Gustafson Porter + Bowman to Redesign Eiffel Tower Parks
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British landscape architecture studio Gustafson Porter + Bowman has been selected to redesign the square-mile “grand site” surrounding the Eiffel Tower, Paris, the city’s most iconic space. The announcement comes after a competition for the Site Tour EiGustafson Porter + Bowman to Redesign Eiffel Tower Parks
British landscape architecture studio Gustafson Porter + Bowman has been selected to redesign the square-mile “grand site” surrounding the Eiffel Tower, Paris, the city’s most iconic space. The announcement comes after a competition for the Site Tour Eiffel project, which the studio Gustafson Porter + Bowman won, beating entries from the likes of Koz Architects, Amanda Levete, and Agence Ter, reports dezeen.The team has been tasked to reimagine the grounds while addressing the issue of crowding and get a pedestrian-friendly design, thus turning it to one of the largest gardens in the city by 2024. The move comes just in time for the next Summer Olympics and Paralympics to be held in Paris.“We would like to thank the City of Paris for having run a competition that has been engaging and educative, challenging, and rewarding,” GP+B responded to the winning announcement. “Thanks to open and ongoing dialogue, the City has played an essential role in stimulating ideas and debate around the proposals for this site. We have never experienced such a responsive approach to competition.”According to the dezeen report, Gustafson Porter + Bowman’s vision is to add more greenery to the areas on either side of the Eiffel Tower. A green corridor will be created at the Place du Trocadero and the Ecole Militaire at the Place Joffre. It will feature an amphitheater at the Trocadero and more public space around the Varsovie Fountains. Pont d’Iena will be turned into a green bridge, and the Champ de Mars will have two new squares and raised lawns. To improve biodiversity around the area, new trees will be planted in One Line’s new parks around the Eiffel Tower.“One evokes the union of two historic landscape typologies: classical French gardens, characterized by major axes that express power; and French picturesque gardens, as places of artistic experimentation,” Gustafson Porter + Bowman said to dezeen. “In this urban landscape, green routes and gardens reserved for creative pursuits frame and soften the central axis.”The $39 million master plan is being planned in phases. The first will be finished by 2023, while the second, more ambitious section, is slated for completion in 2030. https://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more