Studio Gang and SCAPE have redesigned and revitalised Tom Lee Park in Memphis, United States.

The city of Memphis is located on a great bluff that rises above the Mississippi River.

Since the early 19th century, its riverfront has largely been used as a working yard for industry and transport, cluttered with terminal buildings, grain elevators and barges that obstructed the public from directly accessing the river.

Today, as Memphians embrace a renewed relationship with the Mississippi, the new Tom Lee Park catalyses the reunification of the river and city by transforming a significant piece of the riverfront into a signature park where community life can flourish along the water's edge.

This project has been shortlisted in the landscape and urban design category of Dezeen Awards 2024.

Studio: Studio Gang and SCAPE
Project: Tom Lee Park
Credits: Memphis River Parks Partnership, Montgomery Martin Contractors, Kimley-Horn, Thornton Tomasetti, Innovative Engineering Services, Applied Ecological Services, DataBased+, Randy Burkett Lighting Design, Theaster Gates, James Little and Monstrum