Phoenix Civic Space Park (Phoenix, AZ) : Bench and cafe tables and chairs, paving of pervious concrete

Creator:

AECOM (Firm) Design + Planning, merged 1990

Published/Created:

424 North Central Avenue, Phoenix, Arizona, United States
completed 2009

Physical Description:

2.77 ac (area)

Date Depicted:

3/13/2013

Materials:

pervious concrete and pavers; plant material

Notes:

Civic Space Park is an urban park in Downtown Phoenix which first opened to the public in April 2009. It is located next to the main part of the ASU Downtown Campus and the Central Station METRO Light Rail and bus transfer stations. The land was purchased by the City of Phoenix to reclaim as a park; the main building renovated in the project is called the A.E. England Building, and is a mix of retail and a community space. The centerpiece of the park is the $2.4 million sculpture of suspended nets by Janet Echelman called Her Secret Is Patience. The majority of the park (over 70%) will be shaded, once all the trees have fully matured, through a combination of trees and shade structures. Solar panels covering the tops of the shade canopies produce a combined 75 kilowatts of power. Hard surfaces are made with pervious concrete and pavers that reduce heat reflection and allow rainfall to seep through.

Variant Titles:

Civic Space Park

Topics:

Architecture -- United States -- 21st century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Twenty-first century

Culture:

American

Accession Number:

2A1-AECOM-DCS-A08

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
open spaces: parks (recreation areas) (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

open spaces; recreation areas; parks (recreation areas)

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Eight

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
3/13/2013 12:00:00 AM

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2013; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4654

OID:

10903163

PID:

digcoll:1839419