SEGD

ACTIVATE: Polk Park

Let's give back to the community we call “home” while having fun and building friendships along the way!

SEGD Charlotte has been invited by the City of Charlotte - Urban Planning Department to make suggestions on how to activate Polk Park (105 N Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202) and bring energy back to this central location in our city's core.

The City has outlined their objectives in the attached Polk Park 1 Page Summary and LandDesign has developed a 3-stage plan (attached) for reviving the park. SEGD Charlotte would like to recommend a dash of Experiential Graphics to make the planned improvements more vibrant and engaging.

Come to this event and let's have fun and brainstorm together over refreshments and cheer.

After this workshop, we would like to offer a few suggestions to the City of Charlotte along with creative ideas on how these could be implemented. 

Links

Polk Page Summary - https://1drv.ms/b/s!AkG9BWM5-bm8g80wTLHWMjmo3OtrUg
16104 - Polk Park-Ph2_sm - https://1drv.ms/b/s!AkG9BWM5-bm8g80xFQ4xFOwgLYEWHA
Site photos - https://1drv.ms/f/s!AkG9BWM5-bm8g99JUYYPdf2lmysqsg

Please join your local SEGD & ASLA Chapters for a look at Kingsley Town Center in Fort Mill.  Kevin Kern, Director of Environmental Graphics at 505Design and Eric Pohlman, Principal at LandDesign will share their experiences working with ClearSpring Development in the creation of this new mixed-use property that seamlessly integrates Environmental Graphics, Landscape and Architecture to help celebrate and tell the story of Fort Mill's past as a leader within the textile industry.

We will meet at the Kingsley Courtyard by Marriott Conference Center for a presentation, followed by a walking tour and happy hour networking social at Carolina Ale House, courtesy of Trademark Visual Inc. (sign fabrication provider for Kingsley's site monumentation and wayfinding sign items).  This event is free and open to both members and non-members. Register today to reserve your spot! We look forward to meeting you. (NCBOLA continuing education credits are pending)

Kingsley Town Center is the first phase of the greater Kingsley Masterplan; consisting of restaurants, retailers, apartments and businesses - including Lash Group and LPL Financials' East Coast Headquarters.  Construction at Kingsley Town Center began in 2016 and continues today with several new tenants expected to open their doors in 2019.https://505design-kingsley.com   https://www.kingsleyfortmill.com

Click Here for more information about SEGD, The Society of Experiential Graphic Design

Click Here for more information about ASLA, North Carolina, The American Society of Landscape Architects