Overview
Aspinwall Riverfront Park, Inc. (ARP) is a nonprofit organization that is responsible for developing a community park and trail link in Aspinwall, PA, on property that was recently purchased by Friends of the Riverfront. Aspinwall Riverfront Park is seeking proposals for professional design services – including programming and design, bid/construction document creation, and construction administration – for the design of this new park.
The architectural firm of SPRINGBOARD Design is serving as Project Manager and Owner Representative for this Request For Proposals (RFP).
Project Background and Objectives
The Aspinwall Riverfront Park property is a truly rare piece of urban property that has the potential to be a community treasure and a key link in the trail system. The eight acre lot is flat and mature trees line its border, shielding the property from railroad tracks and a nearby scrap yard. The view from the park across the Allegheny River is a hillside forest. As a setting for an urban park and adaptive reuse site, the project has the potential to be a model of ecologically friendly design. The scope will definitely include a trail connection, and may also include features such a small commercial development with a working marina and restaurant, a walking platform over the railroad tracks and Freeport Road, and retention ponds to absorb excess storm water. This property is within three miles of more than 22,000 local residents, and 1,800 local employees.
Finalists Announced
After review of the submissions, the following teams have been identified as Finalists, and will be asked to continue to the interview portion of the selection process. Team leaders are highlighted in bold.
Balmori Associates (New York, NY)
Joel Sanders Architect – Architecture
Langan Engineering & Environmental Services – Civil Engineer
4WARD PLANNING – Public Engagement
dlandstudio (Brooklyn, NY)
Marlon Blackwell Architect – Architecture
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. – Civil Engineer
Environmental Planning and Design (Pittsburgh, PA)
NIPpaysage – Landscape Architecture
studio d’ARC architects – Architecture
Lennon, Smith, Souleret Engineering, Inc. – Civil Engineering
blue tomato design – Graphic Design
Landworks Studio (Boston, MA)
FortyEighty Architecture – Architecture
Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc. – Civil Engineering
STRADA (Pittsburgh, PA)
Dennis Marsico – photographer and installation artist
Dan Martone – Civil Engineering
Nitsch Engineering – green infrastructure consultants
HR&A Advisors – financing and economic sustainability consultants
W. Cleland Dowler Jr. (Pittsburgh, PA)
McLean Architects – Architecture
PVE Sheffler Engineers – Civil Engineering
We sincerely appreciate the time and effort all the teams put forth in preparing their submissions. ARP would also like to express its significant admiration of the breadth and quality of experience, vision and interest presented in the submissions.
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