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Willamette Falls Riverwalk in Washington
American Public Realm Landscape Development, WA, USA ? design by Snøhetta, Architects
Jun 1, 2017
Willamette Falls Riverwalk
Architects: Snøhetta
Location: Greenwater, Washington, USA
Willamette Falls Riverwalk

Snøhetta Reimagines Willamette Falls

A new riverwalk and sequence of waterfront outlooks will restore public access to North America’s second largest waterfall for the first time in over 150 years

Willamette Falls is the second largest waterfall by volume in the United States. For over a century, the breathtaking site has been cut off from public access by industrial infrastructure built along the water?s edge. Snøhetta is leading the design of the public spaces that will allow visitors to rediscover the full height of the falls and its rugged shoreline, uncovering swaths of the 22-acre site?s historic basalt topography and reconnecting Oregon City to its spectacular waterfront. The design is the culmination of a complex two-year design process, underpinned by a significant public engagement effort that has reached thousands of unique participants. On June 3rd, the Willamette Falls riverwalk conceptual design will be unveiled at a public event, and construction is expected to begin in June 2018.
The riverwalk will serve as a portal to the Northwest?s collective history, reviving a former industrial site through its agg...