"It's incredibly transformed," says Emily Mueller De Celis, a landscape architect at the firm Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, which won a competition to "renaturalize" the area in 2007. "Rather than walking around in and amongst oil refineries and other industry, now you are immersed in nature, walking along the banks of a river with spectacular views back to the city."
I am not prepared to say that all the Black artists in Portland have opportunities to offer all they have to give. But in this predominantly white city whose Black community has faced so many challenges of displacement and harm, Black artists - both local and folks with whom our local artists have built relationships - demonstrate the resourcefulness and tenacity and brilliance required to continue to offer this community great theatrical work illuminating the experience of the Black diaspora.
The Atlantic Avenue Murals celebrate the people who make their neighborhood and a neighborhood that shapes its people. The artwork highlights the gateway's ebullient use today as a gateway for families, dogs, shoppers and travelers, transforming a once desolate underpass into a vibrant community space.
In its current form, the site has been reconfigured using salvaged elements to create seating, shelter, and gathering space, addressing the lack of public infrastructure in Frihamnen.
Tong Ho Chung Howard emphasizes the importance of capturing Hong Kong's historical architecture, specifically corner houses, which are being replaced by modern developments, diminishing the city's uniqueness.