Photo courtesy of Elizabeth Christian and AssociatesThis site plan, drawn by Michael Van Valkenburg Associates and Thomas Phifer and Partners, is one of four final designs for the Waller Creek redevelopment project on display until Sept. 30.
Concepts from the four finalists in the Design Waller Creek: a Competition project went on display for public exhibition Sept. 17.
The four design plans are on display until Sept. 30 at Laguna Gloria as well as other locations throughout the month, including the University of Texas School of Architecture, Austin City Hall, Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum and University Medical Center Brackenridge Hospital. A jury of five professionals from throughout the nation with expertise in architecture, landscape architecture, urban design, economic development and restoration ecology will select the final design.
"Waller Creek is a defining feature of our city's geography and its history," Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole said. "Edmund Waller, our city's first mayor, in 1839 proclaimed Austin as defined by the shores of Waller Creek and Shoal Creek. Since that time, we have stopped fighting Sam Houston about what would be the capitol of Texas, we have dammed the Colorado River, we have created Lady Bird Lake and the hike and bike trail, and we have grown from a sleepy college town to a technology and live-music hub. Today, we glimpse yet another Austin evolution."
The four finalists include CMG and Public Architecture, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates and Thomas Phifer and Partners, Turenscape + Lake|Flato Architects and Workshop: Ken Smith Landscape Architect, and Ten Eyck Landscape Architects and Rogers Marvel Architects. Design teams come from areas including New York, Austin, San Antonio and China.
