Brooklyn Bridge Park | Michael Van Valkenburgh
Monday, May 12
Transect 1: Downtown to East River
East River Waterfront Esplanade
Location: Rutgers Slip
Designers: Ken Smith Workshop, SHoP
Time Landscape
Location: northeast corner of La Guardia Place and West Houston Streets, Manhattan
Artist: Alan Sonfist
Highline, Phases 1-2
Location: Highline between Gansevoort and 29th Streets
Designers: Field Operations, Piet Oudolf, Diller Scofidio+Renfro
Times Square Reconstruction
Location: Broadway between 42nd and 47th Street, Times Square, Manhattan
Designer: Snöhetta
TKTS
Location: Broadway at 47th Street, Times Square
Designer: Perkins Eastman
Bryant Park
Location: 6th Avenue at 42nd Street
Designer: Hanna / Olin Ltd., Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates
Ford Foundation
Designers: Roche Dinkeloo Architects / Dan Kiley
Location: 320 East 43rd St., Manhattan
Paley Park
Location: 53rd Street, between 5th and Madison Aves
Designers: Zion & Breen
Apple Store
Designers: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Location: 5th Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets
Franklin D, Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
Location: southern tip of Roosevelt Island
Designer: Louis Kahn
Transect 1: Downtown to East River
East River Waterfront Esplanade
Location: Rutgers Slip
Designers: Ken Smith Workshop, SHoP
Time Landscape
Location: northeast corner of La Guardia Place and West Houston Streets, Manhattan
Artist: Alan Sonfist
Highline, Phases 1-2
Location: Highline between Gansevoort and 29th Streets
Designers: Field Operations, Piet Oudolf, Diller Scofidio+Renfro
Times Square Reconstruction
Location: Broadway between 42nd and 47th Street, Times Square, Manhattan
Designer: Snöhetta
TKTS
Location: Broadway at 47th Street, Times Square
Designer: Perkins Eastman
Bryant Park
Location: 6th Avenue at 42nd Street
Designer: Hanna / Olin Ltd., Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates
Ford Foundation
Designers: Roche Dinkeloo Architects / Dan Kiley
Location: 320 East 43rd St., Manhattan
Paley Park
Location: 53rd Street, between 5th and Madison Aves
Designers: Zion & Breen
Apple Store
Designers: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson
Location: 5th Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets
Franklin D, Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park
Location: southern tip of Roosevelt Island
Designer: Louis Kahn
Tuesday, May 13
Transect 2. Manhattan Waterfront
Riverside Park South
Location: Hudson River, between 72nd and 59th Streets
Designer: Thomas Balsley
Chelsea Cove Waterside Park: Pier 62 Skate Park and Great Lawn
Designer: Michael Van Valkenburgh
Location: Hudson River between 22nd and 25th Streets
Pier 45
Designer: Abel Bainnson Butz
Location: Hudson River at Christopher Street
Teardrop Park
Designer: Michael Van Valkenburgh
Location: River Terrace and Warren St.
The Esplanade
Designers: Olin Partnership
Location: Hudson River, from 3rd Place to Robert F Wagner Park
South Cove Park Public Art
Designer: Mary Miss, Stanton Eckstut, Susan Child
Location: South Cove Park Battery Place and 1st Place
Robert F. Wagner Park
Location: Battery Place
Designers: Hanna / Olin Ltd., Machado Silvetti
Governors Island
Designers: West 8
Location: Battery Maritime Building ferry, Battery Park City
9/11 Memorial at World Trade Center
Location: One Liberty Plaza
Designers: Michael Arad, Peter Walker, Daniel Libeskind, Snöhetta
Transect 2. Manhattan Waterfront
Riverside Park South
Location: Hudson River, between 72nd and 59th Streets
Designer: Thomas Balsley
Chelsea Cove Waterside Park: Pier 62 Skate Park and Great Lawn
Designer: Michael Van Valkenburgh
Location: Hudson River between 22nd and 25th Streets
Pier 45
Designer: Abel Bainnson Butz
Location: Hudson River at Christopher Street
Teardrop Park
Designer: Michael Van Valkenburgh
Location: River Terrace and Warren St.
