Tanner Springs Park

- LOCATED IN
PORTLAND
- DESIGNED BY ATLIER
DRESEITI
- PARKIS GOOD
AT CONTOLLING
RAINWATER
- AREA BEFORE PARK
WAS INDUSTRIAL,
BEFORE THAT A
WETLAND
- PARK RESTORED
WETLAND ECOSYTEM
- PLANTS IN PARK
DETOXIFY RUNOFF SO
IT IS SAFE TO GO IN
TO RIVER
- PARK IS SEEN AS A
OASIS IN A BUSY CITY
- ART WALL IS
PLACED ON SIDE TO
KEEP SPACE SACRED

FUNCTION
THE FUNCTION OF THIS PARK IS TO RESTORE SOME OF THE NATIVE GRASSLAND IN
PORTLAND WHILE ALSO BEING A PLACE IN THE CITY FOR PEOPLE TO ENJOY THE
OUTDOORS. THEY DID THIS BECAUSE IT IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE ECOSYSTEM AND
IT WAS DESTROYED DURING THE INDUSTRIAL ERA.

SPACIAL QUALITIES
THE SPACIAL QUALITIES OF THIS SITE ARE VERY WELL THOUGHTOUT BECAUSE
ALL OF THE PATHS GO IN EVERY DIRECTION SO NOBODY HAS TO WALK OVER THE
PLANTS TO GET TO ANOTHER SIDE OF THE PARK. ASWELL AS BEING AN ESCAPE
FOR THE BUSY CITY LIFE IN PORTLAND BECAUSE OF THE BOARDWALK.
SOURCES
LAND8.COM, WIKIPEDIA.ORG, PORTLANDOREGON.GOV, URBANGREENBLUEGRIDS.COM,
FREIENDS FTANNERSPRINGS.ORG