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Conceptual proposal rendering, looking northwest
This park concept developed for the San Diego International Airport is a half-acre sloped earthwork with an observation area 16 feet high which literally flies over the sidewalk below. This work of urban land art can act as a place of quiet respite in a wild of native coastal sage or of heart-pounding excitement in the elevated observation area which provides dramatic proximity to aircraft landing on the adjacent runway.
Title of work:
PALM STREET PARK FOR AIRCRAFT OBSERVATION
Medium: Steel, concrete, gabion, native plantings, turf
Dimensions: 305’ x 50’ x 16’ (approx .5 acre)
Site: San Diego International Airport, San Diego, CA
Conceptual proposal rendering, looking southeast
Site context and orientation
Wing and airfoil research
Wave formation research