SOUTH WETLANDS PARK

OLIN’s open space vision for the 2012 Master Plan for the Central Delaware called for an extensive wetlands park on the derelict piers and silted in slips south of Washington Avenue. In 2019, OLIN, leading a team that includes AES and Quantum Translations, was hired to develop a conceptual plan and preliminary documentation for the first phase of this wetlands park. South Wetlands Park will serve as a critical urban link between the residents of South Philadelphia and an ecologically robust Delaware River waterfront. It is an opportunity to engage adjacent neighborhoods in meaningful ways, to reinvigorate and protect an endangered habitat, and to create a space for residents to become stewards of their environment. OLIN’s vision is access to wild beauty for all: a place where Philadelphians can immerse themselves in the very ecology that sustains the planet and its inhabitants.

Location
Philadelphia, PA

Owner
Delaware River Waterfront Corporation

Status
In Progress

Key Team Members
Lucinda Sanders, Partner-in-Charge
Michael Miller, Project Manager
Andrew Dobshinsky, Associate, Engagement Lead
Kate Farquhar, Landscape Architect
Evan McNaught, Landscape Designer