Midtown Alliance today unveiled the first comprehensive renderings for 'Midtown Green,' a 4-acre centralized greenspace now being called a 'new cultural and civic destination without walls.' The project places an emphasis on accessibility, programmability, and artistic elements, with Midtown's towering skyline as a backdrop.
More than 6,000 Atlantans contributed input through community engagement campaigns that helped shape ideas for filling the void in Midtown's landscape where lavish skyscraper No2 Opus Place and other pricey, monumental ideas never took off.
Midtown Green calls for an 'iconic' pavilion and outdoor performance venue with sweeping arches, bountiful public art, a restaurant and café, numerous flex spaces for gatherings, and a community building with restrooms. Designs are by Field Operations, the global architecture firm behind the High Line in New York City. The amphitheater can hold 800 people for evening performances.
Bulldozers are already on the site to fill a giant hole with 750 dump truckloads of dirt. Once level, crews will plant seed to open a temporary public space by July 1. The total cost and final construction timeline are still being developed.
