The Binational River Park along the banks of the Rio Grande-Rio Bravo River in Laredo and Nuevo Laredo will connect and celebrate our common culture on the United States and Mexico border. It reclaims our shared history, spurs the economy, promotes security on both sides of the river, and restores the ecological treasure we call home. The first of its kind, this international conservation project, provides a critical opportunity to protect Monarch Butterfly habitat, enhance quality of life and serve as a prototype for border cities around the world to follow.
The project was developed through a close collaboration between federal, state, and local officials, key business leaders and stakeholders, and a multi-disciplinary design and engineering team led by Overland Partners Architects, with OLIN as project landscape architect, Able City architecture, Arup, and regional engineering firms Crane Engineering and LAN Hydrology. The 6.3-mile park has been identified as an ecological restoration project, one that will reestablish the river’s ecosystem, revitalize the economy, add cultural assets, such as public art, and attract tourism on both sides of the river, transforming the space into a distinctive international landmark that unites two communities and nations with shared purpose.
