Hello all! I recently visited the San Antonio Riverwalk and wanted to give a rundown of what I thought as I explored there. Be sure to watch the YouTube video I made of my experience as well! The YouTube link is at the bottom.
I stayed at the Omni La Mansion Del Rio hotel. Walking out of the back door of the hotel takes you straight to the Riverwalk. I highly recommend staying there!
As soon as I walked out to the Riverwalk, I noticed the patterns, colors, symbols, and signs all around me. With the Hispanic background that this place has, it truly is such a great example of design and culture intermixing.
The architecture was a mix of old and new which was really interesting to me. It told the story that this historic place continues to live on while becoming slightly modernized as time goes on. There is old stone wall and new cement wall right next to each other, along with young palm trees and mature cypress trees.
The signage was also fun to analyze, especially through a designer’s eyes! There are individual designs for each sign, which I saw a lot of on the Riverwalk. Each sign portrays a different connotation!
Cutouts of symbols that were on the boats floating along the river were so beautiful. I didn’t have time to ride the boats, but the designs were so well fit with the Hispanic culture. Symbols are such an important element in design!
I loved my time in San Antonio! Be sure to watch this Design Around the World Youtube video to see more about the Riverwalk! YouTube video
