Praise for LOVE Park Design
In additional to a renovated fountain and additional landscaping, the park will feature a new and improved Welcome Center. The updated Philadelphia icon will include a new café, while new lighting technology and frameless glass will allow the structure to turn into a digital art installation at night.
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KieranTimberlake's design for the soon-to-be-renovated LOVE Park was recently featured on Uwishunu, a popular website that creates buzz about Philadelphia's cultural attractions.
LOVE Park's new design, conceived in partnership with Hargreaves Associates, strikes a balance between preserving the beloved features of the park, such as the famous LOVE Statue by Robert Indiana, and improving on the park's current amenities by adding more green space, a new fountain, and a reorganized layout. The current Welcome Center, referred to affectionately as "The Flying Saucer" by local residents, is also slated for renovation. The mid-century modern building, originally constructed in the 1950s, will keep its iconic shape while receiving some energy-efficient upgrades in the form of frameless glass windows, a green roof, and new lighting technology.
The LOVE Park renovation comes on the heels of the completion of KieranTimberlake's Dilworth Park project, and the design has been heralded by Uwishunu for its use of greenery in the space, as well as its commitment to preserving the well-known aspects of the park. "While we'll miss the park while it's closed for renovation," the blog stated, "we're pretty sure the wait will be worth it."
Read more about the LOVE Park renovations
- “A Bold New Vision for LOVE Park” by Inga Saffron, Philadelphia Inquirer
- “Designers Show Saucer Some Love” by Ashley Hahn, PlanPhilly
- “The Saucer and the Fountain(s) Will Live On at the New Love Park” by James Jennings, Philadelphia Magazine
