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BEHNISCH TEAM
Now! : Quick Wins
Our project does not have a completion date in 2015. We believe that the
process has already started and that there are opportunities to introduce first
interventions in 2010. Our aggressive phasing strategy is not proposing a
breakneck fast-track procurement method, but instead a process where legal
opportunities to commence with select key ‘Quick Win’ projects are quickly
implemented to signal to the people of St. Louis that the process is underway.
Before 2015 : Gaining Momentum
We are proposing that the city starts transforming four key entrance gate-
ways into the Arch grounds immediately with low cost initiatives that take
place in the right-of-way of the public in close dialogue with adjacent build-
ing stakeholders that are informed of the further phasing and process.
2015 : New Perspectives
Festival! Or: An event for St Louis. In 2015 the Arch celebrates its 50th an-
niversary. It offers an opportunity to make the Arch grounds a local destina-
tion with new program celebrating the Arch again, new phase / Catalyst for
the city with new programs and amenities, a reinterpretation of the Arch
grounds, a destination for the citizens of St Louis.
Future : Sustained Vitality
Provision of a sustainable long range plan for the citizens of St Louis and
East St Louis. A framework plan with built in flexibility allowing for many
different uses and developments in the future.
GREAT RIVERS EXPO – INTERNATIONAL BUILDING AND LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION
The RIVERCIRCLE! | NATIONAL MALL concept, framing urban, landscape, architectural and artistic activity, emerges from a sustaining vision of
integrated regional development, an encircling strategic plan and organization we propose as the GREAT RIVERS EXPO – THE INTERNATIONAL
BUILDING AND LANDSCAPE EXHIBITION ST. LOUIS.
GREAT RIVERS EXPO is partly a building exhibition in the classic, architectural sense, but is also a federal and state-supported entity that over-
sees individual redevelopment projects and an overarching Master Plan. A variety of landscape and architecture, art projects will be developed
over time rather than developed as a single event.
The mission, mandate and timeframe illustrate the most productive contemporary thinking in the ecological and economic regeneration of a
former industrial region; the methods and designs emerging from this strategy are best described as “Sustained Vitality.”
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The RIVERCIRCLE urban landscape concept proposes a durable framework for the evolution of
the Arch grounds within the larger milieu of St. Louis and East St. Louis addressing the many
current stakeholder interests on both sides of the river. The design strategy of the Great Rivers
Expo and the RIVERCIRCLE will provide the physical framework for visitors to experience the
many new and diverse places and events.
To achieve this goal we will make sure that all planning and design proposals emerging out of
our Rivercircle! concept will be based on the close relationship between people’s natural use
of public spaces and the physical character and form of the built environment while embracing
the unique qualities of the local context on both sides of the Mississippi River. Rivercircle shall
open up, invite and include people, provide different activities and possibilities and thereby
invite and ensure multiplicity and diversity.
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A fragmented urban fabric Reconnected and whole once more
2015
R IVERCIRCLE
GATEWAy MALL : CLOSE CHESTNUT (EVENTS)
WASHINGTON PLAzA : A NEW LOCAL MARkET
UNDER POPLAR BRIDGE : AN URBAN SPORTS PARk
EAST RIVERBANk : ACCESS OVER FLOODWALL CULTURAL INCUBATOR
EADS BRIDGE
GATEWAy MALL
LOCAL PROGRAMS RESOURCE CENTERAMPHITHEATER
GONDOLAMEMORIAL BLVD.
MUSIC PROjECT
MUSEUM ENTRy
EAST AND WEST RIVER EDGE TRANSFORMATIONS
RIVER EDGE EXTENSIONS
TRAIL NETWORk
A Strategic Perspective
I-70 REMOVAL
PROGRAM EXTENSIONMULTI-PURPOSE VENUE
NEW ARTS COLLECTIVE
Site Section - 2015
BEHNISCH TEAM
Site Plan - 2015
Storm water Strategy
We propose a network of wetlands, bio-swales, canals and channels that capture, cleanse and reuse the site
and adjacent landscape’s storm water runoff.
Reconnecting a Fragmented Ecology
Reclaiming of a native landscape that celebrates the ecological history of the Bottomlands will restore the
matrix of marsh, scrub, woodlands, and seasonal floodplain to the site. The site invites visitors from across
the River to play, recreate and meander through the restored Bottomland woodlands and marshes, amongst
boardwalks, hiking trails, and picnic groves.
RIVERCIRCLE
The RIVERCIRCLE traverses a series of different and ever changing landscapes and urban conditions, con-
necting them while allowing for an exciting and diverse experience.
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Introducing and Connecting New Landscapes and Ecologies Hydrology - Stormwater Strategy Interconnected Public Space Network
GONDOLA CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
‚THE BEND‘ AMPHITHEATER CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
CITY BALCONY CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
I-70 CAP CONSTRUCTION BEGINSCHESTNUT PAVILION CONSTRUCTION BEGINS RESOURCE CENTER CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
EAST RIVERBANK PARK CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
WASHINGTON PLAZA CONSTRUCTION
POPLAR STREET SPORTS CONSTRUCTIONPOPLAR STREET NOISE BARRIER EADS BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS STUDY BEGINS
MUSIC PROJECT CONSTRUCTION BEGINSCYCLE PATH CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
NEW SERVICE FACILITY CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
MEMORIAL BLVD. TRANSFORMATION AND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
2011
2012
2013
2014 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY20
15
EQUINOX FESTMARCH 31ST
WINTER FESTFEBRUARY 1ST
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
QUICK WINS - TEMPORARY EVENTS
PROJECT AWARD
CLOSE EADS FOR 'TASTE OF ST. LOUIS ' FOOD FESTIVALA QUICK WIN
CLOSE CHESTNUT FOR ICE SKATINGA QUICK WIN
CLOSE CHESTNUT FOR ICE SKATINGA QUICK WIN
WASHINGTON AVE. MILE LONG GARAGE SALEA QUICK WIN
LEONOR K. SULLIVAN TEMPORARY URBAN BEACHA QUICK WINUP AND OVER - THE EAST RIVERBANK OPENING
A QUICK WINCHOUTEAU‘S LANDING SKATING COMPETITIONA QUICK WIN
PERMANENT EVENT PLATFORMS
PUBLIC ART AND BUILT EXHIBIT OPENINGSPUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION
EADS BRIDGE
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI
LANDSCAPE ART OPENINGCULTURAL INCUBATOR
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGARCH GROUNDS
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITARCH GROUNDS
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITMEMORIAL BLVD.
