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installations of heated bamboo plants, but due to the cost and challenges of maintaining bamboo in Milwaukee's climate, quaking aspen trees were used instead. Additional aspects of the plaza's landscape architecture include the direct use of river water for plant irrigation, a reduction in surface temperature due to the vegetation, and fishing access compliant with the
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After a design competition, a proposal from Stoss Landscape Urbanism, a Boston firm, was selected. The plaza design features native prairie plants, yellow fiberglass benches that are illuminated at night, and several pathways with edges that blend into the vegetation. The original plans included
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The plaza was completed in 2010 with a final cost of approximately $ 580,000 and is currently maintained by the Historic Third Ward Association. In 2013, a steel sculpture entitled
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Boston Society of Landscape Architecture: Merit Award in Waterfront Design (2013)
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PlazaMilwaukee, Erie Street; it, Wisconsin 53202Map (19 December 2013).
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are located to the east of the plaza and are visible from it.
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Coordinates
43°01′33″N 87°54′06″W / 43.02586°N 87.90180°W / 43.02586; -87.90180
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Historic Third Ward
Milwaukee Riverwalk
Milwaukee River
Kinnickinnic River
Lake Michigan
Hoan Bridge
Milwaukee Pierhead Light
Americans With Disabilities Act



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