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ALL ABOUT
ART

A Series of Playable

Art Installations

Activate Revitalised

Waterfront Park

Sarasota, United States

he Bay project consists of two
different playable installations
Tcreated by The Urban Conga for
the Bay Conservancy’s new Bay Park
in Sarasota, Florida. The designs for
the work were driven by community
engagement conducted in the preliminary
phases of the park’s design development.
The Urban Conga worked with Agency
Landscape and Planning, who designed
the new segment of the park to add
two playable opportunities to serve as
moments of social activation along the
waterfront during the construction of
Phase Two. Each installation utilises the
views, movement, and play to spark social
connection along the bay walk. Both
pieces become communal landmarks
within the space, each uniquely relating

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