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITMEMORIAL BLVD.
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
EVENT / FESTIVAL
LIVE ON THE LEVEEARCH GROUNDS CONCERT
LIVE ON THE LEVEE
LIVE ON THE LEVEEARCH GROUNDS CONCERT SERIES
LAND ART AND EXHIBIT OPENINGS
LANDSCAPE / ECOLOGY PROJECTS
LANDSCAPE / ECOLOGY QUICK WINS
CITY LIFE / PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
VICTORY PARTY ON EADSA QUICK WIN
ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTINGA QUICK WIN ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING
A QUICK WIN
ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTINGA QUICK WIN
ESL EQUINOX FESTIVALESL EQUINOX FESTIVAL
I-70 CAPPED
STAGE 1 : NOW! STAGE 2 : GAINING MOMENTUM
GRAND OPENING ST. LOUIS MUSIC PROJECTGRAND OPENING
EADS UNVEILEDART FESTIVAL
EADS UNVEILEDART FESTIVAL
MEMORIAL BLVD. OPENSFESTIVAL
OLD RAIL TRACK ART PLATFORMFIRST SHOW CELEBRATING ESL INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
ARCH GROUNDS LANDSCAPE EXHIBITFIRST SHOW CELEBRATING THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF MISSISSIPPI
RESOURCE CENTERGRAND OPENING
EAST RIVERBANK PARKGRAND OPENING
ARCH GROUNDS TREE REPLACEMENTTRANSFER CEREMONYCITY PAVILION OPENS
CHESTNUT STREET FESTIVAL
WASHINGTON PLAZA MARKETOPENING
CITY BALCONYGRAND OPENING
ARCH GROUNDS PUBLIC SPACE NETWORKGRAND OPENING
STAGE 3 : NEW PERSPECTIVES
MEMORIAL BLVD. LANDSCAPE EXHIBITFIRST SHOW CELEBRATING THE NEW PUBLIC REALM
ESL TREE NURSERY ESTABLISHEDPLANS AND TREES FOR ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION
POPLAR STREET SPORTS OPENEXTREME SPORT TOURNAMENT
ESL RIVERFRONT FLORA AND FAUNA INVENTORYA QUICK WIN
STORMWATER DEMONSTRATION GARDENA QUICK WIN
ESL BIO-COMPOSTING OPENSENERGY GENERATION AND SOIL REMEDIATION
SEP. 2010
CYCLE PATH OPENSCONFLUENCE RACEPOPLAR STREET NOISE BARRIER
POPLAR STREET CELEBRATION FESTIVAL
BEHNISCH TEAM
Gateway Mall and the Arch Museum (looking west from the top of the Arch)
In St. Louis, Charles Charles sways, then steadies himself against
the carpeted window wall atop the Arch – was it the Arch moving in
the wind, or was the view that magnetic now? He’d been at the top
too many times before to lose his equilibrium easily. Why, he’d been
at the top at the very moment it became a full and connected Arch,
that scorching day in ‘65 when the final triangular element had been
hoisted up and levered into place. Even in the heat, the view from
the top that day was grand, outranking all others since then gained
from the interior observation area – the great bowl of the Midwest
horizon, visible for 360 degrees, was almost overwhelming: he had
never felt so centered. There’s just something different in the views
west and east, more in the immediate field of his vision down below
to both directions, that’s got him shifting his feet and craning his head
from side to side. He hears similar exclamations from the others in his
group –the construction crew veterans, brought back by the city and
the Park Service for the day’s events. To the west, in the fall twilight,
he sees the Gateway Mall and the city’s downtown stretching west,
but there’s now the new City Pavilion in front of the Old Courthouse,
a new pedestrian boulevard fronting the Arch Grounds, and a new il-
luminated west entry to the Arch museums; Eads Bridge glows with
activity and to the east, where once had been brown fields, an orches-
tra is clearly performing at the new amphitheatre beyond that, there
A NEW MONUMENTALITY
Our proposed new design narrative suggests a recon-
ceived understanding of “monumentality,” in urban, ar-
chitectural, and landscape architectural terms. We pro-
pose RIVERCIRCLE for the continental center, organized
but not bounded by the flow of the great Mississippi
River, and encircled around and across it by an aggregate
of well-scaled, highly accessible, distinctive public places,
parks, promenades, performance stages, resource centers
and recreation fields. The River runs through it all – and is
thereby granted status as more than an economic or in-
dustrial resource, but as a carrier of American culture, in
both real and metaphorical ways. As an organizing con-
cept, this encircling sequence of public activities, is cap-
tured by the compound noun RIVERCIRCLE.
Gateway Mall - Public Realm Plan
Direct Route
Meandering Route
are the outlines of the new Great Rivers Resource Center he’d been
told about. Suddenly, he wants to endure the cramped elevator car
ride back down the north leg as soon as possible, get out to the Arch
Grounds, get himself re-oriented to the life of the new St. Louis. He
thinks: I’ve had my balance all along – here in the life of this city.
A NEW MONUMENTALITY CELEBRATING THE NOWIn St. Louis, Xiao Feng considers, as he rides into the city’s
downtown on the Metro Red Line from the Lambert Airport, he has
surely come to a regular American river city – small to be sure post-in-
dustrial, cultured in the more typical American ways, probably – base-
ball, he had heard, was nearly a religion to the citizens. But, here too
was Boeing, and Monsanto, and the Budweiser beer company that
had sponsored the Beijing Olympics not too many years ago, and the
great research universities. The Red Line works effectively, he thinks,
fending off jet-lag, and there on the evening horizon is the unmistak-
able illuminated Arch that is known around the world as the icon of
the city. Fantastic, he smiles, as if the form has fallen from the sky to
the riverbank in the middle of the city. A symphony is playing the final suite of Handel’s “Water Music”
on the sloping lawn underneath the overwhelming upward reach of the Arch, to a magnificent shower of
fireworks arcing out from the riverbank below and the exuberant applause of thousands of listeners and
onlookers spread out across the plazas, pedestrian streets and park-places in front of him. A leaflet is thrust
into his hand : “St. Louis welcomes the world! Join us for Festival St. Louis! Join us for a celebration of the
Great Rivers! Join us for David Robertson’s St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and the greatest assembly of
rhythm, blues and jazz on the riverbanks! Join us at the new national mall, the Arch grounds of America!”
