Tucson Origins Heritage Park

Tucson, Arizona

SAGE is providing professional design services to the City of Tucson for the Tucson Origins Heritage Park, a 25-acre cultural campus and community park. The site will contain recreated historic grounds, gardens and buildings. The majority of the park will be constructed over portions of two landfills; the remainder of the site is considered a sensitive archaeological area. Through the design process, SAGE has participated in over 10 workshops and public meetings involving the public at large as well as the project Advisory Team. Downtown Tucson neighborhood concerns of safety and security are being addressed with pedestrian connectivity, bike paths, landscape buffering and design. The heritage park design includes integration with the Santa Cruz River Linear Park, the modern street car line, the Cushing Street design, and the adjacent Mercado District of Menlo Park. Construction began in summer 2007 and is proceeding through a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) process.