The Waller Creek Conservancy has announced the four finalists in their design competition. Below is a snapshot of each:
The CMG and Public Architecture Team, led by Willett Moss and John Peterson, intends to create, “a landscape authentic in its manifestation of Austin’s Character.”
Rendering by CMG and Public Architecture
The MVVA Team, led by Michael Van Valkenburgh and Thomas Phifer, brings together professionals aiming to, “create an exciting and humane landscape that will be critical to great city life in Austin.”
Rendering by Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates and Thomas Phifer & Partners
The Turenscape + Lake|Flato Architects Team, led by Dr. Kongjian Yu and David Lake, will work to focus their team’s, “diverse strengths on an inspiring vision during the competition and beyond.”
Rendering by Turenscape + Lake|Flato Architects
The KSLA, TELA, + RMA Team, led by Ken Smith, Christine Ten Eyck, Robert Rogers, and Jonathan Marvel, share how they are, “committed to creating a better functioning, dynamic and accessible open space system along Waller Creek.”
Rendering by Ken Smith Landscape Architect, Ten Eyck Landscape Architects, and Rogers Marvel Architects
Precluding any surface level improvements to Waller Creek, the City of Austin must complete the excavation of the massive drainage tunnel which pulls the adjacent land out of the flood plain. Downtown Austin Blog had the opportunity to go into the tunnel earlier this month (footage below)!
