Vitruvian Park, Urban park in Addison, United States
Vitruvian Park is a 117-acre multi-family, retail and commercial development in Addison, Texas, designed after Roman architect Vitruvius' De Architectura. Its first phase, Savoye, includes 744 housing units, 26,000 square feet of retail and a 12-acre public park with a spring-fed creek, bridges and trails. At night, rows of deciduous trees along a curving paved road are wrapped in strings of small lights in white, red, blue, green and cyan, with orange traffic cones marking the road.
Vitruvian Park takes its design from De Architectura, the only surviving work of Roman architect Vitruvius. Its first phase, Savoye, was planned with 744 apartments, 26,000 square feet of retail and a 12-acre public park with a spring-fed creek, bridges and trails. In December 2012 the City of Addison started the annual Vitruvian Lights display, stringing 1.2 million bulbs in nine colours across more than 500 trees; a second edition followed in 2013.
The park's name comes from the Roman architect Vitruvius and his treatise De Architectura, which shaped the layout of the development. Each December since 2012 the city has staged Vitruvian Lights, stringing 1.2 million bulbs in nine colors across more than 500 trees; the display returns every year.
Vitruvian Park sits west of the Dallas North Tollway, about a mile north of I-635/LBJ Freeway, between Midway Road and Marsh Lane in Addison's southwest quadrant. The 12-acre public park within the Savoye phase holds a spring-fed creek, bridges and trails. The annual Vitruvian Lights display runs in December, when strings of small bulbs wrap the trees along the paths and road edges.
During winter months, more than 500 trees are illuminated with millions of lights, transforming the grounds into a glowing landscape. This seasonal display has become a popular draw for visitors from across the region.
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