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Field Session

WED-FS-09: Building Amazon’s Metropolitan Park and Terraces

Wednesday, October 9, 2024
8:15am – 1:15pm ET
Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Field Session Departure Area 3

Sponsored By 
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3.75 PDH, LA CES/HSW, AIA/HSW, AICP, NY/HSW, FL
Ticket Price: $105 per person
Met Park and Terraces feature a wide range of unexpected places and destinations, carefully curated with both end use and construction restraints in mind, all sitting atop unique structural conditions. This field session delves into the construction challenges and design opportunities of building extensive open space on structure.

Includes: transportation. Moderate walking.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Investigate how the aspiration to create a more livable and healthier city was instrumental in the feedback received during the public engagement process, shaping a community for all.
  • Explore the critical role that nature can play in shaping the identity and history of a place, while simultaneously enhancing collective health and well-being.
  • Understand the constraints and limits of building on structure, and how the team used this as an opportunity to inform the design.
  • Learn how construction sequencing was crucial to completing the project on time given the condensed construction timeline.