City of Phoenix Selects Design Team to Re-envision Margaret Hance Park

by: Taz Loomans

Tweet Great parks add to the heart and soul of a city. Think of Central Park in New York, Forest Park in Portland, and Balboa Park in San Diego. There are few cities that need an infusion of heart and soul more than Phoenix. And so the recent selection of a design team for the revitalization of Margaret Hance Park bears with it a great hope that the park can become a big part of the heart and soul of Phoenix. The City of Phoenix just hired a design team that will take the park from being a green space…

April 26, 2010

A Beautiful New Building in Paradise Valley

by: Taz Loomans

Tweet Last week, I was invited by Alison King of Modern Phoenix to a SMOCA tour of Paradise Valley Fire Station No.1 by LEA Architects. What a treat it was! I had never heard of LEA Architects prior to this and I thought I knew of all the architects in town doing great work. LEA Architects comprises of a father-son team which I found to be unusual and charming. Lawrence Enyart and his son Lance Enyart were present at the tour to tell us about their building. I found both father and son to be accessible and down-to-earth, a refreshing…