{"id":3234,"date":"2014-09-21T06:03:55","date_gmt":"2014-09-21T10:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.robertorovira.com\/?p=3234"},"modified":"2016-09-26T23:50:24","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T03:50:24","slug":"magnolia-north-park-in-opa-locka-fl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.robertorovira.com\/?p=3234","title":{"rendered":"Magnolia North Park, Opa Locka, FL"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Magnolia North Community Park transforms four vacant lots into one of Opa Locka, Florida’s, more thriving public spaces.\u00a0 A key part of the neighborhood’s recovery, this community-based initiative, spearheaded by the Opa-locka Community Development Corporation (OLCDC), catalyzed the creation of the neighborhood\u2019s first permanent public space.<\/p>\n

The design incorporates a variety of areas that cater to young and old and provide plazas at the park’s entrance and exit, a cluster of domino tables, a pop-up playground, open areas, picnic tables, and hundreds of native plantings designed to attract butterflies year round. See NEWS<\/a> for more.<\/p>\n

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SITE PLAN FINAL:<\/p>\n

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SITE PLAN Phases 1 & 2:<\/p>\n

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\nInstallation Crew from FIU Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design:
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Winner of the American Planning Association Florida Chapter, 2014 APA Florida Award of Excellence in the Grassroots Initiative category<\/a>\u00a0and <\/strong>a\u00a02015 Florida Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects\u00a0Award of Honor<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Project Credits:<\/strong>
\nA design collaboration between landscape architects Anwar Morales, Rudolf Uhlemann<\/a>, and Roberto Rovira.<\/p>\n

Installation, Funding & Advocacy by:<\/strong>
\n\u2022 The Opa-locka community
\n\u2022 Opa-locka Community Development Corporation (OLCDC)
\n\u2022 City of Opa-locka
\n\u2022 KaBOOM! playgrounds
\n\u2022 MetLife Foundation
\n\u2022 Cypress Financial Group
\n\u2022 Public Allies Miami
\n\u2022 FIU American Society of Landscape Architects Student Chapter
\n\u2022 University of Miami\u2019s Socially Engaged Art
\n\u2022 Alliance for Community Trees
\n\u2022 Boise ASPEN
\n\u2022 VA Collective, an FIU student-led creative group comprised by FIU Landscape Architecture + Environmental and Urban Design and Architecture students<\/p>\n

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