Skyline Park and the United States Air Force Academy are two important
works of Modern landscape architecture in Colorado. Designed, respectively,
by visionaries Lawrence Halprin and Dan Kiley, the place high in the world
of art and architecture. However, unlike Kiley's Air Force Academy, which
is now being restored and is cherished by its stewards, Halprin's Skyline
Park has been ignored and mismanaged, and is in danger of being lost forever.
History
Since Skyline Park's dedication over 25 years ago, it became a signature landmark for the Denver, "where people may pause a while to enjoy the beauty and be themselves renewed." It remains one of the few public parks in downtown Denver. Recognized internationally as an outstanding example of Modern landscape architecture, it is an emblematic masterwork by Lawrence Halprin, one of the most important landscape architects of our time. Skyline Park exemplifies Halprin's unique vision of the importance of a city's "livability" within the urban context. Halprin envisioned cities as "exciting and exhilarating experiences that should entreat all the senses". His designs defined the joyous spirit of urban public life and spurred cities like Denver, Portland, OR and Rochester, NY to value their neglected urban and civic spaces and reevaluate their use.
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