The document describes and compares two parks, Buhl Community Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Perdana Park in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. It provides background information on the history and locations of each park. Both parks are located near residential areas and other attractions. Buhl Community Park has activities like playing in the mist sculpture and performances, while Perdana Park focuses on exercising with amenities like a musical fountain show, jogging paths, and reflexology footpaths. The parks differ in seasonal activities and parking availability but both aim to be community spaces that preserve green areas in their cities.
Turning Outward: Museums and Libraries as Sites for Community Innovation and ...West Muse
Presenter(s):
Chris Siefert, Deputy Director, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Leilani Lewis, Director of Marketing and Communications, Northwest African American Museum
Gerry Garzon, Library Director, Oakland Public Library
Moderator:
Margaret Kadoyama, Principal, Margaret Kadoyama Consulting
Would you like your museum to be an anchor in your community? Explore the roles of museums and libraries in community revitalization through “turning outward,” a comprehensive approach to civic change centered on our communities instead of ourselves. Hear about the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh’s creative place-making efforts, the Northwest African American Museum’s role as a vital gathering place, and the Oakland Public Library’s redefinition of library services inside, outside, and online. Learn about the skills and attributes that are critical in sustaining effective community revitalization.
Turning Outward: Museums and Libraries as Sites for Community Innovation and ...West Muse
Presenter(s):
Chris Siefert, Deputy Director, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Leilani Lewis, Director of Marketing and Communications, Northwest African American Museum
Gerry Garzon, Library Director, Oakland Public Library
Moderator:
Margaret Kadoyama, Principal, Margaret Kadoyama Consulting
Would you like your museum to be an anchor in your community? Explore the roles of museums and libraries in community revitalization through “turning outward,” a comprehensive approach to civic change centered on our communities instead of ourselves. Hear about the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh’s creative place-making efforts, the Northwest African American Museum’s role as a vital gathering place, and the Oakland Public Library’s redefinition of library services inside, outside, and online. Learn about the skills and attributes that are critical in sustaining effective community revitalization.
3. • Built in 1840 , called Allegheny
Square.
• Allegheny city was annexed
Pittsburgh at 1907.
• The park is modernist at 1960s .
• In 2011 August 4, children’s
museum donate 5 million to build
the park.
• In 2012 June 25 , the New Buhl
Community Park was opened.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
4. L O C AT I O N
• Located at Allegheny Square
• Sit at the former crossroads of Federal
street and Ohio
5. SITE CONTEXT
• Children museum
• Old north side
post-office
• Buhl Planetarium
• Carnegie
Science Center
7. CHARACTERISTIC
• Billowing water sculpture
named ‘Cloud Arbor’
• Created by Ned Kahn
• Fixing 64 stainless-steel
pole
• Mist is created when
water is forced through
high pressure
10. P E R D A N A PA R K
KOTA KINABALU , SABAH , MALAYSIA
11. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND
• Before the park built , it is known
as Hone Place.
• Officially opened by Prime Minister
Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak on 28
January 2011.
• Opened to public on 30 January
2011.
12. L O C A T I O N
• Located at Jalan Mat Salleh , Tanjung Aru , Kota
Kinabalu , Sabah.
Perdana Park
14. • Distance between residential area and the park is 173m.
D I S TA N C E
15. CHARACTERISTI
C• Musical fountain
• Is a combination of
moving jets of water ,
colored lights and
recorded music for
dramatic effects .
• Start at 7- 8.40pm nightly
• Duration for a show is
10min
17. J O G G I N G
REFLEXOGY FOOTPATH
PURIFIED DRINKING WATER
P L A Y G R O U N D
A C T I V I T I E S
18. COMPARISONS
BUHL COMMUNITY PARK PERDANA PARK
• Mostly recreation
• Different activities in four
seasons
• Doesn’t provide parking
spaces
• Mostly exercising
• Same activities throughout
the year
• Provide parking spaces
19. S I M I L A R I T Y
• A place to interact
between community
• Preserve the site as
a heritage space
• Provide green lungs
into the city