US landscape architecture studio OJB together with architecture firms HDR and Gensler have completed three parks along Omaha's riverfront, which total 72 acres.
Titled The RiverFront, the project encompassed the renovations of Gene Leahy Mall, Heartland of America Park and Lewis and Clark Landing. It included adding native landscaping, a riverfront pier, and an ice-skating and roller skating "ribbon" throughout the three sections.
OJB has completed three parks in Omaha. The photo is of Gene Leahy Mall by Jeff Durkin
According to OJB partner Kyle Fiddelke, the project began eight years ago when the studio was tasked with master planning two parks along the Omaha riverfront.
"At that time, the project was only doing a master plan along the riverfront, which involved Heartland of America Park and Lewis and Clark Landing," Fiddelke told Dezeen. "Early on in the process, we quickly determined that we needed to add Gene Lehy Mall to the master plan and look at all three parks."
The parks branch outwards to the Missouri river from the city's downtown. The photo is of Gene Leahy Mall by Jeff Durkin
Located along a rectangular strip in Omaha's central downtown, Gene Leahy Mall totals 14.8 acres and OJB completed its renovation 2022.
The second phase of the project encompassed Heartland of America Park and Lewis and Clark Landing, which were both opened in August 2023.
The two parks wing off of Gene Leahy Mall and branch out along the Missouri River, wit...