Case Study
Austin Central Library
1 Austin Central Library AUSTIN, TX Landscape Forms Elements: Alcott Area Lights, Hawthorne Path Lights Design Partners: MWM Design Group, Encotech Engineering Consultants The long-anticipated Austin Central Library opened in the Fall of 2017, and while the building itself is stunning with equally beautiful views of Shoal Creek, the public land that surrounds the north and east sides of the library also offers residents of Austin a relaxing park in which to walk, bike, read, and socialize. Austin-based MWM Design Group was the landscape architecture firm working with Austin’s engineering department to create the public spaces adjacent to the library. The city and MWM’s vision was to create a viable open public space that would transition seamlessly from the building to the