SLAM Saint Louis Art Museum 2008 Central States ASLA Merit Award

The main objectives of the plan were to improve the landscape and traffic flow while also increasing off-street parking and providing a safe and friendly pedestrian environment. The plan incorporates a striking front entrance plaza and two pedestrian esplanades and overlooks which extend out from either side of the crest of Art Hill. From this vantage point, park and museum visitors can view the Grand Basin, lagoon, the rest of Forest Park, and the St. Louis skyline. The plan also provides safe, accessible, and environmentally friendly parking areas. SWT Design, with the active involvement of Dan Kiley during the design and charette process, created a plan that has returned the glory of the 1904 Saint Louis WorldÕs Fair to the Art Museum, making it a historic focal point of Forest Park. more...