It is not the Fourth of July, he knows, but the citizens are out on this October night, in a celebration of the
city itself, there are tens of thousands of people milling among rows of open air kiosks, amid scents of bar-
beque, cornbread. The hotel can wait, he thinks, I may never have a chance to hear Chuck Berry again. He
re-considers, humming “Johnnie B Good”: not really a regular river city after all.
Arch Museum - Axon Diagram
ARCH GROUNDS EXISTING TOPOGRAPHy
A NEW ENTRy FROM GATEWAy MALL
TOPOGRAPHICALLy INTEGRATED CAFE
DIRECT ACCESS TO THE CENTRAL LAWN AND BASE OF ARCH
EXPANDED MUSEUM EXHIBITS
ARCHIVE AND SUPPORT SPACE
Museum Entry Perspective (looking east)
A NEW NARRATIVE
The 1947 jNEM Competition stands as a testament to a bold civic and national vision of the
future. Eero Saarinen’s narrative for his winning design, “An Imaginary Tour of the Proposed
Jefferson National Expansion Memorial,” emphasized the singular, static, perfected, highly
visual and ultimately isolated nature of the design: this was a monument reflective of its time,
technology and outlook. We live in a different world in many ways – and St. Louis is a different
city now in many ways – and we therefore propose a new design narrative to expand and in-
vigorate Saarinen and kiley’s achievements. Our design narrative cautions against conventional
monumental responses to the grandeur of Saarinen and kiley’s ambitions; such gestures, we
believe, will not save St. Louis and its citizens. Instead, our new narrative espouses diverse and
multiple perspectives, a dynamic conception of city and landscape, the tactile and the experi-
ential, the contingent and the imperfect, all with the ambition of promoting heightened civic
identity and engaged public activity.
GONDOLA CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
‚THE BEND‘ AMPHITHEATER CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
CITY BALCONY CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
I-70 CAP CONSTRUCTION BEGINSCHESTNUT PAVILION CONSTRUCTION BEGINS RESOURCE CENTER CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
EAST RIVERBANK PARK CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
WASHINGTON PLAZA CONSTRUCTION
POPLAR STREET SPORTS CONSTRUCTIONPOPLAR STREET NOISE BARRIER EADS BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS STUDY BEGINS
MUSIC PROJECT CONSTRUCTION BEGINSCYCLE PATH CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
NEW SERVICE FACILITY CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
MEMORIAL BLVD. TRANSFORMATION AND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
2011
2012
2013
2014 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY20
15
EQUINOX FESTMARCH 31ST
WINTER FESTFEBRUARY 1ST
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
QUICK WINS - TEMPORARY EVENTS
PROJECT AWARD
CLOSE EADS FOR 'TASTE OF ST. LOUIS ' FOOD FESTIVALA QUICK WIN
CLOSE CHESTNUT FOR ICE SKATINGA QUICK WIN
CLOSE CHESTNUT FOR ICE SKATINGA QUICK WIN
WASHINGTON AVE. MILE LONG GARAGE SALEA QUICK WIN
LEONOR K. SULLIVAN TEMPORARY URBAN BEACHA QUICK WINUP AND OVER - THE EAST RIVERBANK OPENING
A QUICK WINCHOUTEAU‘S LANDING SKATING COMPETITIONA QUICK WIN
PERMANENT EVENT PLATFORMS
PUBLIC ART AND BUILT EXHIBIT OPENINGSPUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION
EADS BRIDGE
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI
LANDSCAPE ART OPENINGCULTURAL INCUBATOR
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGARCH GROUNDS
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITARCH GROUNDS
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITMEMORIAL BLVD.
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITMEMORIAL BLVD.
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
EVENT / FESTIVAL
LIVE ON THE LEVEEARCH GROUNDS CONCERT
LIVE ON THE LEVEE
LIVE ON THE LEVEEARCH GROUNDS CONCERT SERIES
LAND ART AND EXHIBIT OPENINGS
LANDSCAPE / ECOLOGY PROJECTS
LANDSCAPE / ECOLOGY QUICK WINS
CITY LIFE / PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
VICTORY PARTY ON EADSA QUICK WIN
ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTINGA QUICK WIN ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING
A QUICK WIN
ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTINGA QUICK WIN
ESL EQUINOX FESTIVALESL EQUINOX FESTIVAL
I-70 CAPPED
STAGE 1 : NOW! STAGE 2 : GAINING MOMENTUM
GRAND OPENING ST. LOUIS MUSIC PROJECTGRAND OPENING
EADS UNVEILEDART FESTIVAL
EADS UNVEILEDART FESTIVAL
MEMORIAL BLVD. OPENSFESTIVAL
OLD RAIL TRACK ART PLATFORMFIRST SHOW CELEBRATING ESL INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
ARCH GROUNDS LANDSCAPE EXHIBITFIRST SHOW CELEBRATING THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF MISSISSIPPI
RESOURCE CENTERGRAND OPENING
EAST RIVERBANK PARKGRAND OPENING
ARCH GROUNDS TREE REPLACEMENTTRANSFER CEREMONYCITY PAVILION OPENS
CHESTNUT STREET FESTIVAL
WASHINGTON PLAZA MARKETOPENING
CITY BALCONYGRAND OPENING
ARCH GROUNDS PUBLIC SPACE NETWORKGRAND OPENING
STAGE 3 : NEW PERSPECTIVES
MEMORIAL BLVD. LANDSCAPE EXHIBITFIRST SHOW CELEBRATING THE NEW PUBLIC REALM
ESL TREE NURSERY ESTABLISHEDPLANS AND TREES FOR ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION
POPLAR STREET SPORTS OPENEXTREME SPORT TOURNAMENT
ESL RIVERFRONT FLORA AND FAUNA INVENTORYA QUICK WIN
STORMWATER DEMONSTRATION GARDENA QUICK WIN
ESL BIO-COMPOSTING OPENSENERGY GENERATION AND SOIL REMEDIATION
SEP. 2010
CYCLE PATH OPENSCONFLUENCE RACEPOPLAR STREET NOISE BARRIER
POPLAR STREET CELEBRATION FESTIVAL
BEHNISCH TEAM
Mississippi River Amphitheater ‘The Bend’Directly across from the Arch, a contemporary theater space will be embedded into the landscape of the
eastern river bank. A light tensile roof structure covers the main seating area and functions as a protective
floating canopy, a beacon on the river illuminated at night for dramatic viewing experience. ‘The Bend’,
upon successful introduction in july 2015 will host events during the summer and into the fall season fea-
turing music concerts, theater plays, and other private and public events on its floating stage.
