Since we are on the subject of our neighbor’s to the north in Santa Monica, check out The Architects Newspaper’s coverage of the new Palisades Garden Walk and Town Square.
From The Architects Newspaper:
Located on seven acres of land between Santa Monica City Hall and the Santa Monica Pier, the $25 million project, which is being designed by James Corner Field Operations, was shared at its sixth and final workshop with the Santa Monica community on February 26.
The sinuous, braided, and often hilly project was inspired largely by the Arroyo Wash, a dried riverbed that once ran through the site. According to Switkin, plants will be plentiful and varied, an effort to diversify the city’s limited vegetation and to emphasize Southern California’s subtle seasons.
Click here to read the full article at The Architects Newspaper!
Thanks to Erika B. for the heads up and also to CL for a link to another interesting article on this you can read here!
