Tom Lee Park Engagement Center opening weekend garners national and local attention

Engagement Center visitors “step inside” the redesigned Tom Lee Park

Last weekend, Memphians had their first chance to see the plans for the new Tom Lee Park. Hundreds of visitors, including Mayor Strickland and Tom Lee’s descendants, visited to explore a scale model, see renderings, and try out the visual reality goggles. The reimagined riverfront designs are already gaining national attention and putting Memphis on the map!

Read about the new Engagement Center and Tom Lee Park designs below:

DESIGN BLOOM: studio gang + SCAPE redesign tom lee park in memphis, tennessee

THE DAILY MEMPHIAN: Transformed Tom Lee Park to be a hybrid of city, nature

ARCH DAILY: Studio Gang and SCAPE Reveal Plans for Tom Lee Park on the Memphis Waterfront

COMMERCIAL APPEAL: 'Vibrant' Tom Lee Park redesign is forming. Here's how you can see the plans.

MEMPHIS FLYER: Take Me to the River

DEZEEN: Studio Gang unveils redesign of Memphis waterfront Tom Lee Park

MEMPHIS FLYER: New Tom Lee Park Design Unveiled

To see the designs in person, the Tom Lee Park Engagement Center in Beale Street Landing is open from 4:00–7:00 PM on Wednesdays and noon-3:00 PM on Saturdays where staff can answer questions and lead you through the model.

ABOUT THE MEMPHIS RIVER PARKS PARTNERSHIP. The Memphis River Parks Partnership is a 501(c)3 that works with and for the people of Memphis to trigger the transformative power of our river. For more information, visit https://www.memphisriverparks.org/.