• A new beacon of identity for the river’s East Side
• A new addition to the region’s cultural rich environment vis-a-vis the Arch
• A viewing platform to experience the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial
A RIVER OF CULTURERE-ESTABLISH THE MISSISSIPPI AS A CULTURAL LIFELINE
In St. Louis, Carol thinks, all you heard about growing up was the
Arch…that gleaming bend of stainless steel on the banks of the river;
And you went dutifully to show family friends visiting from out of
town, and then perhaps to Fair St. Louis on a Fourth of July weekend,
to see the fireworks arching over the river. But that was all before the
competition, which had proposed such ideas and initiative for both
sides of the river before those fantastic build-up events, anticipating
new vitality to downtown and the east and west banks of the river –
really, who could have imagined Leonor K. Sullivan Drive as a riverside
beach, or Taste St. Louis stretching across Eads Bridge – who could
have imagined? That was all before the construction, finally bridging
the gap across the interstate, then transforming the east bank levee
into a dramatic esplanade, then lacing the bridges and city streets to-
gether with the park, then majestically sending a line of gondola cars
wafting above the river – and definitely before today, October 15,
2015, the day of the ribbon cutting for the new Gateway Museum
below the Arch, the opening events for Festival St. Louis – the nation’s
largest commissioned installation of public art situated in the newly
restored American Bottoms park on the east bank. Seeing all this from
the gondola car windows, hearing the exclamations of the visitors
around her, Carol thinks, this is now, this is here, in my city, in my life
– a place I be proud of, a place I can come to again and again, a place
of Arch and Arch grounds, a place I know as home.
‘The Bend’ Amphitheater (view from the Mississippi River Gondola, looking north-east)
A RIVER OF CULTURE
In many cases there has been a reluctance to abandon the
cultural capital embodied in historic centers. This has been
abundantly true in St Louis, despite many dire warnings
since 1947 that the central city was obsolete, doomed, and
best left to ”lie fallow” for generations. Although the riv-
er travel and rail based reasons for the centrality of this
downtown have long since been superseded by the easy
availability of vehicular transportation, the river-centered
city’s cultural significance in the region has not diminished.
Activating St. Louis’ river-based downtown in a way that
we now identify with urban life; with pedestrian vitality,
a wide range of activities, and extensive access to natural
areas along the riverfront itself is one of our key missions.
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‘The Bend’ Amphitheater - Axon Diagram
FLOATING SERVICE BARGE WITH BACkSTAGE PROGRAM
WOOD BENCHES - SEATING ELEMENTS
FLOATING STAGE
BACk-OF-HOUSE PROGRAM
PUBLIC PROMENADE AND OUTDOOR FOyER
VISITOR AMENITIESCAFE / RESTAURANT, BAR,
FRANCHISE SHOPS, TICkETS AND RECEPTION, BATHROOMS
CANOPy
LANDFORM BASE
ARCH GROUNDS
Gondola - Concept Sketch
A new visitor’s attraction and
part of the Rivercircle network,
the Gondola is designed as an
engineering marvel with cabins
of high visual transparency to
allow for maximum panoramic
viewing experience.
GONDOLA CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
‚THE BEND‘ AMPHITHEATER CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
CITY BALCONY CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
I-70 CAP CONSTRUCTION BEGINSCHESTNUT PAVILION CONSTRUCTION BEGINS RESOURCE CENTER CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
EAST RIVERBANK PARK CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
WASHINGTON PLAZA CONSTRUCTION
POPLAR STREET SPORTS CONSTRUCTIONPOPLAR STREET NOISE BARRIER EADS BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS STUDY BEGINS
MUSIC PROJECT CONSTRUCTION BEGINSCYCLE PATH CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
NEW SERVICE FACILITY CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
MEMORIAL BLVD. TRANSFORMATION AND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
2011
2012
2013
2014 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY20
15
EQUINOX FESTMARCH 31ST
WINTER FESTFEBRUARY 1ST
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
QUICK WINS - TEMPORARY EVENTS
PROJECT AWARD
CLOSE EADS FOR 'TASTE OF ST. LOUIS ' FOOD FESTIVALA QUICK WIN
CLOSE CHESTNUT FOR ICE SKATINGA QUICK WIN
CLOSE CHESTNUT FOR ICE SKATINGA QUICK WIN
WASHINGTON AVE. MILE LONG GARAGE SALEA QUICK WIN
LEONOR K. SULLIVAN TEMPORARY URBAN BEACHA QUICK WINUP AND OVER - THE EAST RIVERBANK OPENING
A QUICK WINCHOUTEAU‘S LANDING SKATING COMPETITIONA QUICK WIN
PERMANENT EVENT PLATFORMS
PUBLIC ART AND BUILT EXHIBIT OPENINGSPUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION
EADS BRIDGE
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI
LANDSCAPE ART OPENINGCULTURAL INCUBATOR
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGARCH GROUNDS
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITARCH GROUNDS
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITMEMORIAL BLVD.
