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Urban Farming Pocket Park

By Tbostic | L Pocket Park Design | 2015 National High School Architecture Competition
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05/20/15
The greatest effort in Las Vegas to preserve Las Vegas native plants and promote awareness for protection and urban gardening is the Springs Preserve. The Springs Preserve is a massive lot filled with native landscaping and sustainable design. To took great influence from Springs Preserve rustic yet vibrant look and spirit of the springs preserve to create a progressive yet friendly pocket park that promotes not only healthy living, but protection of native plants and protection of the Downtown area currently being destroyed by Urban Sprawl.

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Comments

An ever-growing trend in public space use is sponsorship- which can be an extremely divisive issue. Your park however presents an opportunity for this, in a way I think most anyone could support. Springs Preserve, which seems to be owned by the not-for-profit water utility, would perhaps be a fantastic partner to not only help design but also supply and maintain the gardens and plant life you're looking for. Sometimes, untraditional partners can turn good projects into great projects.

By Alf, Mentor at 09:02 am, 08 June 2015