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2012
The transformative Guthrie Green park by SWA Group, a leading landscape
architecture, planning and urban design firm, is fueling redevelopment
of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Brady Arts District, a historic portion of downtown that is
attracting investments in urban housing, hotels, restaurants, cultural
facilities and entertainment. “Tulsa has been growing because of its labor force, quality of life and
other attributes. Now Guthrie Green adds a new heart to downtown, a
wonderful gathering place for community events,” said Elizabeth Shreeve,
Principal of SWA Group in Sausalito, CA. “The project shows the power
of parks to make downtowns more enjoyable and reverse urban decline,
which is so important for regional cities like Tulsa.” Added John Wong, Principal of SWA, “Guthrie Green is only one square
block, but it’s a really big deal because it demonstrates the power of
public realm design to be transformative for urban revitalization.”
The $8 million Guthrie Green, named after Oklahoma native and folk music
icon Woody Guthrie, features community gathering space offering
gardens, interactive fountains, an outdoor stage with vine-covered
"green rooms", a large multipurpose lawn for performances and festivals,
and an 11,200-square foot cafe pavilion.
The project is a high-performance landscape, providing not only an
urban amenity but also a very efficient model for sustainable landscape
design. An underground heat exchange system supplies heating and cooling
for the adjacent buildings, low-power LED lighting is used along all
the streets, and solar panels on top of the pavilion generate power
during the day time. In addition, the two bio-retention swales collect
and filter all the storm water and re-charge the local aquifers. An 11700 sq ft pavilion was designed by KKT Architects, Tulsa.
architecture, planning and urban design firm, is fueling redevelopment
of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Brady Arts District, a historic portion of downtown that is
attracting investments in urban housing, hotels, restaurants, cultural
facilities and entertainment. “Tulsa has been growing because of its labor force, quality of life and
other attributes. Now Guthrie Green adds a new heart to downtown, a
wonderful gathering place for community events,” said Elizabeth Shreeve,
Principal of SWA Group in Sausalito, CA. “The project shows the power
of parks to make downtowns more enjoyable and reverse urban decline,
which is so important for regional cities like Tulsa.” Added John Wong, Principal of SWA, “Guthrie Green is only one square
block, but it’s a really big deal because it demonstrates the power of
public realm design to be transformative for urban revitalization.”
The $8 million Guthrie Green, named after Oklahoma native and folk music
icon Woody Guthrie, features community gathering space offering
gardens, interactive fountains, an outdoor stage with vine-covered
"green rooms", a large multipurpose lawn for performances and festivals,
and an 11,200-square foot cafe pavilion.
The project is a high-performance landscape, providing not only an
urban amenity but also a very efficient model for sustainable landscape
design. An underground heat exchange system supplies heating and cooling
for the adjacent buildings, low-power LED lighting is used along all
the streets, and solar panels on top of the pavilion generate power
during the day time. In addition, the two bio-retention swales collect
and filter all the storm water and re-charge the local aquifers. An 11700 sq ft pavilion was designed by KKT Architects, Tulsa.
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