500 Studio _Instructor: Yadan Luo
Located on the banks of the Delaware River in
North Philadelphia, the design of this public space
was heavily informed by a rich narrative of place.
Artistic legacies of the shad fishery & working
landscape by Thomas Eakins and others took the
forefront of inspiration and formal logic of the
park. A hatchery
system for native, anadromous shad will be
placed at the banks of their present and historical
migratory route, to ensure their presence for
generations to come. Category Ecological Design, Academic