Pierce's Park. Baltimore, Maryland.

WRA led the design of this popular public park, working closely with the Waterfront Partnership, project stakeholders, and the adjacent Columbus Center throughout the planning, design, permitting, and installation of the project. The design included demolition, hardscaping and walkways, plantings, site lighting, utility relocations, shade structures, perimeter fencing, provisions for sculpture/artwork, site furnishings, and interactive learning opportunities such as musical fences. It features indigenous trees, native plantings, willow tunnels, and homophone words scattered throughout the intricate walkways, as well as four micro-bioretention facilities that treat stormwater and educate children about the benefits of capturing runoff. The park evokes memories of Pierce Flanigan’s love of the environment and the Chesapeake Bay.