Earvin Magic Johnson Park Event center

A conceptual master plan intends to transform Earvin “Magic” Johnson Park, an existing 120-acre park in the Willowbrook community of Los Angeles County, into a high-performance model of sustainable park design for the 21st century. Approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in February 2016, the first phase of master plan implementation under MIG Landscape Architects, includes a new, multipurpose community event center; a lakeside loop trail with picnic areas, fitness equipment, and scenic viewpoints; a destination children’s play area and outdoor classroom; and native landscaping irrigated with water captured from the regional watershed and cleaned via green infrastructure and natural systems. The event center will be the program center of the park and stretches along the lake to offer indoor and outdoor social spaces with views of the water.

PROJECT INFORMATION

Location: Willowbrook, CA
Owner: County of Los Angeles
Planned Completion: 2020  

TEAM MEMBERS

Paul Murdoch
Milena Murdoch
Eric Cunningham
Kin Lee
Miroslav Minkov
Helen Hyon

RECOGNITION

2022 American Architecture Awards
2022 Westside Urban Forum Public/Open Space Honor Award
2021 LABC Architecture Awards - Civic Winner
2021 Grands Prix Du Design Public Building/Institutional Building Award - Silver Winner
2021 NASFMA Green Infrastructure Award -1st Place
2021 ASCE Metro LA’s Outstanding Sustainable Engineering Project of the Year
U.S. Green Building Council LEED Gold

PRESS

The highly-adaptable, multipurpose event center is part of a greater master plan to revitalize this L.A. park
L.A. loses 100 billion gallons of water a year - this park is helping recapture it
Earvin “Magic” Johnson Park set to open after $70 million renovations completed 
More Magic On Its Way to Magic Johnson Park