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITMEMORIAL BLVD.
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
EVENT / FESTIVAL
LIVE ON THE LEVEEARCH GROUNDS CONCERT
LIVE ON THE LEVEE
LIVE ON THE LEVEEARCH GROUNDS CONCERT SERIES
LAND ART AND EXHIBIT OPENINGS
LANDSCAPE / ECOLOGY PROJECTS
LANDSCAPE / ECOLOGY QUICK WINS
CITY LIFE / PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
VICTORY PARTY ON EADSA QUICK WIN
ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTINGA QUICK WIN ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING
A QUICK WIN
ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTINGA QUICK WIN
ESL EQUINOX FESTIVALESL EQUINOX FESTIVAL
I-70 CAPPED
STAGE 1 : NOW! STAGE 2 : GAINING MOMENTUM
GRAND OPENING ST. LOUIS MUSIC PROJECTGRAND OPENING
EADS UNVEILEDART FESTIVAL
EADS UNVEILEDART FESTIVAL
MEMORIAL BLVD. OPENSFESTIVAL
OLD RAIL TRACK ART PLATFORMFIRST SHOW CELEBRATING ESL INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
ARCH GROUNDS LANDSCAPE EXHIBITFIRST SHOW CELEBRATING THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF MISSISSIPPI
RESOURCE CENTERGRAND OPENING
EAST RIVERBANK PARKGRAND OPENING
ARCH GROUNDS TREE REPLACEMENTTRANSFER CEREMONYCITY PAVILION OPENS
CHESTNUT STREET FESTIVAL
WASHINGTON PLAZA MARKETOPENING
CITY BALCONYGRAND OPENING
ARCH GROUNDS PUBLIC SPACE NETWORKGRAND OPENING
STAGE 3 : NEW PERSPECTIVES
MEMORIAL BLVD. LANDSCAPE EXHIBITFIRST SHOW CELEBRATING THE NEW PUBLIC REALM
ESL TREE NURSERY ESTABLISHEDPLANS AND TREES FOR ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION
POPLAR STREET SPORTS OPENEXTREME SPORT TOURNAMENT
ESL RIVERFRONT FLORA AND FAUNA INVENTORYA QUICK WIN
STORMWATER DEMONSTRATION GARDENA QUICK WIN
ESL BIO-COMPOSTING OPENSENERGY GENERATION AND SOIL REMEDIATION
SEP. 2010
CYCLE PATH OPENSCONFLUENCE RACEPOPLAR STREET NOISE BARRIER
POPLAR STREET CELEBRATION FESTIVAL
BEHNISCH TEAM
Resource Center Typical Floor Plan 1” = 100’
Resource Center for the American Bottoms / Great Rivers A cutting-edge facility for interdisciplinary research, education, and productivity with focus on the many
ecologies of the Great Rivers and the American Bottoms. Defining the role of our built environment as a
helping tool for a productive re-naturalization of a depleted industrial landscape. Weaving outdoors and
indoor spaces seamlessly, self supporting and energy-neutral.
• An interdisciplinary research facility focused on the re-naturalization efforts for the American Bottoms
• A facility with the mission to research and educate
• Its mission, as an interdisciplinary facility, is to provide scientific guidance, technical assistance and
education for the preservation, conservation and enhancement of park resources within the American
Bottoms Landscapes and along the Great Rivers.
Resource Center for the American Bottoms - Axon Diagram
A MULTI-GENERATIONAL COMMITMENTA LARGER VISION CAN OVERCOME COMPLEX PROBLEMS
In St. Louis, Sasha inhales the fragrances of a really green spring
day wafting through the air on the east side of the River: she would not
have missed this day for the world. Sasha remembers asking her sister
Alex to show her “a few of her favorite things”, and Alex has brought
her here, to this circular drum-like building in the new parklands across
the Eads Bridge, a place Alex calls the Great Rivers Resource Center,
full of flowers, and plants, and guides and lots of hands-in-the-dirt
stuff to do. She’d liked the place from the start – one spiraling ramp
curved throughout the inside of the drum)…as much fun as the zoo,
she thinks. Alex seems to be having just as much fun, she seems to
know the names of just about all the plants and how they grow, and
what made them special to St. Louis; these were subjects she had in
her landscape architecture program at Wash U…funny name for a
school, Sasha smiles. Ha, then there was the funny name of the park-
lands – the American Bottoms Nature Reserve, the guide had said –
and Sasha giggles at the thought!. Funny, too, to imagine that some-
times this whole area had been flooded by the river, and maybe would
be again soon – and that that was expected to happen, that that was
what rivers did; and now I know that’s what has to happen to make
the parklands come alive. Under the canopy of the trees, a friendly
woman is pouring glasses of an iced drink; “it’s elderberry tea,” Alex
tell her, and Sasha sips the new flavor gratefully. The sun through the
tree leaves dapples her face. Sasha inhales the fragrances again. She
smiles, looks up at Alex and says brightly, “The air is green!”
Resource Center for the American Bottoms (looking west)
Multi Generational Commitment
The proposal outlines a framework for a rapid, yet thought-
ful, development that can begin now, yet will also allow
future generations to continue to enhance the urban en-
vironment of the St Louis region. We recognize that as
designers we cannot always accurately predict what the
future will bring. At the same time, this project identi-
fies those aspects of living, working and urban magnetism
that we know to be among the key ingredients of urban
success. This project is intended not only for the people
of St Louis today, but also for 2015, and the many genera-
tions that will follow and live in this region.
City BalconyA new experience on the River between Eads Bridge and Poplar Street Bridge, featuring a variety of new
activities as part of the City’s new river experience. The balcony’s edge is of dynamic quality providing a
variety of spatial experiences for viewing, resting, activity, and events.
