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By twoflips | L Pocket Park Design | 2015 National High School Architecture Competition
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Summary

I collected information this week by going into Google Earth and viewing most, if not all, the parks that I have been to here in Las Vegas. By also sometimes "randomly" clicking on the globe, I ran into some pretty interesting geographical features that served as sources of inspiration on what I wanted to include in my pocket park. What I wanted to do while collecting information was to take the best elements of each park so I could later put those elements into consideration when designing the overall layout of my park.

This Step

Summary

What should I upload in this Collect Info step?

Help us understand the existing conditions and the location of this park. The following types of work should be uploaded:

  • photos
  • a short video
  • site plan drawing of your existing parks or lot.

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