Pond & Company – an architecture, interior, and engineering firm – was chosen as the winner of the Play With Your City 2019: Reimagining Lady competition by the Columbia Design League (CDL). Their design is slated to be implemented in October.

Here’s what it is:

Shaded, modular units along Lady St. that showcase local artists’ work and use interactive technology to tell the history of Columbia + its people.
Equipped with solar lighting so each unit becomes a nightlife feature and point of safety.
Bright, multi-colored reflective paint on the sidewalks – hoped to excite pedestrians and guide them towards The Vista + encourage drivers to slow down.

Who helped pick the winning design?

Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin
Columbia Urban Planner & Urban Designer John Fellows
New York City Tactical Urban Designer Mike Lydon
Washington, DC City Transportation Specialist Gabe Klein
Minneapolis, Minnesota Juxtaposition Arts Chief Executive Officer Deanna Cummings

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