studio gang has teamed up with landscape architecture firm SCAPE to redesign a waterfront park in memphis, tennessee. drawing inspiration from the mississippi river, ?tom lee park? has been reimagined as a vibrant and dynamic civic space that intends to foster positive encounters and civic pride. the plan also hopes to restore the site?s natural ecology, while better connecting the city to the river. meanwhile, new architecture will reference the historical structures that once operated on the memphis riverfront, from the terminal buildings to grain elevators and barges.

in the park?s wildest reaches, a dramatic tower stretches into the sky. an immediate landmark at the southern edge of tom lee park, the habitat tower provides an attractive structure for birds to nest and rest and a memorable gathering space where park visitors can feel as if they?re hovering above the mississippi | all images © studio gang
 
 
?our design builds upon two years of work alongside memphians, which began with the riverfront concept, our proposal for the riverfront as a whole, and is inspired by the extraordinary work that today?s memphians are doing for their community,? says jeanne gang, founder of studio gang. ?the new tom lee park will be a civic space for everyone in memphis to enjoy. we?ve designed the architecture to float in the landscape like vessels on the river, creating a park that uniquely reflects the changing nature of the mississippi river and the city along its banks.?

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