• New activities on the riverbank for increased use and popularity
• Cobblestone and riparian plantings will act as filtration and cleansing buffers
• Changing water levels of the river will create an ever changing river edge
In St. Louis, Michael wonders, how could this view of the Arch
and his hometown – from the east bank levee promenade of the Mis-
sissippi – be any better? Having woken up in his downtown loft to the
bright summer sunshine of this July Fourth morning, he’d jumped on
his bike, headed down Washington Avenue – zigzagged through the
farmer’s market at the east end already setting up and crossed the
gloriously restored Eads Bridge to pick up the Great Rivers bike trail on
the east bank. Cycling south along the raised esplanade between a
series of islands, passing by the early morning joggers, walkers, stroll-
ers, and cyclists, he can’t keep his eyes from straying across the rip-
pling river. Low flood stage today, Michael thinks, a good omen for
the day’s festivities and the evening fireworks – which, are going to be
bigger and more attended than ever, now that the new Arch grounds,
the Gateway Mall, and this east side park were all in place. Approach-
ing the “Bend” , its tensile structured roof forms floating above the
tree line, Michael slows and then stops for a crowd overflowing out
onto the path from the sloped amphitheater built out from the levee
into the river. He has a clear view down the terraces to the river stage,
The East Levee Esplanade (looking south)
to an assembly of people facing a black-robed judge, a single, gen-
tly fluttering American flag, and the Arch beyond, hands over their
hearts. “…and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation, with
liberty and justice for all,” he hears. There’s a silence after the verse,
and then the morning breeze picks up off the river, and a wave of ap-
plause breaks out. Citizenship, Michael smiles, received in this national
park, this urban garden, this new national mall – could there be a bet-
ter place for it to occur?
East Riverfront Section
City Balcony - West Riverfront Section
HISTORIC COBBLESTONE LEVEELEONOR k. SULLIVAN BLVD.
SHARED SURFACE PROMENADE
ARCH GROUNDS
NPS CITy
East Levee EsplanadeA new destination on the river for hiking, biking, skating, resting, picnicing and other leisure activities. A
major destination to experience the views up and down the River and towards the Arch. The new river
experience for east St Louis, an ever changing landscape of islands formed through the rising and ebbing
water levels. The sculpted landscape of the levee provides an opportunity to showcase a diverse commu-
nity of native plants that exhibit different levels of adaptation to river conditions.
• A new destination for recreational, leisure and sports activities for the east side of the river
• An ever changing landscape formed by the tide of the river
• A sculpted landscape showcasing an ecologically sensitive approach to the river edge
OPERABLE GREENHOUSES
RESEARCH GREENHOUSE
LABORATORIES
OFFICES
RESEARCH LIBRARy
TEACHING GREENHOUSE
EXPERIMENTAL GREENHOUSE
Sky WALk
GONDOLA CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
‚THE BEND‘ AMPHITHEATER CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
CITY BALCONY CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
I-70 CAP CONSTRUCTION BEGINSCHESTNUT PAVILION CONSTRUCTION BEGINS RESOURCE CENTER CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
EAST RIVERBANK PARK CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
WASHINGTON PLAZA CONSTRUCTION
POPLAR STREET SPORTS CONSTRUCTIONPOPLAR STREET NOISE BARRIER EADS BRIDGE IMPROVEMENTS STUDY BEGINS
MUSIC PROJECT CONSTRUCTION BEGINSCYCLE PATH CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
NEW SERVICE FACILITY CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
MEMORIAL BLVD. TRANSFORMATION AND PEDESTRIAN BRIDGES CONSTRUCTION BEGINS
2011
2012
2013
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EQUINOX FESTMARCH 31ST
WINTER FESTFEBRUARY 1ST
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
QUICK WINS - TEMPORARY EVENTS
PROJECT AWARD
CLOSE EADS FOR 'TASTE OF ST. LOUIS ' FOOD FESTIVALA QUICK WIN
CLOSE CHESTNUT FOR ICE SKATINGA QUICK WIN
CLOSE CHESTNUT FOR ICE SKATINGA QUICK WIN
WASHINGTON AVE. MILE LONG GARAGE SALEA QUICK WIN
LEONOR K. SULLIVAN TEMPORARY URBAN BEACHA QUICK WINUP AND OVER - THE EAST RIVERBANK OPENING
A QUICK WINCHOUTEAU‘S LANDING SKATING COMPETITIONA QUICK WIN
PERMANENT EVENT PLATFORMS
PUBLIC ART AND BUILT EXHIBIT OPENINGSPUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION
EADS BRIDGE
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI
LANDSCAPE ART OPENINGCULTURAL INCUBATOR
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGARCH GROUNDS
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITARCH GROUNDS
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITMEMORIAL BLVD.
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITMEMORIAL BLVD.
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
EVENT / FESTIVAL
LIVE ON THE LEVEEARCH GROUNDS CONCERT
LIVE ON THE LEVEE
LIVE ON THE LEVEEARCH GROUNDS CONCERT SERIES
LAND ART AND EXHIBIT OPENINGS
LANDSCAPE / ECOLOGY PROJECTS
LANDSCAPE / ECOLOGY QUICK WINS
CITY LIFE / PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
VICTORY PARTY ON EADSA QUICK WIN
ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTINGA QUICK WIN ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTING
A QUICK WIN
ARBOR DAY TREE PLANTINGA QUICK WIN
ESL EQUINOX FESTIVALESL EQUINOX FESTIVAL
I-70 CAPPED
STAGE 1 : NOW! STAGE 2 : GAINING MOMENTUM
GRAND OPENING ST. LOUIS MUSIC PROJECTGRAND OPENING
EADS UNVEILEDART FESTIVAL
EADS UNVEILEDART FESTIVAL
MEMORIAL BLVD. OPENSFESTIVAL
OLD RAIL TRACK ART PLATFORMFIRST SHOW CELEBRATING ESL INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE
ARCH GROUNDS LANDSCAPE EXHIBITFIRST SHOW CELEBRATING THE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF MISSISSIPPI
RESOURCE CENTERGRAND OPENING
EAST RIVERBANK PARKGRAND OPENING
ARCH GROUNDS TREE REPLACEMENTTRANSFER CEREMONYCITY PAVILION OPENS
CHESTNUT STREET FESTIVAL
WASHINGTON PLAZA MARKETOPENING
CITY BALCONYGRAND OPENING
ARCH GROUNDS PUBLIC SPACE NETWORKGRAND OPENING
STAGE 3 : NEW PERSPECTIVES
MEMORIAL BLVD. LANDSCAPE EXHIBITFIRST SHOW CELEBRATING THE NEW PUBLIC REALM
ESL TREE NURSERY ESTABLISHEDPLANS AND TREES FOR ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION
POPLAR STREET SPORTS OPENEXTREME SPORT TOURNAMENT
ESL RIVERFRONT FLORA AND FAUNA INVENTORYA QUICK WIN
STORMWATER DEMONSTRATION GARDENA QUICK WIN
ESL BIO-COMPOSTING OPENSENERGY GENERATION AND SOIL REMEDIATION
SEP. 2010
CYCLE PATH OPENSCONFLUENCE RACEPOPLAR STREET NOISE BARRIER
POPLAR STREET CELEBRATION FESTIVAL
BEHNISCH TEAM
Resource Center Typical Floor Plan 1” = 100’
The Arch Grounds - Public Realm Plan
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SOUTH NORTHMemorial Boulevard Elevation
St. Louis Music ProjectThe St Louis Music Project is dedicated to the exploration of creativity and innovation in the music of St
Louis, the Mississippi River and it’s region. By blending interpretative, interactive exhibitions with cutting-
edge technology, SLMP captures and reflects the essence of jazz, and the blues, as well as their influence
on recent music genres.
