Pierscape at Navy Pier Phase II Design Team Organization + ...
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Tom Leader Studio<br />
Railroad Park<br />
Birmingham, AL<br />
50<br />
This project celebr<strong>at</strong>es the active particip<strong>at</strong>ion of 11 abandoned rail line tracks of<br />
well-loved trains th<strong>at</strong> slowly lumber through and bisect downtown Birmingham<br />
on a viaduct. The 19-acre setting occupies a former warehouse and brick-making<br />
site and much of the park is formed with m<strong>at</strong>erials recovered from historic uses.<br />
The urban park cre<strong>at</strong>ed by Tom Leader Studio forms a new topography th<strong>at</strong><br />
carves the site for a lake and stream, providing flood protection and biofiltr<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
A range of knolls allows viewers to experience the train traffic first hand,<br />
cre<strong>at</strong>ing a “trainfront” park. Land forms also give shape to a range of festival and<br />
performance spaces in this food- and music-loving city.
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