Lake Merritt Conservancy - Connect to Create - Oasis Architectural Design Contest - Honorable Mentions
The Conservancy also acknowledged two additional entries we felt deserved an Honorable Mention - 3D Mondrian & Roots
Web Gao
Honorable Mention
3D Mondrian
Visually powerful, modern artistic statement, inspired by early 20th-century painter Piet Mondrian, is instantly engaging and wonderfully provocative.
Concepts & Elevations
Physical Model
Hafiza Abdelmageed
Honorable Mention
Roots
This beautiful, multi-tiered design echos the lines of the amphitheater, invites community and offers a welcoming spot to enjoy a smoothie or appreciate the view.
Elevations & Concept only
Physical Model
What You Can Do
The Lake Merritt Conservancy Park Oasis Contest is intended as a first step in imagining as a community how we can create places of belonging for all stakeholders. This may be a number of places, each with a different theme, but ideally, all conveying that sense of belonging and providing access to nature and a sense of our place within it.
To address the inherent funding challenges, the Conservancy is exploring how we may harness entrepreneurial opportunities, in combination with funds available through the Inflation Reduction Act and associated private money, to bring equitable economic opportunity and abundance to the Lake.
If you are interested in contributing to realizing this vision, you can make a donation, via the Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation, our fiscal sponsor, here.
Alternatively, if you’d like to volunteer your time or resources, please reach out.
Together we can make a difference!