In September 2002 Michael Singer was the recipient of a grant from the Palm Beach County Cultural Council to be in residence at the Armory Art Center in West Palm Beach. Singer implemented and led "Imagining Howard Park", a creative exercise involving a "Community Participant Group" consisting of regional artists, design and planning professionals, students and members of the general public. The result of the residency was an exhibition and document with guidelines detailing a plan and vision for Howard Park.

"Imagining Howard Park" showcases opportunities that create a sense of place specific to West Palm Beach by transforming the existing park into an indigenous natural setting embodying the social, historic, commercial, cultural and environmental elements. The "Imagining Howard Park" proposal has transformed the City officials' attitude towards indigenous planting and habit creation in an urban setting.

A feasibility study was conducted in 2005 to determine the costs and phasing of each of the project elements within the 13 acre park. Further project development is pending City approval and budgeting.

Artist/Designer: Michael Singer
Original Project Sponsors: Palm Beach County Cultural Council and the Armory Art Center
History and Interpretation: Richard Rabinowitz at American History Workshop, Dolores Root, and Jane Day
Conceptual Renderings: Trevor Lee
Architecture: Peter Nobile at SBRA
Engineering: Calen Colby, Marc J. Larochelle, and Mercer Bonney at Oest Associates Inc., and Galand Beard at HDR
Landscape Architecture: Rosenberg Gardner Design
Project Management and Design: Jason Bregman
Community Relations and Marketing: Dan Muggeo at Daniels and Roberts
Center for Urban Ecology Report: Teresa Jabour
City Project Manager: Joan Goldberg

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