DESIGN PROFILE REBUILD
Rebuilding Community Infrastructure
36 SPRING 2022 | context | AIA Philadelphia
PROJECT: Miles Mack Playground Completed in Fall 2021 LOCATION: 732 N 36th, Philadelphia PA CLIENT: Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Rebuild Philadelphia PROJECT TEAM: Langan (Landscape Architect and Civil Engineer) In Focus Planning (Concept Playground Design) KS Engineers (Civil Engineering) Chestnut Engineering (MEP Engineer) Bittenbender Construction, LP (General Contractor)
CHATTERBLAST MEDIA / KYLE KRAJEWSKI
“Rebuild” is the City of Philadelphia’s historic investment of hundreds of millions of dollars in neighborhood parks, recreation centers and libraries across Philadelphia. Proposed in Mayor Jim Kenney’s first budget as a part of his vision for a more equitable Philadelphia, Rebuild’s promise to acknowledge history, engage the community and invest intentionally seeks to uplift pivotal community spaces, empower neighborhoods, and promote economic opportunity through diversity and inclusion. Rebuild’s impact will be felt throughout Philadelphia giving residents recreation and library facilities improvements that are long deserved. In total, Rebuild will invest in 72 sites in neighborhoods throughout the city. Rebuild currently boasts a Minority and Women-owned business participation rate in professional service and construction contracts of over 66%. Philadelphians are seeing their local projects led by both dedicated public servants working for the city, and by over 20 non-profit partners (Project Users) who are tasked with ensuring community feedback throughout the design process and seeing projects through to completion. n
