[Markitect]

The RiverWalk has been purposely designed so that different segments have their own character and appearance depending on the neighborhood:

Downtown - Traditional aesthetic (harp lights, concrete & steel, cast metal decorative railings, etc.), mostly hardscaped, and so forth.

Beerline - Modern/residential aesthetic (concrete & steel, modern railings and lighting, softer/greener landscaping)

Third Ward - Modern industrial/natural aesthetic (wooden boardwalks & steel, more modern fixtures, less rigid/more organic lines)

Walker's Point - Modern aesthetic, concrete & steel, pole & wire railings, etc.)


First Place on the River, being in Walker's Point, didn't carry out the Mary Miss design because there was no Mary Miss design to carry out. She was hired for the Third Ward segment only, which of course, is an entirely different neighborhood.

The variety of colors, textures, fixtures, details, finishes, etc. between the various segments of RiverWalk makes for a more interesting experience, rather than a three-mile long, monotonous appearance of having everything being the same.