The Esplanade
Designers: Olin Partnership
Location: Hudson River, from 3rd Place to Robert F Wagner Park
South Cove Park Public Art
Designer: Mary Miss, Stanton Eckstut, Susan Child
Location: South Cove Park Battery Place and 1st Place
Robert F. Wagner Park
Location: Battery Place
Designers: Hanna / Olin Ltd., Machado Silvetti
Governors Island
Designers: West 8
Location: Battery Maritime Building ferry, Battery Park City
9/11 Memorial at World Trade Center
Location: One Liberty Plaza
Designers: Michael Arad, Peter Walker, Daniel Libeskind, Snöhetta
Wednesday, May 14
Transect 3. Industrial landscapes reclaimed
Gantry State Park
Designers: Thomas Balsley, Lee Weintraub, Richard Sullivan
Location: 4-09 47th Road, Long Island City
Hunter’s Point South Park
Designers: Thomas Balsley / Weiss/Manfredi
Location: 4-09 47th Road, Long Island City
Brooklyn Grange Organic Range Rooftop Farm
Location: 38-18 Northern Boulevard, Queens
Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant / Nature Walk
Location: 329 Greenpoint Ave
BLDG 92, Brooklyn Navy Yard
Location: 63 Flushing Ave (at Carlton Ave), Brooklyn
Oko Farms
Location: Brooklyn
What is Well Being, Really?
Van Alen Institute, Elsewhere initiative
Location: ISSUE Project Room, 22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn
Transect 3. Industrial landscapes reclaimed
Gantry State Park
Designers: Thomas Balsley, Lee Weintraub, Richard Sullivan
Location: 4-09 47th Road, Long Island City
Hunter’s Point South Park
Designers: Thomas Balsley / Weiss/Manfredi
Location: 4-09 47th Road, Long Island City
Brooklyn Grange Organic Range Rooftop Farm
Location: 38-18 Northern Boulevard, Queens
Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant / Nature Walk
Location: 329 Greenpoint Ave
BLDG 92, Brooklyn Navy Yard
Location: 63 Flushing Ave (at Carlton Ave), Brooklyn
Oko Farms
Location: Brooklyn
What is Well Being, Really?
Van Alen Institute, Elsewhere initiative
Location: ISSUE Project Room, 22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn
Thursday, May 15
Open Day
a) Regional sites
Dia Beacon
One hour North by train from New York City and located in a rehabilitated factory along the Hudson River, Dia Beacon features an outstanding collection of minimalist art from the likes of Robert Smithson, Donald Judd, Walter de Maria, and others. Currently hosting an major retrospective on the work of Carl Andre.
Storm King Art Center
This well-known art park includes works from Richard Serra, Andy Goldsworthy, Maya Lin, Isamu Noguchi, and Claus Oldenburg, among others. A rental car would be needed to travel from Dia Beacon to Storm King.
b) Manhattan / nearby sites
Earth Room / Dia Center for the Arts
Location: 141 Wooster Street, Manhattan
Artist: Walter de Maria
East River Waterfront Esplanade / Pier 35 Eco-Park
Designers: Ken Smith Workshop, SHoP
Location: Rutgers Slip
Frank Lloyd Wright and the City: Density vs. Dispersal
An exhibit on Frank Lloyd Wright's Broadacre City project, located in MoMA's architecture and design galleries (free admission for SUNY students)
Location: Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan
Richard Meier Model Museum
Location: Mana Contemporary at 888 Newark Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Safari 7, self-guided tour
Location: Manhattan
Designers: Urban Landscape Lab
Open Day
a) Regional sites
Dia Beacon
One hour North by train from New York City and located in a rehabilitated factory along the Hudson River, Dia Beacon features an outstanding collection of minimalist art from the likes of Robert Smithson, Donald Judd, Walter de Maria, and others. Currently hosting an major retrospective on the work of Carl Andre.
