Greenway Lodging
Community-specific environmental landscape master plan – Halifax, NC
- Completion Date: 1993
- Media: Various architectural, planning, hardscape and landscape materials
- Location: Halifax, NC
- Client: Halifax Design Co-operative
- Dimensions: Approximately 1,200 acres
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The design employs ecotourism for the revitalization of a small North Carolina rural community. An old railroad bed becomes the backbone for a greenway strip that holds a series of visitor lodging types and would be the basis for an economic resurgence in the community. Greenway Lodging + visitor activities = socio-economic benefits. The location of the historic Town of Halifax near the I95 corridor provides an abundance of potential visitors needing overnight lodging and access to historic and recreational activities.
The concept for this design solution surfaced through a citizens participatory process including the documentation of an oral history, involvement in community festivals, and the holding of a community design workshop developed and conducted by Layne with help of fellow graduate Landscape Architecture students from NC State University College of Design.
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"My sculptural environments are aesthetically pleasing site-specific artworks that connect nature and culture by employing the three legacies for regenerative and sustainable design of (1) environment: natural systems, (2) education: experiential systems, and (3) engagement: cultural systems. By using a variety of art media and fabrication methods to create sculptural open spaces that are intended to support personal rejuvenation and inspiration, my sculptures provide venues for environmental learning and community celebration.”
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Environment, Education, Engagement
Michael Roy Layne, Ph.D., RLA, ASLA
Environmental Sculptor • Landscape Architect • Community Artist
Studio/Workshop
135 South Main Street
Warrenton, North Carolina 27589
Office
442 S. Main Street
Warrenton, North Carolina 27589
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