Location: Tulsa, OK

Owner/Client: George Kaiser Family Foundation

Project Size: 64 acres

Project Budget: $300 Million

Recognition: Best City Park (2021/2024) - USA Today; Greatest Places (2019) - Time Magazine; 12 Mind-Bending Playgrounds (2019) - National Geographic

Collaborators: Domingo Gonzales Associates, Fluidity, HNTB, Limnotech, MSME, MONSTRUM, Richter Spielgerate, Schlaich Bergermann Partner, Wallace Engineering

The Gathering Place is a 64-acre park nestled along the Arkansas River in Tulsa, OK. It is a cornerstone for Tulsans, providing access to free, world-class programming set in a meticulously designed landscape.

LVF’s Partners, while working for MVVA, held essential roles in the design, permitting and construction administration that realized the Gathering Place’s most beloved spaces: the 7.5-acre adventure play garden, the intricate use of stone within the Four Seasons Garden, the whimsical water features of Mist Mountain, and the seven bridges which are integral to site connectivity.

Photos courtesy of Jim Jordan, Steve Jordan, Justin Waits, Victoria Voelkel, ClarkCG Photography, Crossland Construction Company & CORE Landscape Products