• Delivering distinctive programs using technology and media, the voices of the artists, and the
engagement of our guests
• Developing, protecting, and interpreting a diverse collection of 20th/21st century artifacts
• Providing welcoming, responsive visitor services
• Permanent and Temporary Exhibitions, Installations and Interactive Elements, Sculpture Park on
roof adjacent to Arch grounds.
• Education: Music School, Camps, Conferences, etc..
• Public Programs: Late Nights, Festivals, History Program, After Hours, etc.
St. Louis Music Project - Axon Diagram
LISTENING AND MUSIC EXPERIMENTATION POD
PERMANENT EXHIBIT POD
PERFORMANCE SPACE / CHANGING EXHIBIT
ARCH GROUNDS VISITOR CENTER AND ORIENTATION
In St. Louis, Joan feels, the city starts with good food. Standing at
her FRESH restaurant stall on top of the Eads Bridge, looking down-
river at the blooming Arch grounds and gleaming Arch, she’s pleased
with her 50-mile organic menu for the day, and just as pleased to see
her colleagues from around the city sharing their wealth of cuisine,
fine dining, and country cooking alongside her. The city was truly a
place of cultivation. She’d done her homework before moving here
from Denver, to come learn real “continental cooking” from Gerard
Craft at Niche. Why, Cahokia Mounds had been at the center of the
largest corn-based agricultural economy in 1100 AD, right? And Lewis
and Clark had made camp and gathered their strength here in the
‘Lou before mapping the Louisiana Purchase, right? And what about
the ’04 World’s Fair – ice cream cones, to be sure! True, there would
always be A-B , but Schlafly was no longer micro- at all – their appeal
Washington Avenue and the St. Louis Music Project (from Eads Bridge connector, looking west)
had gone national…and the Missouri and southern Illinois wine coun-
try had really taken off in the last decade. The tastes of St. Louis were
known, the real cultivation of the place was known. This EATS BRIDGE
event proved it year in and year out: this is a city that appreciates its
many flavors, scents and cultures. Joan says to herself softly, “This is a
place of cultivation,” and I like the taste of this city.
JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
ANNIVERSARYCELEBRATION
OCTOBER 15TH - 2015
'THE BEND‘ OPENINGDEDICATION AND FIRST PERFORMANCE
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
GONDOLA OPENINGFIRST RIDES
MUSEUM OPENINGDEDICATION CEREMONY
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONEADS BRIDGE
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONEADS BRIDGE
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI
LANDSCAPE ART OPENINGCULTURAL INCUBATOR
LANDSCAPE ART OPENINGCULTURAL INCUBATOR
LANDSCAPE ART OPENINGCULTURAL INCUBATOR
PUBLIC ART OPENINGRAIL ART
PUBLIC ART OPENINGRAIL ART
PUBLIC ART OPENINGRAIL ART
PUBLIC ART OPENINGRAIL ART
PUBLIC ART OPENINGRAIL ART
PUBLIC ART OPENINGARCH GROUNDS
PUBLIC ART OPENINGARCH GROUNDS
'THE BEND‘ SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
ARCH MUSEUM CHANGING EXHIBITS
SHAR
ED R
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CO
NCE
RT PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITARCH GROUNDS
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITARCH GROUNDS
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITARCH GROUNDS
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBIT NATIVE PLANT TOURSEAST RIVERBANK
NATIVE PLANT TOURSEAST RIVERBANK
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
LIVE ON THE LEVEEARCH GROUNDS CONCERT SERIES
1st ANNUAL GATEWAY MUSIC FESTIVALAT 'THE BEND‘ CELEBRATING WORLD MUSIC
SHAR
ED R
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CO
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RT
SHAR
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CO
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RT
STAGE 4 : SUSTAINED VITALITY
WINTER FESTFEBRUARY 1ST
I-70 REMOVEDMEMORIAL BLVD. IMPROVEMENTS
RIVERBANKS EXTENDEDGRAND OPENING
'THE BEND' TRANSFORMEDA MULTI-PURPOSE PERFORMING ARTS VENUE
NEW METRO LINENORTH - SOUTH SERVICE
MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD - CHOTEAU'S LANDINGAN ARTS DISTRICT
MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD - LACLEDE'S LANDINGAN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
CARGILL TRANSFORMED INTO ARTS COLLECTIVECULTURAL PRODUCTION HUB
2016
BEHNISCH TEAM
Luther Ely Smith Square (looking east)
MAKE IT LOCALThe Arch grounds transform from a static landscape with a fixed object and few movement options that
limit potential ways to experience the place into a dynamic landscape. In the new Arch grounds better pro-
vision of access from all surrounding streets and neighborhoods is secured and a secondary new movement
network connects to new public space programs that will intensify use of the entirety of the Arch Grounds.
