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Westlake Pocket Park

By jjohanni | L Pocket Park Design | 2015 National High School Architecture Competition
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Link: https://www.tpl.org/economic-health-benefits This article encouraged me to include lots of vegetation in order to improve air quality and promote a healthy lifestyle. Another advantage of pocket parks is that they "attract nonresident visitors who put new dollars into local economies". This is a great advantage when Westlake's largest shopping complex is located next to my site. Another point that this article stressed was sustainability. This website showed how economic benefits could turn into green benefits.

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