Glad Tidings of the Holidays

I am spending part of my Christmas Holiday in Little Rock and I was looking at some of the festivities I could get involved in when I found great events held at the Down Town River Market.  It is a great development in Downtown LR that has a park, amphitheater, farmers market, and much more.  I happened across it by searching for places to ice skate and it hit me how a passive place like a park with the flexibility to be used for so many different things is so important in all cultures.  Whether it is an open plaza made only of concrete or brick, or a forest with a trail system and a few pavilions, it has so many Uses to so many different people. The river walk in Columbus has a concrete pad under an old bridge that I see being used for yoga, picnics, small acoustic jam sessions, and larger musical performances as well.  It's the simplest spaces that I think are the most successful.  So as part of my new found interest in social spaces and building of community thanks to  this seminar I will explore the LR River market and soak up the feeling of community a designed space can provide!

http://www.rivermarket.info/