Freeway Park is one of the most interesting specimens of modern architecture. The plan of Freeway Park was put into effect by the company of Lawrence Halprin. The design director of the architecture of Freeway Park is Angela Danadjieva. The Park has been designed in such a way so as to bring the city neighborhoods closer, which are otherwise bisected by the freeway. Freeway Park is renowned for being a unique fusion of greenery and Brutalist architecture, a style that was popular in the post world war II period, between 1950s and 1970s. The complete length of Freeway Park is 1,300 feet and it beautifully winds under a street and over a garage. This 5-acre park was completed in 1976.
The Freeway Park in downtown Seattle is situated above Interstate 5, on 700 Seneca Street. To be more specific the location of Freeway Park is between 6th and 9th Avenues. In the northern side it is
|
bordered by Union and by Spring Street on the south. The construction of Freeway Park has been planned keeping in mind both its aesthetic value as well as utility. Thus the waterfalls in the park not only grab the attention of visitors, but are effective in cutting off the cacophonous noise of the city. The other captivating features of Freeway Park are a number of trees, flowering plants, pools, cascading fountains, a gorge and concrete rocks. All these create an elegant landscape, which is 'metaphorical'.
For the renovation of Freeway Park, funds have been allocated by the City of Seattle. It is because of the interest of some neighborhood groups, that Project for Public Spaces or PPS took the initiative of increasing the security of the park and making it more presentable to the public.
Freeway Park is very popular among tourists as it is a glaring example of post war landscape architecture.
|
