There are 8 article(s) tagged Studio Gang:

• October 2020

  • Q&A on the latest Tom Lee Park changes

    MRPP officials and designers fielded such questions as how views of the river would be preserved, whether playgrounds would create noise for nearby Downtown dwellers and where visitors would park.

    By Wayne Risher October 09, 2020

• May 2020

  • Herrington: Tom Lee Park is on the right path, but questions remain

    The general footprint of the plan to renovate the park – three “stages” with separation and a smaller covered venue – mimics the footprint of Memphis in May's Beale Street Music Fest, but in a way that would make a good park even without it. 

    By Chris Herrington May 22, 2020

  • New Tom Lee Park plans include large open spaces, fountain, treetop walkway

    Memphis River Parks Partnership and its design team, led by Studio Gang and Scape, announced a new, improved concept for a $60 million overhaul of Tom Lee Park. 

    By Wayne Risher May 21, 2020

• February 2020

  • Minority contractors will get at least 35% of Tom Lee Park work, planners say

    Memphis River Parks Partnership will make "a concerted effort" to hire minority- and women-owned contractors for Tom Lee Park improvements.

    By Wayne Risher February 13, 2020

• December 2019

  • Tom Lee Park plan designs begin redraft next month

    The Studio Gang design firm talked by video conference Tuesday with the board of the Memphis River Parks Partnership about meeting the specific terms of a mediated agreement announced last week. Among the results is more space for the 2006 Tom Lee Memorial in the park.

    By Bill Dries December 11, 2019

• December 2018

  • Knowledge Quest students bring design thinking to Tom Lee Park redesign

    The Knowledge Quest students helping with the reimagining of the Memphis riverfront and Tom Lee Park spent this past summer engaged in a Stanford University-style design thinking lab.

    By Elle Perry December 22, 2018

• November 2018

  • Tom Lee Park remake goes beyond park borders

    The remade Mississippi River Park with its own “River Garden” opens in a week. The River Line trail running along the east side of Wolf River Harbor to Big River Crossing will debut the same day. Mud Island River Park is closed until the spring after a season of experiment and minor tweaks.

    By Bill Dries November 03, 2018

  • River Parks Partnership selects firms to lead Tom Lee Park redevelopment

    The Memphis River Parks Partnership has chosen two firms to lead the redevelopment of Tom Lee Park.

    By Kate Crawford November 01, 2018