Format
Brief
City
Detroit
State/Province
MI
Country
USA
Metro Area
Detroit
Project Type
Special Use
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Open space
Restaurant
Keywords
Downtown revitalization
Landscape architecture
Place making
ULI Awards for Excellence 2010 Winner
ULI Urban Open Space Award 2010 Winner
Site Size
2.5
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2003
Date Opened
2004
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Detroiters and national observers alike have raved about Campus Martius since it opened in November 2004 at the city’s historic crossroads, a once gritty intersection where five major streets converge. The inaugural winner of the Amanda Burden Urban Open Space Award, the project is a 2.5-acre (1-ha) oasis of imaginative horticulture, green granite walls, and crushed limestone paths, returning vibrancy and spurring investment in the formerly downtrodden downtown. The $20 million urban park manages to serve as both a peaceful refuge and a popular destination that attracts more than 2 million visitors a year.
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Format
Brief
City
Detroit
State/Province
MI
Country
USA
Metro Area
Detroit
Project Type
Special Use
Location Type
Central Business District
Land Uses
Open space
Restaurant
Keywords
Downtown revitalization
Landscape architecture
Place making
ULI Awards for Excellence 2010 Winner
ULI Urban Open Space Award 2010 Winner
Site Size
2.5
acres
acres
hectares
Date Started
2003
Date Opened
2004
Developer/Owner
Detroit 300 Conservancy
Detroit, MI
Design Architect
Rundell Ernstberger Associates, LLC
Indianapolis, IN
Principal Author(s)
Theodore Thoerig, Patrick Pontius
ULI Awards for Excellence 2010 Winner