Parks, Recreation & Open Space
Cities are distinguished by their parks, recreational facilities, and open space systems as much as by their architecture, landmarks, cultural facilities and people. Parks are counterpoints to the density and pressures of urban living. They integrate the built environment with its landscape setting and link us to the natural systems that sustain us.
Parks are extensions of our culture and an essential part of the quality of life, providing opportunities for healthful interaction among people and with nature. As our cities grow, we need foresight to preserve and restore parklands, so they might serve the changing populations of our neighborhoods, communities, and regions.
John Northmore Roberts & Associates has designed parks, recreation facilities, and open space networks for national, state, regional, and municipal agencies and for private property owners. Each project has become a joyful, meaningful catalyst for community life.
Successfully completed projects include the following:
• neighborhood parks
• public gardens
• sports facilities
• play areas
• historic landscapes
• landfill reclamation
• restored natural preserves
• small urban plazas
