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The Intersection of Urban Planning, Art, and Public Health: The Sunnyside Piazza

Jan C. Semenza, PhD, MPH, MS

The author is with the School of Community Health, Portland State University, Portland, Ore.



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FIGURE 1— Plan for a community gathering place with sunflower design, trellises for hanging gardens, and planters in the parking lanes to prevent parked cars from reducing the visibility of oncoming traffic.

 


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FIGURE 2— With the gigantic sunflower in the middle of the intersection drawing people into its center, the Sunnyside Piazza is how a focal point for community events.

 


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FIGURE 3— Cob art wall, made from clay, straw, sand, and water, and cob kiosk with bulletin board. Mosaics on the wall and in the fountain mimic the sunflower design.

 





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