedjustwestofUnionParkPromenaderoadservesasasmallerscalevenueforahostofdifferentactivities,bothpassiveandactive.Passiveactivitiesincludesitting,peoplewatching,birdwatching,readingandeating.Activeusesincludesmalleventvenuessuchasoutdoortheater,musicandconcertstosportsrelatedactivitiessuchasbocceball.ThespaceisalsotheforecourttotheDesertWashareatotheWestandservesasaplaceforviewingandobservation.WestPlazaWestPlazaAflexibleopenspaceplazalocatedjustwestofUnionParkPromenaderoadservesasasmallerscalevenueforahostofdifferentactivities,bothpassiveandactive.Passiveactivitiesincludesitting,peoplewatching,birdwatching,readingandeating.Activeusesincludesmalleventvenuessuchasoutdoortheater,musicandconcertstosportsrelatedactivitiessuchasbocceball.ThespaceisalsotheforecourttotheDesertWashareatotheWestandservesasaplaceforviewingandobservation.LocatedatthecoreofSymphonyParkisalargeplazathatiscomprisedofvariousiconicelementsandservesasthevenueforUnionPark’’smostambitiouspubliceventsandprograms.At16,000sftheplazacanaccommodateupwardsof1,000seatedpeopleattendingasingleeventsuchasaconcertorperformance.Fordaytimeeventsthespaceisenvelopedbyshadebylargecanopytrees,aniconicshadestructure/fountainandanoptionalfabricshadecanopysupportedbypoles.Fixedseatingoptionsincludeterracedlawnseatingattheplaza’sSouthernendandalongthefountainedge.TheiconicshadestructurealsocontainsawatercurtainthatrunsparalleltoUnionParkPromenadeandhastheflexibilityoftransformingintoanactivelychangingcolorwatercurtain/backdropforperformancesatnight.Theiconicstructureitself,whenilluminatedatnight,willserveasahumblebeaconofidentityforSymphonyParkandtheUnionParkdevelopmentasawhole.CentralPlazaLocatedatthecoreofSymphonyParkisalargeplazathatiscomprisedofvariousiconicelementsandservesasthevenueforUnionPark’’smostambitiouspubliceventsandprograms.At16,000sftheplazacanaccommodateupwardsof1,000seatedpeopleattendingasingleeventsuchasaconcertorperformance.Fordaytimeeventsthespaceisenvelopedbyshadebylargecanopytrees,aniconicshadestructure/fountainandanoptionalfabricshadecanopysupportedbypoles.Fixedseatingoptionsincludeterracedlawnseatingattheplaza’sSouthernendandalongthefountainedge.TheiconicshadestructurealsocontainsawatercurtainthatrunsparalleltoUnionParkPromenadeandhastheflexibilityoftransformingintoanactivelychangingcolorwatercurtain/backdropforperformancesatnight.Theiconicstructureitself,whenilluminatedatnight,willserveasahumblebeaconofidentityforSymphonyParkandtheUnionParkdevelopmentasawhole.CentralPlazaLocatedatthecoreofSymphonyParkisalargeplazathatiscomprisedofvariousiconicelementsandservesasthevenueforUnionPark’’smostambitiouspubliceventsandprograms.At16,000sftheplazacanaccommodateupwardsof1,000seatedpeopleattendingasingleeventsuchasaconcertorperformance.Fordaytimeeventsthespaceisenvelopedbyshadebylargecanopytrees,aniconicshadestructure/fountainandanoptionalfabricshadecanopysupportedbypoles.Fixedseatingoptionsincludeterracedlawnseatingattheplaza’sSouthernendandalongthefountainedge.TheiconicshadestructurealsocontainsawatercurtainthatrunsparalleltoUnionParkPromenadeandhastheflexibilityoftransformingintoanactivelychangingcolorwatercurtain/backdropforperformancesatnight.Theiconicstructureitself,whenilluminatedatnight,willserveasahumblebeaconofidentityforSymphonyParkandtheUnionParkdevelopmentasawhole.CentralPlazaLocatedatthecoreofSymphonyParkisalargeplazathatiscomprisedofvariousiconicelementsandservesasthevenueforUnionPark’’smostambitiouspubliceventsandprograms.At16,000sftheplazacanaccommodateupwardsof1,000seatedpeopleattendingasingleeventsuchasaconcertorperformance.Fordaytimeeventsthespaceisenvelopedbyshadebylargecanopytrees,aniconicshadestructure/fountainandanoptionalfabricshadecanopysupportedbypoles.Fixedseatingoptionsincludeterracedlawnseatingattheplaza’’sSouthernendandalongthefountainedge.TheiconicshadestructurealsocontainsawatercurtainthatrunsparalleltoUnionParkPromenadeandhastheflexibilityoftransformingintoanactivelychangingcolorwatercurtain/backdropforperformancesatnight.Theiconicstructureitself,whenilluminatedatnight,willserveasahumblebeaconofidentityforSymphonyParkandtheUnionParkdevelopmentasawhole.CentralPlazaCentralPlazaLocatedatthecoreofSymphonyParkisalargeplazathatiscomprisedofvariousiconicelementsandservesasthevenueforUnionPark’smostambitiouspubliceventsandprograms.At16,000sftheplazacanaccommodateupwardsof1,000seatedpeopleattendingasingleeventsuchasaconcertorperformance.Fordaytimeeventsthespaceisenvelopedbyshadebylargecanopytrees,aniconicshadestructure/fountainandanoptionalfabricshadecanopysupportedbypoles.Fixedseatingoptionsincludeterracedlawnseatingattheplaza’sSouthernendandalongthefountainedge.TheiconicshadestructurealsocontainsawatercurtainthatrunsparalleltoUnionParkPromenadeandhastheflexibilityoftransformingintoanactivelychangingcolorwatercurtain/backdropforperformancesatnight.Theiconicstructureitself,whenilluminatedatnight,willserveasahumblebeaconofidentityforSymphonyParkandtheUnionParkdevelopmentasawhole.Trulyaplaceofrespiteandreprieve,theVegasMeadowdrawsitsinspirationfromthesimplebeautifullandscapessurroundingtheCityofLasVegas.Comprisedofalarge11,000sflawnsurroundedbyashadedalleeoftreeswithflexibleseatingononesidealongDiscoveryAvenue(Southside),andthepromenadewithfixedterracedseatwallsalongtheotherside,theopenspacehasendlesspossibilitiesforactiveandpassiveuses.TheVegasMeadowisalsointendedtobetheplacethatencouragesan‘extendedlunchbreak’wherebycomputersavvyfolkscangrabalawnchairandaccessfreewirelessinternetcomplimentsofSymphonyPark.VegasMeadowTrulyaplaceofrespiteandreprieve,theVegasMeadowdrawsitsinspirationfromthesimplebeautifullandscapessurroundingtheCityofLasVegas.Comprisedofalarge11,000sflawnsurroundedbyashadedalleeoftreeswithflexibleseatingononesidealongDiscoveryAvenue(Southside),andthepromenadewithfixedterracedseatwallsalongtheotherside,theopenspacehasendlesspossibilitiesforactiveandpassiveuses.TheVegasMeadowisalsointendedtobetheplacethatencouragesan‘extendedlunchbreak’wherebycomputersavvyfolkscangrabalawnchairandaccessfreewirelessinternetcomplimentsofSymphonyPark.VegasMeadowTrulyaplaceofrespiteandreprieve,theVegasMeadowdrawsitsinspirationfromthesimplebeautifullandscapessurroundingtheCityofLasVegas.Comprisedofalarge11,000sflawnsurroundedbyashadedalleeoftreeswithflexibleseatingononesidealongDiscoveryAvenue(Southside),andthepromenadewithfixedterracedseatwallsalongtheotherside,theopenspacehasendlesspossibilitiesforactiveandpassiveuses.TheVegasMeadowisalsointendedtobetheplacethatencouragesan‘‘extendedlunchbreak’’wherebycomputersavvyfolkscangrabalawnchairandaccessfreewirelessinternetcomplimentsofSymphonyPark.VegasMeadowTrulyaplaceofrespiteandreprieve,theVegasMeadowdrawsitsinspirationfromthesimplebeautifullandscapessurroundingtheCityofLasVegas.Comprisedofalarge11,000sflawnsurroundedbyashadedalleeoftreeswithflexibleseatingononesidealongDiscoveryAvenue(Southside),andthepromenadewithfixedterracedseatwallsalongtheotherside,theopenspacehasendlesspossibilitiesforactiveandpassiveuses.TheVegasMeadowisalsointendedtobetheplacethatencouragesan‘‘extendedlunchbreak’’wherebycomputersavvyfolkscangrabalawnchairandaccessfreewirelessinternetcomplimentsofSymphonyPark.VegasMeadowThenaturallandscapehasmuchtoofferthosewillingandabletoexperienceitfirsthand.SomeofthemostuniquedesertlandscapesarewithinafewmilesoftheUnionParkdevelopment.AsawayofintroducingthislargerlandscapetotheUnionParkdevelopment,ourdesignproposesadesertdemonstrationgardenwithintheSymphonyParksite.Thisareaisapproximately13,000sfinsizeandcouldpotentiallydisplayhundredsofdiversespeciesofnativeplantssuchocotillo,agavespecies,yuccaspecies,pricklypear,andgrasses.Plantswillbeexhibitedinsculptedlandformsheldinplacewithcortensteelpanelsthatwilladdcomplexityandinteresttothewayinwhichpeopleexperiencethegarden.DesertGardenThenaturallandscapehasmuchtoofferthosewillingandabletoexperienceitfirsthand.SomeofthemostuniquedesertlandscapesarewithinafewmilesoftheUnionParkdevelopment.AsawayofintroducingthislargerlandscapetotheUnionParkdevelopment,ourdesignproposesadesertdemonstrationgardenwithintheSymphonyParksite.Thisareaisapproximately13,000sfinsizeandcouldpotentiallydisplayhundredsofdiversespeciesofnativeplantssuchocotillo,agavespecies,yuccaspecies,pricklypear,andgrasses.Plantswillbeexhibitedinsculptedlandformsheldinplacewithcortensteelpanelsthatwilladdcomplexityandinteresttothewayinwhichpeopleexperiencethegarden.DesertGardenThenaturallandscapehasmuchtoofferthosewillingandabletoexperienceitfirsthand.SomeofthemostuniquedesertlandscapesarewithinafewmilesoftheUnionParkdevelopment.AsawayofintroducingthislargerlandscapetotheUnionParkdevelopment,ourdesignproposesadesertdemonstrationgardenwithintheSymphonyParksite.Thisareaisapproximately13,000sfinsizeandcouldpotentiallydisplayhundredsofdiversespeciesofnativeplantssuchocotillo,agavespecies,yuccaspecies,pricklypear,andgrasses.Plantswillbeexhibitedinsculptedlandformsheldinplacewithcortensteelpanelsthatwilladdcomplexityandinteresttothewayinwhichpeopleexperiencethegarden.DesertGardenThenaturallandscapehasmuchtoofferthosewillingandabletoexperienceitfirsthand.SomeofthemostuniquedesertlandscapesarewithinafewmilesoftheUnionParkdevelopment.AsawayofintroducingthislargerlandscapetotheUnionParkdevelopment,ourdesignproposesadesertdemonstrationgardenwithintheSymphonyParksite.Thisareaisapproximately13,000sfinsizeandcouldpotentiallydisplayhundredsofdiversespeciesofnativeplantssuchocotillo,agavespecies,yuccaspecies,pricklypear,andgrasses.Plantswillbeexhibitedinsculptedlandformsheldinplacewithcortensteelpanelsthatwilladdcomplexityandinteresttothewayinwhichpeopleexperiencethegarden.DesertGardenPermanentandtemporarysculpturewillbeexhibitedinthispublicspacelocatedattheeasternendoftheparkalongCityParkway.TheSculptureCourtwillallowaccessto‘TheCrossing’’andfuturepedestrianbridgelinkingSymphonyParktotheNewCityHallbuildingsandLewisStreetcorridor.Weseetheroleoftemporaryartinstallationswithinthesculpturepark(andperhapsthroughoutthepark)asbeingonewaythatlayersofculture,historyandifestylecanbeinterwovenandrevealedinanadaptiveway.Itisalsopossibletoenvisionongoingrevolvinginterventionsonthesite.SculptureCourtPermanentandtemporarysculpturewillbeexhibitedinthispublicspacelocatedattheeasternendoftheparkalongCityParkway.TheSculptureCourtwillallowaccessto‘TheCrossing’’andfuturepedestrianbridgelinkingSymphonyParktotheNewCityHallbuildingsandLewisStreetcorridor.Weseetheroleoftemporaryartinstallationswithinthesculpturepark(andperhapsthroughoutthepark)asbeingonewaythatlayersofculture,historyandifestylecanbeinterwovenandrevealedinanadaptiveway.Itisalsopossibletoenvisionongoingrevolvinginterventionsonthesite.SculptureCourtPermanentandtemporarysculpturewillbeexhibitedinthispublicspacelocatedattheeasternendoftheparkalongCityParkway.TheSculptureCourtwillallowaccessto‘TheCrossing’’andfuturepedestrianbridgelinkingSymphonyParktotheNewCityHallbuildingsandLewisStreetcorridor.Weseetheroleoftemporaryartinstallationswithinthesculpturepark(andperhapsthroughoutthepark)asbeingonewaythatlayersofculture,historyandifestylecanbeinterwovenandrevealedinanadaptiveway.Itisalsopossibletoenvisionongoingrevolvinginterventionsonthesite.SculptureCourtPermanentandtemporarysculpturewillbeexhibitedinthispublicspacelocatedattheeasternendoftheparkalongCityParkway.TheSculptureCourtwillallowaccessto‘TheCrossing’’andfuturepedestrianbridgelinkingSymphonyParktotheNewCityHallbuildingsandLewisStreetcorridor.Weseetheroleoftemporaryartinstallationswithinthesculpturepark(andperhapsthroughoutthepark)asbeingonewaythatlayersofculture,historyandifestylecanbeinterwovenandrevealedinanadaptiveway.Itisalsopossibletoenvisionongoingrevolvinginterventionsonthesite.SculptureCourtSouthtoNorthSectionEasttoWestSectionSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*LandscapeSystemsSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*TimelessDesign=Flexibility+SustainabilitySymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*Flexibility=Everyday+EventsSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*Everydayisimportantinthelifeofthepark.Whetheryouarearesidentlivingimmediatelyadjacenttothepark,orsimplyapersontryingtofindhis/herway,theparkisstructuredandflexibletoaccommodatetheneedsoftheeverydayexperience.Placesthroughouttheparkaredesignedtoencouragerespite,relaxation,activeengagement,passiveobservation,spontaneityandaction.Dailyactivitiessuchastakingastrollaroundtheblockforexercise,grabbingacupofcoffeeorwatchingthesuntrackacrosstheskyandreflectonthewatercurtaincomprisethemomentsthatmakeeverydaylifeinSymphonyParkspecial.EverydayEverydaySymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*LIFEINSYMPHONYPARK:RECREATIONALAMENITIESSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*TOURISTATTRACTION:PHOTOOPEverydayAtVegasMeadowTABLESDECK&SEATINGSPROMENADEMEADOWSHADESTRUCTUREDGPAVINGMEADOWEverydayAtVegasMeadowTABLESDECK&SEATINGSPROMENADESHADESTRUCTUREDGPAVINGDGPAVINGEverydayAtVegasMeadowTABLESDECK&SEATINGSPROMENADESHADESTRUCTUREMEADOWTABLESEverydayAtVegasMeadowDECK&SEATINGSPROMENADESHADESTRUCTUREMEADOWDGPAVINGSHADESTRUCTUREEverydayAtVegasMeadowTABLESDECK&SEATINGSPROMENADEMEADOWDGPAVINGDECK&SEATINGSEverydayAtVegasMeadowSHADESTRUCTURETABLESPROMENADEMEADOWDGPAVINGPROMENADEEverydayAtVegasMeadowDECK&SEATINGSSHADESTRUCTURETABLESMEADOWDGPAVINGEverydayAtVegasMeadowSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*SymphonyParkwillserveasadestinationforavarietyofevents,largeandsmall.TheproximityofTheSmithCenterforthePerformingArts,CharliePalmerHotel,commercial,officeandresidentialunitspositionstheparktohavethepotentialtobefullysubscribedyear-round.TheSmithCenter,inparticular,couldpotentiallyusetheparkasavenuefortheirannualperformingartsprogramthatincludesdance,music,opera,theaterandcircusarts.TheCentralPlazacouldaccommodatethelargestsingledayevents,whiletheVegasMeadowscouldpotentiallyaccommodateaShakespeareinthePark,whiletheWestPlazacouldserveasaninformalvenueformusic.EnhancingtheflexibilityofeventdaysintheparkisthetemporarystreetclosureofDiscoveryDriveflankingbothsidesofSymphonyPark.Thetemporaryclosureoftheseroadsfostersasaferpedestrianenvironmentandcouldaccommodateweekendusessuchasafarmer’smarketorartsfestival.EventTransformationEventTransformationSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*SymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*SymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*FarmersMarketSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*EventsAtCentralPlazaSEATINGPLAZASHADESTRUCTUREWATERCURTAINEventsAtCenterPlazaSEATINGPLAZASHADESTRUCTUREWATERCURTAINEventsAtCenterPlazaSEATINGPLAZASHADESTRUCTUREWATERCURTAINEventsAtCenterPlazaSEATINGPLAZASHADESTRUCTUREWATERCURTAINEventsAtCenterPlazaSEATINGPLAZASHADESTRUCTUREWATERCURTAINEventsAtCenterPlazaSymphonyPark:TheFlexibilityofModernLife*Sustainability=UrbanEcology+LandscapeSymphonyParkispoisedtobecomeatrueexampleofsustainableparkdesign.Sensitivitytothepark’slocationinthedesertheightenstheneedforecologicalinitiativesthatconservethealreadyscarceresourcesavailabletotheparkinitiallyandoverthelongterm.Itisthepark’sgoaltopursuesustainablemeasuresthataresincere,attainableandmeasurable.Thepark’sproposedfountainforexample,willsourceitswaterfromwaterharvestedthroughraincollectionsystemssuchasbuildingroofsandsurfacecollection.Thiswaterwouldthenbefilteredandstoredinundergroundcisternswithintheparkandusedonlywhentheneedarises-thuslesseningthepark’sdependenceonthecity’sdomesticwatersupply.Thisphilosophywouldalsoextendtoirrigationneeds,regenerativetechnologiesandpermeablepavingsystems.Thetimeisnowfortheseinitiativestohappen.Belowisthoroughexplanationofthemanysustainableinitiativesthatwilltakeplaceinthepark:UrbanEcol