Brooklyn Bridge Park | Michael Van Valkenburgh
Tuesday, May 16
Transect 1. Constructed Grounds: Lower Manhattan to Roosevelt Island
East River Waterfront Esplanade
Designers: Ken Smith Workshop, SHoP
Location: Rutgers Slip
The Highline
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. Constructed Grounds: Lower Manhattan to Roosevelt Island
East River Waterfront Esplanade
Designers: Ken Smith Workshop, SHoP
Location: Rutgers Slip
The Highline
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
Wednesday, May 17
Transect 2. Manhattan Western 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: Governors Island
Transect 2. Manhattan Western 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: Governors Island
Thursday, May 18
Transect 3. Industrial Landscapes Reclaimed
Hunter’s Point South Park
Designers: Thomas Balsley / Weiss/Manfredi
Location: 50th Ave. at Center Blvd, Long Island City
Gantry State Park
Designers: Thomas Balsley, Lee Weintraub, Richard Sullivan
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: 100 Paidge Avenue, Brooklyn
Oko Farms
Location: 104 Moore Street, Brooklyn
Sponge Park
Designers: DLANDstudio
Location: 166 2nd St, Gowanus, Brooklyn
Whole Foods Esplanade
Designers: n/a
Location: 214 3rd St, Gowanus, Brooklyn
Transect 3. Industrial Landscapes Reclaimed
Hunter’s Point South Park
Designers: Thomas Balsley / Weiss/Manfredi
Location: 50th Ave. at Center Blvd, Long Island City
Gantry State Park
Designers: Thomas Balsley, Lee Weintraub, Richard Sullivan
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: 100 Paidge Avenue, Brooklyn
Oko Farms
Location: 104 Moore Street, Brooklyn
Sponge Park
Designers: DLANDstudio
Location: 166 2nd St, Gowanus, Brooklyn
Whole Foods Esplanade
Designers: n/a
Location: 214 3rd St, Gowanus, Brooklyn
Friday, May 19
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.
Long Dock Park, Beacon NY
Designed by Reed Hilderbrand, one of the leading landscape architecture firms in the United States, in collaboration with ARO (Architecture Research Office). The project has won numerous design awards, including an Honor Award for Architecture from the American Institute of Architects.
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) Lower Manhattan
Earth Room / Dia Center for the Arts
Location: 141 Wooster Street, Manhattan
Artist: Walter de Maria
http://www.diaart.org/sites/main/earthroom
Time Landscape
Location: northeast corner of La Guardia Place and West Houston Streets, Manhattan
Artist: Alan Sonfist
www.nycgovparks.org/parks/MZ31/history
9/11 Memorial at World Trade Center and Museum
Location: One Liberty Plaza
Designers: Michael Arad, Peter Walker, Daniel Libeskind, Snöhetta
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.
Long Dock Park, Beacon NY
Designed by Reed Hilderbrand, one of the leading landscape architecture firms in the United States, in collaboration with ARO (Architecture Research Office). The project has won numerous design awards, including an Honor Award for Architecture from the American Institute of Architects.
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) Lower Manhattan
Earth Room / Dia Center for the Arts
Location: 141 Wooster Street, Manhattan
Artist: Walter de Maria
http://www.diaart.org/sites/main/earthroom
Time Landscape
Location: northeast corner of La Guardia Place and West Houston Streets, Manhattan
Artist: Alan Sonfist
www.nycgovparks.org/parks/MZ31/history
9/11 Memorial at World Trade Center and Museum
Location: One Liberty Plaza
Designers: Michael Arad, Peter Walker, Daniel Libeskind, Snöhetta
Saturday, May 20
Transect 4: Landscape Infrastructure / Community Resiliency
Living Breakwaters
Location: Conference House Park, Tottenville, Staten Island
Designer: SCAPE
Transect 4: Landscape Infrastructure / Community Resiliency
Living Breakwaters
Location: Conference House Park, Tottenville, Staten Island
Designer: SCAPE
Sunday, May 21
Transect 5. Brooklyn, End to End
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Location: Piers 1-6, Brooklyn
Designer: Michael Van Valkenburgh
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
Marine Park
Location: Avenue U, Brooklyn
Designers: NYC Parks
Floyd Bennett Field at Gateway National Recreation Area bike tour
Location: William Fitts Ryan Visitor Center, 3159 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn
Managed by: National Park Service
Transect 5. Brooklyn, End to End
Brooklyn Bridge Park
Location: Piers 1-6, Brooklyn
Designer: Michael Van Valkenburgh
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
Marine Park
Location: Avenue U, Brooklyn
Designers: NYC Parks
Floyd Bennett Field at Gateway National Recreation Area bike tour
Location: William Fitts Ryan Visitor Center, 3159 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn
Managed by: National Park Service
Monday, May 22
Transect 6. 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: The Theater of Disappearance
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Avenue at 82nd Street
Artist: Adrián Villar Rojas
Metropolitan Museum of Art Outdoor Plaza
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Avenue at 82nd Street
Designer: Olin
Socrates Art Park
Location: 36-01 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City
Artist: Mark di Suvero, others
Transect 6. 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: The Theater of Disappearance
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Avenue at 82nd Street
Artist: Adrián Villar Rojas
Metropolitan Museum of Art Outdoor Plaza
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 5th Avenue at 82nd Street
Designer: Olin
Socrates Art Park
Location: 36-01 Vernon Blvd, Long Island City
Artist: Mark di Suvero, others
