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2008 Beijing Olympic Green

Sasaki won first prize in the international design competition to establish the master plan for the Olympic Green – the main site of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. As winners of this original competition, Sasaki is proud to have set the urban design framework for the design of the Olympic Green. However, the actual implementation of the architecture and landscape architecture of the completed Olympic Green was accomplished by other firms.

Al Azhar Park

Located adjacent to Cairo’s densely populated old walled Islamic core, this 32-hectare site is surrounded by historic Muslim monuments and Al Azhar University. The Aga Khan Trust for Culture sponsored the conversion of this ancient refuse dump into a multi-purpose park to include recreation, gardens, restaurants, and cafes. Sasaki prepared master plan design documents involving landscape architecture, architecture, site and engineering design.

Knoxville Museum Vision Plan and Gardens

Sasaki's design provides the Knoxville Museum of Art with a long-term vision for promoting art in Knoxville and integrating the Museum into its urban context. The plan establishes connections to surrounding institutions and open space amenities.

Charleston Maritime Center

Initially Sasaki prepared a plan for a five-acre urban site encompassing a commercial fishing complex, housing, retail and a waterfront park. Under a seperate contract Sasaki then designed the City owned Maritime center which includes a two-pier marina, a park, and a two-story building with fish processing space, a fish market, a gift shop and public meeting rooms.

Mayo Clinic Phoenix/Scottsdale Master Plan 2000

The Mayo Clinic-Arizona has experienced significant growth since its founding in 1987 in Scottsdale. Currently employing a staff of over 3,000, it serves 295,000 patients annually and supports a growing basic science research program. In 1988, Mayo Clinic Hospital was added to the 210 acre Phoenix campus, which is the location for future growth of clinical services, hospital expansion, research programs, education, and administration. The purpose of the master plan is to demonstrate how the Phoenix and Scottsdale campuses can grow to meet future needs and establish itself as the leading academic tertiary referral center in the Southwest.

Oklahoma City Memorial

The Oklahoma City National Memorial is a three-acre urban site dedicated to remember those affected by the tragedy. Major elements of the project include a reflecting pool, terraced, walls, gates and pedestrian walkways. Sasaki Associates, as Architects of Record provided project management and technical design for the project.

The Presidio Trust Management Plan and Base Re-use

Sasaki provided implementation planning for the area within the Presidio Trust's jurisdiction of the Presidio in San Francisco. Overall objectives are to explore alternative programmatic and physical plan concepts for the use of existing and proposed buildings, related site developments, linkages and critical orientations to adjoining areas in the park.

Massachusetts Audubon Society, Drumlin Farm Sanctuary

As part of the phased implementation of its property master plan completed earlier by Sasaki, Mass Audubon has constructed a new access drive and parking facility at the Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary. The purpose of the project was to provide a greater measure of safety for Mass Audubon's visitors and staff while minimizing the impacts to the associated wetlands, flood plain, streams, meadows, and forest habitat.

Walden Woods Brister's Hill

Within Thoreau's Walden Woods, the Brister's Hill site is a former development site which will be used to interpret forest succession. Sasaki designed an interpretive trail and a series of granite and bronze elements that quote Thoreau and encourage visitors to explore the environmental characteristics of Walden Woods.

Baltimore Museum of Art Levi Sculpture Garden

Sasaki's master plan and landscape design for the Levi Sculpture Garden preserve the existing trees and create a sense of fit between what existed and what was new. Fourteen sculptures are sited in the two acre garden including works by Henry Moore, Joan Miro, and Isamu Noguchi.

Civic Institutions
The design and planning of civic institutions and places is particularly suited to the Sasaki sense of connection and to our understanding of the complimentary requirements of urban design, architecture and open space development. The result of this understanding is a place of civic identity and aesthetic creativity that reflects the needs and aspirations of the community.

Sasaki’s civic work includes the Plymouth Library in Massachusetts, The Jackie Gleason Performing Arts Center in Miami Beach, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, the San Jose Civic Center, Boston Waterfront Park, Charleston Waterfront Park, the Dallas Arts District, the Cleveland Gateway, the Christian Science Center Plaza in Boston, and the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center Improvements.