The brief called for the imagining and design of an urban park for the 21st Century across the 135 acre site that was divided by the Canal de l’Ourcq. With over 470 proposals for what would become the largest park in Paris, the design that was chosen was closest to the idea of the 21st Century, which did not dwell or rely upon history as precedent, but rather looked into the contemporary issues as well as the future.