The Los Angeles-based landscape architect firm Studio-MLA has been selected to design a new Community Park where a 1,000-space parking lot now stands in Fair Park.
Fair Park, a Dallas National Historic Landmark that is made up of 277-acres, is where the State Fair of Texas is held every year. Transforming the parking lot’s 11-acres into a community park is the first step in the Fair Park Master Plan Update.
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A nationwide search was conducted to find the ideal landscape design firm for the job, and out of the 30 applicants, Studio-MLA was deemed the best fit. The firm’s founder, Mia Lehrer, promotes the protection and preservation of urban waterways in addition to advocating for green schoolyards.
Studio-MLA will not be working alone on the project. On the team with will be Allison Grace Williams, an internationally acclaimed architect; FAIA and landscape architects Studio Outside here in Dallas.
So far there are no details concerning what the planned Community Park will contain, but it likely will have a large lawn, a small gathering pavilion and tables and chairs that can be moved around.
Other features that have a high likelihood of being included in the new park are a remembrance gardens, naturalized plantings and an interactive water feature in a children’s play area.
