Landscape Architect & Specifier News

APR 2014

LASN is a photographically oriented, professional journal featuring topics of concern and state-of-the-art projects designed or influenced by registered Landscape Architects.

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42 Landscape Architect and Specifier News in the landscape's light. The luminous effects were made possible with the careful integration of LED sources. Simple details, including the combination of both white and tri-color chip LEDs, enabled a palette of effects that can recall the multi-color crayon packs of one's childhood, or better still, a fade from blue to white light that settles like syrup into an icy snow cone. Livingston Park Livingston Park is Columbus's oldest park and a great source of pride for the Near Southside neighborhood. A large pergola structure, reminiscent of the old trolley sheds, creates an iconic centerpiece to the park. Beneath the pergola, a new plaza accommodates large crowds for festivals and markets, while clusters of picnic tables provide a place for family gatherings and cookouts. Internally illuminated cultural panels visible from Livingston Avenue weave an intricate story of the neighborhood's rich heritage through photographs, biographies, and anecdotes. The panels, made of 3Form Chroma XT resin and internally illuminated with LED fixtures, are framed in aluminum and composite wood. Four story lines were developed for the cultural panels: the importance of the Near Southside neighborhood and its steel mills; the economic development of Livingston Avenue and the trolley line; the intriguing story of Livingston Park and its development from a cemetery to the first city park; and the personal accounts of nearby neighbors, including Eddie Rickenbacker, Chic Hartley and the Caroline Brown House and its role in the Underground Railway. At night, the illumination creates a glowing beacon to the neighborhood, a steady reminder of its heritage and a sign to the neighborhood's future. Above The combination of white and tri-color chip LEDs allows for a range of programmed lighting scenes from the illuminated masts. The design for the six-acre Ann Isaly Wolfe Park at Nationwide Children's Hospital intended to dynamically connect the indoor and outdoor experiences visitors can have at the park, day or night. CREDIT: NICK FANCHER 38-43.indd 42 3/26/14 2:29 PM

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