PEORIA, ILLINOIS
The Vision Plan for the Peoria Riverfront Museum campus integrates the museum landscape into the urban fabric of Peoria, creating a civic link between the Riverfront Park and downtown Peoria. The landscape concept emerges from the natural history of the Illinois River Valley that was formed through glacial moraines and the Kankakee Torrent. These events that occurred 20,000 years ago created dramatic topography stretching from bluff to bank. This regional landscape is embodied through the entry and overlooking river terrace, The Bluff, which offers space for hosting a variety of community and large-scale events. Additional gallery space is created in The Bank, a series of earthworks that the community is encouraged to use as a new public space.