{"id":35299,"date":"2021-10-15T23:23:29","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T23:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-swa-2019.pantheonsite.io\/?post_type=stories&p=35299"},"modified":"2021-10-27T17:12:27","modified_gmt":"2021-10-27T17:12:27","slug":"asla-awards-2021","status":"publish","type":"stories","link":"https:\/\/www.swagroup.com\/stories\/asla-awards-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"ASLA Awards 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Impactful Landscapes:
\n11 award-winning
\nSWA projects<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]What makes for exemplary work when your medium is landscape?\u00a0 Eleven SWA projects have been singled out with awards by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) in 2021\u2013 two of them with high honors at the national level.<\/p>\n

The work demonstrates how landscape, urban design and planning improvements can offer cities and communities important opportunities to leverage more value from public investment.\u00a0 Well-designed outdoor amenities, like waterfronts and parks, can simultaneously address issues of restorative justice, resilient infrastructure, and climate change\u2014some of the most pressing challenges of our time.<\/p>\n

SWA creates beautiful and performative public realm spaces that make cities more livable and resilient.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”black”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1635187983501{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1635222942097{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-right: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 20px !important;margin-left: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

ASLA National Award Winners<\/h5>\n

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Repairing the Rift<\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

Ricardo Lara Linear Park, Lynwood, CA
\nASLA Urban Design Award of Excellence<\/h4>\n

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<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Lynwood, California is bisected by a massive freeway corridor, which has burdened the community since its construction. Ricardo Lara Linear Park serves to remedy the negative impacts of the freeway by restoring a sense of community to the City. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Lynwood is a diverse community of families, foreign-born residents, and individuals below the federal poverty level. Ricardo Lara Linear Park offers a much-needed amenity-rich destination for this park-poor community. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>The City of Lynwood suffered from a lack of public, open space for its residents. Ricardo Lara Linear Park serves over 26,000 residents within a half-mile of the park. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Ricardo Lara Linear Park replaced five blocks of vacant lots between the freeway and a residential neighborhood. In order to leverage funds backed by California Proposition 84, the community outreach, design, and construction was all completed in under 20 months. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Just over a mile in length, the multi-block scheme was envisioned to support the many aspirations of the Lynwood community. Through robust community engagement, the park was programmed with health and connectivity in mind. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Ricardo Lara Linear Park offers a continuous path for walking and jogging. The park, which provides a link to a regional bike network along the Los Angeles River, serves as a critical artery for exercise and recreation. \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Fitness stations that support more intensive exercise programs, along with a series of play structures, a jogging path, and other active programming help facilitate healthy lifestyles.\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Formerly vacant lots have been planted with climate-adapted grasses, shrubs, and shade trees. Compared to the surrounding context, the park offers 30 percent more shade coverage, making the park a veritable urban oasis.\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>With more than 300 new trees, Ricardo Lara Linear Park has dramatically increased the amount of shade coverage in the neighborhood. The verdant canopy creates a comfortable space for outdoor exercise, play, and relaxation.\n\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Census tracts in Lynwood have been identified as \u201cfood deserts\u201d by the US Department of Agriculture. One block in the park operates as a community garden, where residents come together and grow thousands of pounds of fresh produce.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Ricardo Lara Linear Park is a center for educational programming in Lynwood. The new gathering spaces in the park invite visitors of all ages, and neighborhood schools use the garden to hold community events.\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Do to the topography of the surrounding site, Ricardo Lara Linear Park encompasses a 24-acre catchment area. Half of the I-105 runoff is filtered by bioswales in the park that eventually recharge the water table.\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>The systems of stormwater direction, detention, and filtration are built into a treatment train in the park. Capturing water through green infrastructure alleviates previous problems with flooding.\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Along the length of the park, playgrounds, shaded seating, and public artworks all serve to create social spaces for Lynwood. The park was carefully designed to serve the City\u2019s vibrant, multigenerational population.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>The programs within the park accentuate the urban vitality of Lynwood. Its design draws inspiration from the surrounding neighborhood, reflecting the creativity of its dynamic residents.\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Slide\"\n\"\" \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>Ricardo Lara Linear Park creates a vibrant space for the community of Lynwood. While the challenges in this urban context are typical of disadvantaged communities, the park responds to the unique aspirations of the people it serves.\n\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slide>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-slides>\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/rs-layer><\/rs-static-layers>\n\t\t\t\t<\/rs-module>\n\t\t\t\t