Steven ClarkeCSLA, BCSLA, Associate Professor, UNLV

Esther GarciaGraduate Student, UNLV

Ken McCownAssociate AIA, Director, Downtown Design Center, UNLV

Las Vegas, USA

Our collaborative team for the International Garden Festival consists of three designers from different parts of the world — Canada, USA, and Cuba. Although our design experiences are very different from one another, two fundamental principles guide our efforts. The first is a thoughtful regard for garden composition, while the second is an appre-ciation for the materials and plants. We are also inspired by the historic gardens of many cultures that provide insights into what makes creating them an art form.

Our design will contribute to the art of the garden by celebrating the idea of a World Table. This concept is a place where people are drawn together — some by choice, others by chance. The inviting nature of the table and the garden are intended to delight the senses. This experience is meant for visitors to let their guard down and provoke an interaction with those gathered around the table.

project team contact:Steve Clarke

UNLV School of Architecture4505 S. Maryland Parkway

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 89154-4018

T) 702.895.4244E) steven.clarke@unlv.edu

W) http://architecture.unlv.edu

World Table

World Table

Design Team:Steven Clarke, CSLA, BCSLA, Associate Professor, UNLVKen McCown, Associate AIA, Director, Downtown Design Center, UNLVEsther Garcia, Graduate Student, UNLV

Las Vegas, USA

Our collaborative team consists of designers from different parts of the world — Canada, USA, and Cuba. Although our design experiences are different, two fundamental principles guide our efforts. The first is a thoughtful regard for garden composition; the second is an appreciation for materials and plants. Gardens of many cultures provide insights to how these outdoor spaces were places for celebration of nature’s harvest and interaction between occupants enjoying its sensory delights.

Our design will contribute to the art of the garden by celebrating the idea of a World Table. This concept is a place where people are drawn together — some by choice, others by chance. The inviting nature of the table and its setting are intended to delight the senses. This experience is meant for visitors to let their guard down and provoke an interaction with those gathered around the table.

We wish to promote sensory delight and interaction within the garden. Our design contains a ‘World Table’ surrounded by plants of different colors, textures and scents. A repeating design of the world is laser cut and etched into birch plywood panels that make up the tabletop. The continents in this map are planted with herbs; a planting pattern in them may reflect agricultural regions and origins of plants; teaching people how food spans distance and cultures. The table is set up ‘family style’ to promote interaction. The design may be read as one large table for celebration or parties, or as smaller ‘rooms’ between the continents where people can take a break and eat or relax.

Perennials9 Coreopsis verticillata Threadleaf coreopsis #1 pot @18” O.C.156 Lavendula ‘Hidcote’ Lavender #1 pot @18” O.C.16 Perovskia atriplicifolia Russian sage #1 pot @24-30” O.C.12 Rubeckia ‘Goldsturm’ Brown-eyed Susan #1 pot @18-24” O.C.17 Salvia x superba Purple sage #1 pot @18” O.C.

Grasses16 Helictotrichon sempervirens Blue oat grass #1 pot @24” O.C.34 Miscanthus sinensis ‘Purpurea’ Purple Switch Grass #1 pot @36” O.C.16 Panicum virgatum Red switch grass #1 pot @30” O.C.24 Pennisetum aleopecuroides Fountain grass #1 pot @24” O.C.

HerbsHerb Mix

Brown-eyed Susan

Threadleaf coreopsis

Lavender

Purple Switch GrassRedSwitch Grass

Fountain Grass

Fountain GrassRedSwitch Grass Purple Switch Grass

Russian SageRussian Sage

Blue Oat Grass

Blue Oat Grass

Lavender

Brown-eyed Susan

Purple Sage

Purple Sage

Herb Mix Herb Mix

Herb Mix Herb Mix

10m x 20m Garden Plan 1”= 8’-0”

Garden Section = 1”- 8’-0”

Table - Exploded Axonometric

A - Laser Etched and Cut Tabletop - Birch Finished Plywood - 4’ x 8’ x 3/4”

B- 2x4 Supports and Spacers

C - Plywood Retaining Wall Skin, 1/2”

D - 4x4 Posts For Retaining Wall

A

BC

D

C DBA