Santa Monica Cultural Affairs - Douglas Park Picnic Tables

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City of Santa Monica

DOUGLAS PARK PICNIC TABLES

Douglas Park Picnic Tables

Date: 2001
Artist: Allen and Ellen Wexler
Landscape Architect: Rios and Associates
Location: Douglas Park, 2349 Wilshire Boulevard

Tables of Content consists of eleven artist-designed fully functional picnic tables, benches, and toddler play elements. Humorous, entertaining, educational and elegant, these tables encourage visitors to the park to look more closely at nature, increase their awareness of human activities in the park, and see everyday objects in novel ways. The Tables of Content enrich the quality of a park visit by transforming common daily activities and the often-overlooked natural environment so that the familiar is seen with fresh eyes.

Tables of Content:
Table with Boulder, Table with Tree, Table with Walk-Through Path, Table on a Slope with Wedges, Table with a Faux Wood Plank, Table with a Sliced Sapling Plank, Bridge/Table over Stream, Table As Two Benches, Play House Table, Toddler Slide Table, Table with Roof and Gutters

Last updated: 1/19/2011

“Pursuing Green Office Certification”

To assist in the efforts of creating a sustainable city, Cultural Affairs not only recognizes the importance of incorporating the City’s sustainable design in its projects, but also values its role in creating a healthy work environment for staff that supports the City’s sustainability policies and models sustainable best practices for the office place.

Cultural Affairs is continuously working towards implementing sustainable practices that will provide staff with a greener and healthier workplace. We have implemented simple practices such as purchasing supplies that will have less impact on the environment, using less-toxic cleaning products, reducing waste, practicing water efficiency, and promoting green commuting by ride-sharing, walking and providing staff with a Bike@Work bicycle.

Cultural Affairs' Green Office Certification is modeled after the Santa Monica Green Business Certification Program, a free program that provides sustainability consultation services to businesses that operate in Santa Monica.