University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens
University of Michigan Matthaei Botanical Gardens
EPA Brownfield Cleanup at Historic Barns Park
See the transformative power of the US EPA Brownfields Cleanup Program at one of Michigan’s most unique parks.
Once a sprawling state hospital complex, the Grand Traverse Commons in Traverse City, Michigan, is the largest mixed-use brownfield project in the state. Historic Barns Park is part of that story.
The park had been a working farm that fed patients and staff of the former Traverse City State Hospital (1885-1989). In 2004, voters in Traverse City and Garfield Charter Township joined together to pass a ballot measure to purchase the abandoned hospital farm for use as a public park, under the management of a newly created joint Recreational Authority.
After more than 100 years of intensive use, the entire former hospital site, including the old farm, was a known “brownfield,” an area that would require some environmental cleanup in order to be fully reutilized and enjoyed by the public. In 2013, the Recreational Authority — on its second try — was awarded a US EPA Brownfield Cleanup Grant to finish the environmental cleanup at the park and clear the way for the site’s rebirth.
Under the guidance of The City of Traverse City and Charter Township of Garfield Recreational Authority and an ambitious public vision, Historic Barns Park is now home to a public event venue (The Cathedral Barn, and three nonprofit partners, including the burgeoning Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park ( SEEDS (agricultural and green-collar workforce training, and the verdant plots of TC Community Garden ( Located just two miles from the heart of downtown Traverse City, the park is also a favorite respite for hikers, bikers and nature lovers of all kinds.
On your next visit to Traverse City, stop by Historic Barns Park and see for yourself the transformative power of brownfield cleanup in Michigan communities.
Special Thanks
US Environmental Protection Agency
The City of Traverse City and Charter Township of Garfield Recreational Authority
Grand Traverse County Brownfield Redevelopment Authority
Environmental Consulting & Technology, Inc. (ECT)
Northern A-1 Environmental Services
The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park
SEEDS
TC Community Garden
The Minervini Group
Land Information Access Association (LIAA)
UpNorth Media Center
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Places to see in ( Grand Rapids - USA )
Places to see in ( Grand Rapids - USA )
Grand Rapids is a Michigan city on the Grand River, east of Lake Michigan. On the outskirts, the Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park has a tropical conservatory and multiple gardens. Its art collection includes works by Auguste Rodin, Henry Moore and Ai Weiwei. Downtown, the Grand Rapids Art Museum spotlights Michigan artists in its rotating shows. Grand Rapids is known for many breweries dotted around town.
A historic furniture-manufacturing center, Grand Rapids is home to five of the world's leading office furniture companies, and is nicknamed Furniture City. Its more common modern nickname of River City refers to the landmark river for which it was named. The city and surrounding communities are economically diverse, based in the health care, information technology, automotive, aviation, and consumer goods manufacturing industries, among others. Grand Rapids is the childhood home of U.S. President Gerald Ford, who is buried with his wife Betty on the grounds of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum in the city. The city's main airport is also named after him.
Grand Rapids is the home of John Ball Zoological Garden, Belknap Hill, and the Gerald R. Ford Museum. He and former First Lady Betty Ford were buried on the site. Significant buildings in the downtown include the DeVos Place Convention Center, Van Andel Arena, the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, and the JW Marriott Hotel. The Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts is located downtown, and houses art exhibits, a movie theater, and the urban clay studio. Along the Grand River are reconstructed earthwork burial mounds, which were constructed by the prehistoric Hopewell tribe; a fish ladder, and a riverwalk.
Grand Rapids is home to the Van Andel Museum Center. Founded in 1854, it is among the oldest history museums in the United States. The museum's sites currently include its main building, constructed in 1994 on the west bank of the Grand River (home to the Roger B. Chaffee Planetarium); the Voigt House Victorian Museum, and the City Archives and Records Center. The latter held the museum and planetarium prior to 1994. Since the late 20th century, the museum has hosted notable exhibitions, including one on the Dead Sea Scrolls, and The Quest for Immortality: the Treasures of Ancient Egypt. A non-profit institution, it is owned and managed by the Public Museum of Grand Rapids Foundation.
Heritage Hill, a neighborhood directly east of downtown, is one of the largest urban historic districts in the country. The first neighborhood of Grand Rapids, its 1,300 homes date from 1848 and represent more than 60 architectural styles. Of particular significance is the Meyer May House, a Prairie-style home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908.[48] It was commissioned by local merchant Meyer May, who operated a men's clothing store (May's of Michigan).
The house is now owned and operated by Steelcase Corporation. Steelcase manufactured the furniture for the Johnson Wax Building in Racine, Wisconsin, which was also designed by Wright and is recognized as a landmark building. Because of those ties, Steelcase purchased and restored the property in the 1980s. The restoration has been heralded as one of the most accurate and complete of any Wright restoration. The home is used by Steelcase for special events and is open to the public for tours.
Grand Rapids is home to many theaters and stages, including the newly reconstructed Civic Theatre (also known as the Meijer Majestic), the city's largest theater; DeVos Hall, and the convertible Van Andel Arena. In Grand Rapids Township, the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park combine 125 acres (1 km2) of world-class botanical gardens and artwork from such American sculptors as Mark di Suvero and Alexander Calder, and French artists Edgar Degas and Auguste Rodin. The Gardens' amphitheater plays host to numerous concerts each summer, featuring such acts as Jonny Lang, The Pointer Sisters, Lyle Lovett, Cowboy Junkies, and B.B. King.
( Grand Rapids - USA ) is well know as a tourist destination because of the variety of places you can enjoy while you are visiting Grand Rapids . Through a series of videos we will try to show you recommended places to visit in Grand Rapids - USA
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Michigan Lake House | Desai Chia Architecture + Environment Architects | United States | HD
• Architects
Desai Chia Architecture, Environment Architects
• Location
Leelanau County, United States
• Lead Architects
Arjun Desai, Katherine Chia
• Area
4800.0 ft2
• Project Year
2016
• Photographs
Paul Warchol
• Manufacturers
B-K Lighting, Benjamin Moore, C.R. Laurence, Cooper Lighting, Edison Price Lighting, Elkay, Forms + Surfaces, Grohe, Hansgrohe, Kohler, Miele, Sugatsune, Tech Lighting, Toto, Thermador, Florida Tile, Epco, Leucos, Minwax, Häfele + 20
• Architect Of Record
Environment Architects, Traverse City, MI
• Structural
Apex Engineering & Management
• Mechanical
Bayshore Engineering
• Civil
Jozwiak Consulting Engineers
• Lighting
Christine Sciulli Light + Design
• Landscape Architect
Surface Design, Inc.
• Envelope Consultant
James R. Gainfort Aia
• Custom Furniture:
Woodbine Custom Furniture & Cabinetry
• AV
Waara Technologies
• Contractor
Easling Construction
• Landscaper
Darling Botanical Co.
Text description provided by the architects. Perched on a woodland bluff overlooking Lake Michigan, this home, designed in collaboration with Environment Architects (AOR) of Traverse City, MI, is an assemblage of three offset structures that play off each other— the ‘gathering’ structure contains the living room, kitchen and a covered 'vista' seating terrace; the two 'sleeping' structures house the master bedroom suite and three children's bedrooms. A dining area breezeway connects all three structures.
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