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Replanting Freeway Park: Preserving a Masterpiece

lain M. Robertson
Landscape Journal, January 2012, 31 (1-2) 77-99; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/lj.31.1-2.77
lain M. Robertson
Iain M. Robertson is an Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Washington where he teaches planting design and introductory design studios. His interests have focused on the study of plants as a distinctive design medium. He occasionally consults on the planning and design of arboreta and botanical gardens and other plant-related design projects. He is currently exploring methods for “cultivating” creativity in students from diverse disciplines adapting methods he has developed while teaching design studios. Not unlike Hercules' travails, he labored under the obligations of serving as department chair for several years
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Seattle's Freeway Park, designed by Lawrence Halprin and Associates, opened in 1976 and has become an acknowledged Halprin masterpiece. The park bears the imprint of Halprin's bold geometric concrete abstractions of nature, powerful use of water, and emphasis on choreographing the experiences of users. Over time, Freeway Park's plants became crowded and overgrown, giving the park a dark and shady aspect that made spaces feel cramped and increased perceptions that the park was unsafe. In 2006 the City began a restoration process that included repairing water features and assessing the park's vegetation. This article describes the process of replanting the park and developing a long-term vegetation management plan. It draws conclusions about the need for landscape architects to understand their design work as the installation of living systems, subsequent vegetation maintenance, and management as a form of ongoing design.

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