landscape artist
fernando chacel designed the park
in an area that was
reclaimed from the surrounding mangrove forest, which belongs to
the adjacent parque natural municipal
bosque da barra.
parque trevo das palmeiras is the site of a new and exciting
project as it is the
new site of the 'city of
art' (former cidade
da música) which occupies a triangular
shaped 'island' area in barra.this large new cultural facility was
designed by
christian de portzamparc.