• Ensure that people feel safer in the Arch Grounds at all times of day
• Bring some activities to the edge of the river
• Bring some activities to the under utilized southern half of the Arch grounds
• Provide multiple welcoming entrance gateways
• Make sure that there are accessible and safe places for peaceful respite
• Make sure that there are places where the meeting of people is encouraged
• All current Downtown users – working and residential – will gain much more instant and easy access
to the Arch grounds.
• The ‘ebb and flow’ of people into the Arch grounds will intensify with more people coming to the
Rivers edge and with people spreading out and using more of the Arch grounds
• Public space programming will ensure that more activities will be taking place in physical proximity to
one another, providing an increased feeling of safety for users
Memorial Boulevard (looking south)
Cultural Incubator (looking north)
American Bottoms Discovery Trails (looking north-west)Kiener Plaza (looking east) Poplar Street Rec Park (looking east)
Olive Street Crossing and Outdoor Reading Room
Washington Avenue (looking east)
West Riverfront - Cobblestone Levee Interventions
RIVERCIRCLE : Multiple Routes and Destinations
Concept Sketch : Activities
SEATING AREAS
GATEWAy GEySER
WASHINGTON PLAzA
CATHEDRAL
POPLAR STREET REC PARk
MISSISSIPPI RIVER
GONDOLA
RESOURCE CENTERARCH
MUSIC PROJECT
LACLEDES LANDING
CHOUTEAU’S LANDING
‘THE BEND’
AMPHITHEATER
EADS BRIDGE
OLD COURTHOUSE
LOCAL PROGRAMS
CHANGING EXHIBITS
PUBLIC ART OPPORTUNITIES
CHANGING LANDSCAPE
EXHIBITS
JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER
ANNIVERSARYCELEBRATION
OCTOBER 15TH - 2015
'THE BEND‘ OPENINGDEDICATION AND FIRST PERFORMANCE
FAIR ST. LOUISJULY 4TH
GONDOLA OPENINGFIRST RIDES
MUSEUM OPENINGDEDICATION CEREMONY
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONEADS BRIDGE
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONEADS BRIDGE
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI
PUBLIC ART INSTALLATIONON THE MISSISSIPPI
LANDSCAPE ART OPENINGCULTURAL INCUBATOR
LANDSCAPE ART OPENINGCULTURAL INCUBATOR
LANDSCAPE ART OPENINGCULTURAL INCUBATOR
PUBLIC ART OPENINGRAIL ART
PUBLIC ART OPENINGRAIL ART
PUBLIC ART OPENINGRAIL ART
PUBLIC ART OPENINGRAIL ART
PUBLIC ART OPENINGRAIL ART
PUBLIC ART OPENINGARCH GROUNDS
PUBLIC ART OPENINGARCH GROUNDS
'THE BEND‘ SUMMER CONCERT SERIES
ARCH MUSEUM CHANGING EXHIBITS
SHAR
ED R
IVER
CO
NCE
RT PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITGATEWAY MALL
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITARCH GROUNDS
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITARCH GROUNDS
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITARCH GROUNDS
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBIT NATIVE PLANT TOURSEAST RIVERBANK
NATIVE PLANT TOURSEAST RIVERBANK
CHANGING LANDSCAPE EXHIBITMEMORIAL BLVD.
PUBLIC ART OPENINGGATEWAY MALL
LIVE ON THE LEVEEARCH GROUNDS CONCERT SERIES
1st ANNUAL GATEWAY MUSIC FESTIVALAT 'THE BEND‘ CELEBRATING WORLD MUSIC
SHAR
ED R
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CO
NCE
RT
SHAR
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CO
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RT
STAGE 4 : SUSTAINED VITALITY
WINTER FESTFEBRUARY 1ST
I-70 REMOVEDMEMORIAL BLVD. IMPROVEMENTS
RIVERBANKS EXTENDEDGRAND OPENING
'THE BEND' TRANSFORMEDA MULTI-PURPOSE PERFORMING ARTS VENUE
NEW METRO LINENORTH - SOUTH SERVICE
MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD - CHOTEAU'S LANDINGAN ARTS DISTRICT
MIXED USE NEIGHBORHOOD - LACLEDE'S LANDINGAN ENTERTAINMENT DISTRICT
CARGILL TRANSFORMED INTO ARTS COLLECTIVECULTURAL PRODUCTION HUB
2016
BEHNISCH TEAM
TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE : Over one hundred years ago, St. Louisans hosted the world
in two linked international events, the Louisiana Purchase
Exposition and the Olympics of 1904. Over fifty years ago,
St. Louisans reconceived their historic riverfront in order to
erect a great national symbol – one that would reflect the
ambitions and values of those prior American generations
who had settled the West – and then become an interna-
tionally recognized, magnetic emblem of both the city and
nation. Now, the National Park Service and St. Louisans ini-
tiate an equal collaborative commitment to grounding their
great Arch in an expanded Arch grounds: a new design for
contemporary challenges, one that will not only respect
those historic ambitions, but contemplate new, sustainable
ones, for the city and for the nation. While many speak of
“sustainability” in terms of environmental awareness and
responsibility or calculated, technological solutions, this
civic history of St. Louis suggests another dimension to sus-
tainable design – that of duration, of a lasting responsibility
to multiple generations in the same place.
Beyond 2015The momentum of urban re-invention will continue in St. Louis as more projects are realized over time.
• I-70 will be closed, traffic diverted, and the overpass taken down. A north-south Metrolink line will be built using the existing underpass.
• Lacledes’ and Chouteau’s Landing will be developed as mixed-used neighborhoods.
• The Cargill plant will be relocated and the aging facility left behind will be converted into a new Arts District. Artists, set designers, musicians and many others will make use of the space.
• ‘The Bend’ amphitheater will be expanded to become ‘The Bend’ performing arts center with multiple stages, practice rooms, and offices. Being directly adjacent to the new Arts District will lead to many synergies between artist and actor.
• The riverbank improvements and trail network on both sides of the river will be extended.
Arch grounds (view from north-east)
Future Development StrategyRemoval of remaining barriers between city and river
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