We are excited to the see the Aspire Market Exchange Pavilion taking shape at the new ASPIRE Park in Clinton, Tennessee!

MHM is serving as the Architect of Record along with PORT Urbanism (Design Architect)  on the 400-acre  in Clinton, Tennessee which will serve as a regional destination park to enjoy the beautiful East Tennessee landscape in a variety of recreational opportunities. Located along the Clinch River, the new park includes a 22,000-sf visitors’ center (Onward and Upward Center); a 5,000-sf boat house/kayak launch; a 200-ft long Market Exchange Pavilion (pictured here); a 1.5-acre signature playground; a 2-acre bike pump-track and skills course; an 8-acre wildflower meadow; nearly 2,500 newly planted trees; 18 miles of bike and hiking trails; and a canopy walk overlook structure wrapping an existing on-site water tank with spectacular views of the Smoky Mountains to the south. The 25-acre Phase 1 of the park is set to open in 2021. 

PORT, recipient of the 2020 Emerging Voices Award from The Architectural League of New York, is leading the architectural and landscape architectural design, with MHM consulting and serving as Architect of Record on the 400-acre  in Clinton, Tennessee. Located along the Clinch River, the new park includes a 22,000-sf visitors’ center; a 5,000-sf boat house and launch; a 200-ft long market roof; a 1.5-acre signature playground; a 2-acre bike pump-track and skills course; an 8-acre wildflower meadow; nearly 2,500 newly planted trees; 18-miles of bike and hiking trails; and a canopy walk structure wrapping an existing on-site water tank with spectacular views of the Smoky Mountains to the south. The 25-acre Phase 1 of the park is set to open in 2021.