Bridge Design, Riverside Park

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Bridge Design, Riverside Park

Buffalo, NY

This pedestrian bridge was designed as a reconstruction of the Olmsted-designed bridge formerly found in the “Minnow Pools,” a historic water feature designed by the Olmsted firm in 1898. This fabulous water feature was removed in the mid-20th century, and has now been restored and re-interpreted in 2014 as a rain garden by the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy. Anthony designed this bridge based on other examples of Olmsted-designed bridges elsewhere, as no drawings or photographs survived of the bridge here in Riverside Park.

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Crowley Avenue Shelter House

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Crowley Avenue Shelter House

Riverside Park, Buffalo, NY

AOJA transformed a dreary flat-roofed 1950s masonry park shelter house, with a 1990s cinder block addition, through the artful addition of a hipped roof covered in individual artificial slates. The new paint scheme lightens and enlivens the building through a multi-color design. The bathrooms inside were brought up to current accessibility standards, with new tile floors, vanities, toilet partitions and fixtures.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Park Casino

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Park Casino Restoration and Renovation

Buffalo, New York

Located in the middle of MLK Park is the 1926 Casino building, which had suffered deferred maintenance and some unsympathetic renovations over the years. Through commitments of funding from the City of Buffalo and the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy the building has begun a multi-phased project to restore the exterior and renovate the interior, restoring some of its key original features, such as the open truss roof of the magnificent open 2nd floor space.

AOJ worked with Flynn Battaglia Architects on all three phases of this multi-year project. He carried out historic paint research to determine the original colors, which included two different greens that very nicely complement the park surroundings. He also designed window guards and exterior railings, working with the State Historic Preservation Office and Flynn Battaglia, that, while not imitating any historic window grilles or railings, complement the historic character of the building.

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Picnic Shelters
Martin Luther King, Jr. Park

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Picnic Shelters

Martin Luther King, Jr. Park, Buffalo, NY

Anthony worked with the City of Buffalo and the shelter manufacturer to design these prefabricated picnic shelters in Martin Luther King, Jr. Park. The installation was completed in December 2012.

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Picnic Shelter Restoration, Front Park

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Picnic Shelter Restoration

Front Park, Buffalo, NY

This building was originally constructed in 1898 as a fully enclosed shelter house, and was then remodelled in 1953 as an open picnic shelter. The original red Spanish tile roof was retained in the 1953 renovation, but replaced in the 1960s when it had reached the end of its service life. The restoration of this facility was completed early in 2013. The highlight of the project is the restoration of the clay tile roof.

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Greg Grant Park

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Greg Grant Park

Trenton, NJ

Greg Grant Park is a new park in East Trenton which needed all new infrastructure and facilities. This bathroom and equipment building was completed in 2012.

Carried out as a consultant to spg3 Architects.

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Picnic Pavilion, Cadwalader Park

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Picnic Pavilion

Cadwalader Park, Trenton, NJ

2010. A reconstruction based on limited historical data of the original pavilion in this Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park.

Carried out as a consultant to spg3 Architects.

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