City of Southfield issued the following announcement on Oct. 31.
The city of Southfield’s Red Pole Park public art installation located in the Southfield City Centre won a General Design Merit Award from the Michigan Chapter of the American Association for Landscape Architects (ASLA) in a virtual awards ceremony October 23.
The General Design Merit Award was presented by ASLA President Wendy Miller to Landscape Architects Mijung Ko, ASLA, PLA, LEED GA and Mark Hieber, ASLA, LEED AP, Principal at HED, a national architecture and engineering firm with a local office in Southfield. HED was retained by the Southfield City Centre to design the first phase of a shared use pathway system and this environmental art feature as a centerpiece for community engagement.
"This design award is a nod toward the power of landscape, in all its forms, to enhance the positive perception of 'Place,'" said Mark Hieber. "It is the result of a broad vision by the City of Southfield and its planning department to advance Southfield toward a more walkable and bikeable city."
Mark Hieber recognized the partnership with the City of Southfield and Director of Planning, Terry Croad, AICP, ASLA, also a member of the Michigan Chapter of ASLA.
Red Pole Park is the first installation in a series of outdoor “rooms” or art installations planned along the Northwestern Highway Shared-Use Pathway and Greenway. A total of 65 poles have been installed, each towering approximately 35 feet above the ground and weighing 800-1,000 pounds. Eighteen inch tall stumps will be installed and dots will be painted along the pathway following the grid pattern of the poles. The various heights of the poles represent Southfield’s history, present goals, accomplishments and future growth. An additional 1,000 feet of pathway will also be added to the existing pathway this summer, extending the pathway north to Lahser Road.
Original source can be found here.
Source: City of Southfield
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