Sustainable Landscape Tour
Sunday, Jun 7, 20152 PMEDT
| Los Angeles, CA
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With Los Angeles entering its fourth year of extreme drought, the Mayor issued an executive directive last fall asking Angelenos to reduce their water use 20% by 2017. Over 50% of LA’s drinking water goes to outdoor use, including lawns and landscaping. The Sustainable Landscape Tour, co-curated in collaboration with the City's “Save The Drop LA” Campaign, features some of the city’s most innovative landscape designs demonstrating how Angelenos continue to lead the way, responding creatively and effectively to increasing water restrictions and worsening drought conditions. Featured stops include: Marsh Park (http://www.melendrez.com/portfolio/marsh-park) by Meléndrez Nestled within the close-knit community of Elysian Valley, and boasting 700 feet of Los Angeles River frontage, Marsh Park offers a chance to reconnect a neighborhood with nature. Consistent with MRCA’s goal of bringing nature back into the urban environment, the concept design for Marsh Park serves multiple purposes: an arroyo and river marsh storm water system winding through the passive open space cleanses and infiltrates storm water runoff from the surrounding neighborhood before it reaches the River and offers opportunities for environmental education and nature interpretation. Join Meléndrez Principal Melani Smith in a tour of this special park. Grand Park (http://grandparkla.org/) by Rios Clementi Hale Studios Grand Park’s landscape architecture and architecture by Rios Clementi Hale Studios creates a distinctive, interconnected, and inviting space in the middle of downtown Los Angeles. Explore the park's four public spaces, which invite guests to jump, run, lounge, and play. Emphasizing world cultures are the floristic gardens - featuring botanicals from each of the world’s six Floristic Kingdoms - and the environmental graphics program which include entry totems welcoming visitors in 25 different languages. Tony Paradowski, RCHS Senior Associate and the Lead Designer of Grand Park, and Lucas Rivera, director of Grand Park, will offer insight into the park's design, and encourage visitors to tour this vibrant space. And more! Tickets available online: http://ladesignfestival.ticketmob.com/event.cfm?cart&id=100096
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