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winner<br />
landscape<br />
Architecture<br />
The citydeck<br />
“Green Bay is not a design epicentre,<br />
but Stoss has used its design intelligence<br />
to help the city recuperate its waterfront<br />
and, in turn, open it up to future<br />
development. That’s very appealing.”<br />
Charles Waldheim, juror<br />
Location: Green Bay, Wisconsin Firm:<br />
Stoss Landscape Urbanism Team: Scott<br />
Bishop and Chris Reed with Caroline<br />
Aragon, Tim Barner, Cathy Braasch, Nick<br />
Buehrens, Steve Carlucci, Jill Desimini,<br />
Adrian Fehrmann, Susan Fitzgerald, Carl<br />
Frushour, Hiroshi Hatae, Jana Kienitz, Lisl<br />
Kotheimer, Shannon Lee, Kristin Malone,<br />
Bryan Miyahara, Chris Muskopf, Graham<br />
Palmer, Megan Studer and Sarah Wright<br />
Established in 2000, this Boston firm’s<br />
portfolio includes projects both small and<br />
large, from a rubber-surfaced playground<br />
in Quebec to a plan that would revitalize<br />
Detroit via public spaces and sustainable<br />
infrastructure. stoss.net<br />
it is every heaLThy city’s dream to boast<br />
of a waterfront defined by extensive<br />
boardwalks, quaint cafés and public<br />
seating that invites citizens to relax<br />
and enjoy the view. Yet waterside<br />
projects require that rare alignment<br />
of creative vision, good governance<br />
and public consent.<br />
In Wisconsin, it took Stoss<br />
Landscape Urbanism three years<br />
to complete a three-phase waterside<br />
master plan that has given<br />
downtown Green Bay a remarkable<br />
new lease on life, and without bigbudget<br />
spending. A meandering<br />
boardwalk made of hard-wearing<br />
ipe wood now runs for over<br />
400 metres along the formerly<br />
neglected Fox River. To further<br />
animate the promenade, Stoss<br />
terraced the walkways and added<br />
elevated lookouts anchored by<br />
concrete-filled pipes. It also created<br />
floating docks, brought in during<br />
the summer to let boaters moor<br />
their vessels there. Integrated,<br />
too, are various kinds of seating<br />
options that include long and<br />
short benches, and inviting chaise<br />
lounges, ideal for sunbathing or<br />
stargazing. Beneath the ipe planks<br />
is another ingenious feature, a<br />
stormwater management system<br />
to help control seasonal flooding.<br />
Completed in 2012, and at a cost<br />
of US$14 million, the project is now<br />
filling in with bustling restaurants<br />
and pubs, and with joggers and<br />
dog walkers populating the deck.<br />
Plantings of ginkgo, elm and<br />
Kentucky coffeetree are also starting<br />
to mature. The latest sign that<br />
CityDeck is a resounding success?<br />
Residential development is now<br />
under way in a part of Green Bay<br />
that was lost to the city before.<br />
az awards annual jul ⁄ aug <strong>2014</strong> 51
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