Storm King Art Center
This well-known art park includes works from Richard Serra, Andy Goldsworthy, Maya Lin, Isamu Noguchi, and Claus Oldenburg, among others. A rental car would be needed to travel from Dia Beacon to Storm King.
b) Manhattan / nearby sites
Earth Room / Dia Center for the Arts
Location: 141 Wooster Street, Manhattan
Artist: Walter de Maria
East River Waterfront Esplanade / Pier 35 Eco-Park
Designers: Ken Smith Workshop, SHoP
Location: Rutgers Slip
Frank Lloyd Wright and the City: Density vs. Dispersal
An exhibit on Frank Lloyd Wright's Broadacre City project, located in MoMA's architecture and design galleries (free admission for SUNY students)
Location: Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, Manhattan
Richard Meier Model Museum
Location: Mana Contemporary at 888 Newark Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Safari 7, self-guided tour
Location: Manhattan
Designers: Urban Landscape Lab
Friday, May 16
Transect 4. Brooklyn, end to end
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Location: Piers 1-6, Brooklyn
Designer: Michael Van Valkenburgh, Jean Nouvel
Jane's Carousel
Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Designer: Jean Nouvel
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Visitor Center at Prospect Park
Location: 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn
Designers: Weiss Manfredi
Floyd Bennett Field at Gateway National Recreation Area / Rockaway Beltway Greenway
Location: William Fitts Ryan Visitor Center, 3159 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn
Managed by: National Park Service
Transect 4. Brooklyn, end to end
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Location: Piers 1-6, Brooklyn
Designer: Michael Van Valkenburgh, Jean Nouvel
Jane's Carousel
Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park
Designer: Jean Nouvel
Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Visitor Center at Prospect Park
Location: 1000 Washington Ave, Brooklyn
Designers: Weiss Manfredi
Floyd Bennett Field at Gateway National Recreation Area / Rockaway Beltway Greenway
Location: William Fitts Ryan Visitor Center, 3159 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn
Managed by: National Park Service
Saturday, May 17
Landscape / Volunteerism / Activism
Gowanus Canal Conservancy: Clean & Green
Location: 321 Nevins St, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn
Volunteering opportunity #1
+ Combined Overflow: Group exhibit at Proteus Gowanus
Location: 534 Union St, Brooklyn
or
MillionTreesNYC
Location: Jones Woods Park, Staten Island
Volunteering opportunity #2
Landscape / Volunteerism / Activism
Gowanus Canal Conservancy: Clean & Green
Location: 321 Nevins St, 2nd Floor, Brooklyn
Volunteering opportunity #1
+ Combined Overflow: Group exhibit at Proteus Gowanus
Location: 534 Union St, Brooklyn
or
MillionTreesNYC
Location: Jones Woods Park, Staten Island
Volunteering opportunity #2
Sunday, May 18
Transect 5: Art / Landscapes
Lincoln Center Plaza
Location: Center Plaza
Location: Columbus to Amsterdam Avenues, between 62nd and 6th Streets
Designers: Diller Scofidio+Renfro / FXFOWLE
The Roof Garden Commission: Dan Graham with Günther Vogt
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Avenue at 82nd Street
Artists: Dan Graham, Günther Vogt
Socrates Art Park
Location: 36-01 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City
Artist: Mark di Suvero, others
The Noguchi Museum
Location: 9-01 33rd Rd, Long Island City
Artist: Isamu Noguchi
Transect 5: Art / Landscapes
Lincoln Center Plaza
Location: Center Plaza
Location: Columbus to Amsterdam Avenues, between 62nd and 6th Streets
Designers: Diller Scofidio+Renfro / FXFOWLE
The Roof Garden Commission: Dan Graham with Günther Vogt
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Avenue at 82nd Street
Artists: Dan Graham, Günther Vogt
Socrates Art Park
Location: 36-01 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City
Artist: Mark di Suvero, others
The Noguchi Museum
Location: 9-01 33rd Rd, Long Island City
Artist: Isamu Noguchi