Honor Award
Desig n /Wat er fro n t De s i g n
Stoss Landscape Urbanism
project name.
location.
The CityDeck
City of Green Bay, Wisconsin
The CityDeck at dusk
The CityDeck, a 2.5 acre waterfront in Green
Bay, Wisconsin, is the heart of a multi-phase
redevelopment project along Green Bay’s Fox
Riverfront, whose aim is to allow for significantly
increased access to the river and to diversify
social and ecological life along it.
The boardwalk, measuring 50 to 60 feet wide,
is activated by wooden surface that provides
spaces for gathering, docking, watching, and
playing. The wooden boardwalk is highly
articulated that undulates, folding in response
to technical, code, and programmatic issues. At
the scale of the human body, these folds create
diverse seats, benches, and chaise lounges that
allow for choice and flexibility.
At the city edge, the surface folds again, affording
adjacent buildings required protection from
flooding and creating retail and dining terraces.
62 BSLA
100
Folded benches foster inventive play
The design inventively integrates sustainable stormwater, material, and lighting strategies; it reorients
downtown to the riverfront and it frames opportunities
for new development. Project planning and design
involved intense public and stakeholder participation, as well as extensive coordination with local,
county, state, and federal agencies.