In January of 2006, Ken Smith Landscape Architect of New York and collaborating partners Mia Lehrer, Enrique Norton, Steven Handel, Buro Happold, Fuscoe Engineering, and Gafcon were chosen to design the Orange County Great Park. The Ken Smith Design Team was chosen as the Master Designer for the Orange County Great Park after an extensive international design competition, which attracted twenty-five of the world’s leading landscape architects and designers.

The Great Park Operating Board made their decision based on criteria that included a design style that supports community and Great Park Board preferences; the management style of the design team and its staff; display of artistry that supports the vision of the community and the Great Park Board; and a demonstration of project experience sufficient to design the Great Park

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