Core City Park is a privately owned, public use urban greenspace in the Core City neighborhood of Detroit. Developed by Prince Concepts and designed and executed in collaboration with landscape architect Julie Bargmann,[1] Core City Park oversaw the conversion of a former asphalt parking lot, into a 10,000-square-foot[2] public space with 110 newly planted trees.[3]
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| Location | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 42°20′55″N 83°5′18″W / 42.34861°N 83.08833°W |
| Area | 10,000-square-foot |
| Website | http://www.princeconcepts.com/core-city-park |
History
editPrior to serving as a parking lot, the plot was formerly the site of Detroit Fire Department's Engine 12, operating from 1893 until the mid-1970s.[4]
One of many recent, large-scale developments projects in Detroit,[5] Robin Elizabeth Runyan, writing for Curbed, noted how in Core City Park "a different development has taken raw materials—galvanized steel, a parking lot, industrial buildings—to create a whole new district out of mostly vacant spaces. And while it's not going to solve pressing housing problems in the city, its approach could at least inspire other developers to think more creatively about placemaking."[6]
With Core City Park operating as a "nucleus" and model of commercial development[7] in the wider Core City area, Prince Concepts has subsequently overseen more than a dozen projects in the neighborhood,[8] including Caterpillar[9] and PARK(ing), a parking lot and green space.[10] Complementing the neighboring Core City Park, PARK(ing), also designed by landscape architect Julie Bargmann, was similarly developed from a former parking lot into a public use site.
Awards
editCore City Park has gone on to receive notable recognition in the landscape architecture community. Landscape Architecture Magazine featured the project on the cover of its October 2020 issue.[11] Awarded the inaugural Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize in 2021, Julie Bargmann's honored body of work included Core City Park among a selection of other noted projects.[12]
References
edit- ^ "To The Core | Landscape Architecture Magazine". landscapearchitecturemagazine.org. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ "The Caterpillar -". greatlakesbydesign.com. 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ "Prince Concepts to build public park in Detroit's Core City". Crain's Detroit Business. 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ "To The Core | Landscape Architecture Magazine". landscapearchitecturemagazine.org. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ DeVito, Lee. "15 new Detroit developments to be excited about [PHOTOS]". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ Runyan, Robin Elizabeth (2019-05-22). "Why this developer is revitalizing a quiet intersection in Core City". Curbed Detroit. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ DeVito, Lee. "Detroit developer says trees are key in Core City projects, and embraces the space". Detroit Metro Times. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ Mondry, Aaron (2020-02-18). "Core City developer Philip Kafka outlines grand plans for neighborhood". Curbed Detroit. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ Wang, Lucy (2022-05-09). "A Massive Metal "Caterpillar" Brings Eight Cost-Effective Apartments to Detroit". Dwell. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ Margolies, Jane (2023-03-07). "Awash in Asphalt, Cities Rethink Their Parking Needs". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ "To The Core | Landscape Architecture Magazine". landscapearchitecturemagazine.org. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2023-08-24.
- ^ "Julie Bargmann Wins the Inaugural Cornelia Hahn Oberlander International Landscape Architecture Prize | TCLF". www.tclf.org. Retrieved 2023-08-24.