last update: 3/4/09
parkmobile,
2009
cardboard and acrylic
14x15x8"
the parkmobile: a portable, traveling, shared park
about:
While working on LA Park[ing] Day 2008 I was shocked to find that my neighborhood
of Mar Vista, Los Angeles was considered, among many in LA, to be an area
with the greatest need for new parks. I personally live within walking distance
of a wonderful park, but the majority of Mar Vistans, and indeed Angelenos,
do not. In fact, the Trust for Public Land (TPL) estimates that only 36% of
all Los Angeles County children live within one quarter of a mile of a park,
compared to Boston's 97% and New York's 91%. It saddens me that Los Angeles
came in dead last in this 2004 study of seven major US cities conducted by
the TPL.
project:
In response, I'd like to create a portable park to bring green, public spaces
to underserved areas. The park would be designed with a variety of Southern
Californian native species that thrive in containers. These container plants
would be arranged to best suit each location with a focus on beauty, rest,
play, shade and color. Each parkmobile would have an area it serves and a
schedule of locations, visiting each for temporary period for perhaps two
days, two weeks or two months. Ideally, this project would temporarily revitalize
the many vacent lots in the area.
proposed
locations:
link coming soon
proposed
designs:
link coming soon
inspiration:
Trust for Public Land (TPL) "No
Place to Play: A Comparative Analysis of Park Access in Seven Major Cities",
November 2004