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Pier Park is coming — meet its creators

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Now that the St. Petersburg Pier is officially being toppled – cranes and heavy machinery eat away at the inverted pyramid a little more each day – it’s about time to start looking a little further into the team working to replace it. The groups involved include New York-based Rogers Partners Architects, the Tampa-based architectural firm ASD, Ken Smith Landscape Architecture and St. Pete’s Booth’s Design Group. The team was assembled by ASD to include a combination of big-name, nationally…

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Now that it’s bested the competition, here’s a closer look at Pier Park

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After two “final” meetings reaching about 21 hours of debate, presentations and public comment, the Pier Selection Committee finally issued its ranking of three final St. Pete Pier design teams. The honor Thursday night just before the calendar rolled over to the next day went to Pier Park. “It was all because of our supporters,” said Ken Cowart, an architect working on the winning design. “It was amazing leading up to it. Just every other day someone reaching out and asking…

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