Other sites in the network are Wells Fargo Center, Bunker Hill Steps, and the Central Library's Maguire Gardens.

[1] The park was designed as a collection of "outdoor rooms"[4] with the purpose of "bringing functional art and nature to an urban setting.

"[10] Its built in elements are diverse enough to form a mixed metaphor due to its mixture of greenery (including cypress, willow, feather and fan palm, pine, jacaranda and sycamore).

[12] The artwork in the park was contributed from Lita Albuquerque, Adrian Saxe, Raul Guerrero, Gwynn Murrill, Tony Berlant, and Ralph McIntosh.

The mosaic adorned clock tower at the park's entrance was designed by Halprin with musical compositions from John Carter, Michael McNabb, and Ushio Torikai used to mark each hour.