And the winner is…
Middle Tennessee State University: Interior design
MTSU Interior Design won Best Overall PARK(ing) Day Installation for their handmade, life-size tangram puzzle built atop a platform with additional seating and a well-designed safety barrier. They even had a competition to determine the fastest puzzle solver within 2-minutes. Some examples of puzzle images included a boat, animals, people, and a heart. The Instagram Reel featuring their parklet has had over 3,300 views and more than 200 votes.
Golden Cone Award Winners from PARK(ing) Day 2021Ron E. Yearwood Friend of Public Space Award: Councilmember Sean Parker (District 5)
Best Overall + People’s Choice: MTSU Interior Design
Runners Up: Tuck-Hinton + Gresham Smith/R.C. Mathews
Most Sustainable: GHP, Inc.
Runners Up: Metro Water Services + Ragan Smith
Most Artistic: Tuck-Hinton
Runners Up: Bootstrap Architecture & Construction + GHP, Inc.
Best Use of Space: Paradym Studio for Mike’s Ice Cream & Coffee Bar
Runners Up: Walk N Bike Plan + Vanderbilt University
Most Educational: Kimley Horn
Runners Up: Metro Water Services + Metro Planning Department
Most Comfortable: Gresham Smith + R.C. Mathews
Runners Up: Southeast Venture Design + Walk N Bike
Most Engaging: Greater Nashville Regional Council
Runners Up: Catalyst Design Group + Nashville Ukulele Park
Long Term Parklets to VisitKernels Nashville Popcorn | Gallatin Pike in East Nashville
Parklet designed by OHM Advisors and built by Thomas Constructors
InnerG Juice & Yoga | Buchanan Arts District
Parklet designed by STG Design and built by Turner Construction
OHM Advisors designers and Kernels Popcorn owners sit in the completed parklet made to look like a "drive-in movie” to pair with popcorn
Interested in a parklet or sidewalk cafe for your community? Contact your council member about your interest in parklets in Nashville.