September 28, 2023 – San Antonio’s new 7-acre Hemisfair Civic Park will open to the public this Saturday, September 30, 2023. GGN led the project alongside the City of San Antonio and Hemisfair Park Area Redevelopment Corporation (HPARC) in collaboration with the contractor Skanska and the larger design team. Saturday’s celebration marks the Phase 1 opening, and the park will be completed with Phase 2 in late 2024.
Located within the 1968 “HemisFair” International Exposition grounds, Hemisfair Civic Park is adjacent to the world-famous River Walk and surrounded by several vibrant and growing neighborhoods. The park design introduces public plazas and courtyards, an event lawn and stage, intimate gardens with springs, and a promenade that connects spaces within and beyond the park. Designed as a “place that fits” San Antonio’s life, character, and vision, the Civic Park’s design is rooted in the history of this place while also looking to its future.
“Hemisfair is all about building connections to the amazing regional landscape, the city’s unique fabric, and most of all to the lives of San Antonians,” said David Malda, Design Principal at GGN. “Civic Park is a key piece of the larger urban transformation of a former World’s Fair site into a more livable and welcoming place.”
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