Until now, we've been a group of buildings surrounded by parking lots, ... Now the garden brings all the buildings together and gives us a real presence and identity.

The plan is to initially target walkways between parking lots and sidewalks, but these are privately owned buildings so that aspect needs research. Lake Geneva does that with its ice sculpting contest.

Architecture is about public space held by buildings.

Her gift is one the whole city can enjoy, ... The garden is a thrill for me. I even saw some joggers enjoying the paths.

Most buildings, whether they're Gothic cathedrals or Romanesque ones, were high tech for their time.

If they want to make us park [in the stadium lots], then they should make the parking affordable. But this is really the right time to do this. Strategically, this is a good move because the team is getting better, and more fans might be showing up.