art meadow // matthew hoffman
DESCRIPTION
Matthew is the founder of Art Meadow, a creative agency based in New York City. He is also a visiting professor at The University of Pennsylvania. Since founding Art Meadow, Matthew has explored ideas that go beyond form-making to focus on uncovering new opportunities for design to encourage interaction. Matthew's work has been featured by The Los Angeles Times, Huffington Post, NBC, Fast Company, Fox Business News and the Wall Street Journal.TRANSCRIPT
A R T M E A D O W i n C E N T R A L PA R K
Matthew HOFFMAN
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w i t h H W K N ( H O L LW I C H K U S H N E R ) ,
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c o n t e x t o f p o p - c u l t u r e , w i t h a n e m p h a s i s o n i n t e r a c t i v i t y a n d p l a y i n t h e n a m e o f a r c h i t e c t u r a l a c t i v i s m . M a t t h e w r u n s h i s o w n c r e a t i v e a g e n c y u n d e r t h e n a m e A R T M E A D O W. A r t M e a d o w w o r k s i n a g l o b a l c o n t e x t b y s t e a l i n g , m i x i n g a n d m a s h i n g t o g e t h e r p o p -c u l t u r e , c o m m e r c e , m e d i a a n d a r t . M a t t h e w ’s w o r k h a s b e e n f e a t u r e d b y T h e L o s A n g e l e s T i m e s , H u f f i n g t o n Po s t , N B C , Fa s t C o m p a n y, Fo x B u s i n e s s N e w s a n d t h e Wa l l S t r e e t J o u r n a l .
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PHILOSOPHIES.
F u n i s m o r e !R e a l i n n o v a t i o n c a n b e i n s t i g a t e d a n d c e m e n t e d i n t o p l a c e t h r o u g h f u n . I n j e c t i n g f u n a i m s t o r e s u r r e c t t h e p r o c e s s
o f c r e a t i n g , e x p e r i e n c i n g a n d i m m e r s i n g o n e s e l f i n n e w i d e a s o f d e n s i t y a n d i n t e r a c t i o n . A r t M e a d o w e n g a g e s v i s i t o r s b y p r o p o s i n g a m u s e u m f o r a r t i s t i c c r e a t i o n , a n d Tr e e h a u s r e - i n v e n t s a c h i l d h o o d t y p o l o g y.
C o l l a b o r a t i o n i s k e yE x p e r t s f r o m w i t h i n t h e f i e l d , a n d e x p e r t s f r o m w i t h o u t - t h e y a l l m a k e f o r r i c h e r p r o j e c t s .
I ’ v e l e v e r a g e d c r o w d - s o u r c i n g t o m a k e i n f o r m e d d e s i g n d e c i s i o n s i n a s e r i e s o f m y p r o j e c t s . Fo r B O O M w e i n v i t e d 2 0 o t h e r a r c h i t e c t u r e f i r m s f r o m a r o u n d t h e w o r l d t o c o n t r i b u t e .
S o c i a l e n g i n e s a r e d r i v e r sI n t e r a c t i o n b e t w e e n h u m a n b e i n g s i s t h e r e a l c u r r e n c y f o r l i v i n g. B y e s t a b l i s h i n g s e l f - s u s t a i n i n g s o c i a l e n g i n e s a t
t h e c o r e o f e a c h p r o j e c t I a m a b l e t o c r a f t s p a c e s a n d h o m e s t h a t w o r k f o r u s , n o t t h e o t h e r w a y a r o u n d .
I l i k e t o s w i t c h h a t sI w o r k i n a g l o b a l c o n t e x t b y s t e a l i n g , m i x i n g a n d m a s h i n g t o g e t h e r p o p c u l t u r e , c o m m e r c e , m e d i a , a n d a r t .
W h e t h e r t a s k e d t o d e s i g n a m u s e u m f o r a r u r a l Pe n n s y l v a n i a n t o w n , o r r e s e a r c h t h e U S G o v e r n m e n t ’s c o m m i t m e n t t o e n v i r o n m e n t a l s t e w a r d s h i p , t o a n e w a r t m u s e u m s e t t o r i v a l t h e M e t r o p o l i t a n M u s e u m o f A r t ,
I b e l i e v e t h a t g o o d a r c h i t e c t u r e c a n’ t b e r e s t r i c t e d t o f o r m a l e n c l o s u r e s .
A r c h i t e c t u r e c a n b e m o r eS o o f t e n i n p r o j e c t s , o p p o r t u n i t i e s a r i s e t h a t e x p a n d b e y o n d t h e t r a d i t i o n a l a r c h i t e c t u r e g a m e o f
S c h e m a t i c D e s i g n - C o n s t r u c t i o n A d m i n i s t r a t i o n . T h e s e o p p o r t u n i t i e s a l l o w m e t o r e a c h d e e p e r i n t o i s s u e s a n d p r o b l e m s , l e v e r a g i n g c r e a t i v e p r o b l e m s o l v i n g i n t o e n t i r e l y n e w r e a l m s . I ’ v e p r o d u c e d a n e w p l a n
f o r t h e Fe d e r a l S u p e r f u n d P r o g r a m , a n d b u i l t a b r a n d e d a r c h i t e c t u r e t o r e d e f i n e a g i n g f r o m s o c i a l m e d i a .
PHILOSOPHIES.
A R T M E A D O W i n C E N T R A L PA R Ks e e m o r e o n p a g e 2 0
CURRICULUM.CURRICULUM. M A T T H E W H O F F M A N .
M a t t h e w i s t h e p r o j e c t m a n a g e r o f B o o m C o m m u n i t i e s a t H W K N ( H o l l w i c h K u s h n e r ) . B o o m i s a p r o g r e s s i v e s e r i e s o f c o m m u n i t i e s b e i n g b u i l t a r o u n d t h e
w o r l d t h a t b r i n g s t o g e t h e r t h e b e s t a r c h i t e c t s , r e s e a r c h e r s , e n g i n e e r s a n d p o l i c y -m a k e r s f r o m a r o u n d t h e g l o b e . B y s t r u c t u r i n g t h e b r a n d a s a h i g h l y c o l l a b o r a t i v e
p r o c e s s b e t w e e n a c l i e n t , 1 5 a r c h i t e c t s a n d a c r o w d - s o u r c e d c o m m u n i t y e f f o r t , B o o m i s r e d e f i n i n g d e s i g n f o r a g i n g , u r b a n i s m a n d t h e LG B T C o m m u n i t y.
M a t t h e w h a s p r e v i o u s l y c o l l a b o r a t e d w i t h C - L A B , T h e C o l u m b i a L a b o r a t o r y f o r A r c h i t e c t u r a l B r o a d c a s t i n g , a n e x p e r i m e n t a l r e s e a r c h u n i t d e v o t e d t o t h e
d e v e l o p m e n t o f n e w f o r m s o f c o m m u n i c a t i o n i n a r c h i t e c t u r e , s e t u p a s a s e m i -a u t o n o m o u s t h i n k a n d a c t i o n t a n k a t t h e G r a d u a t e S c h o o l o f A r c h i t e c t u r e ,
P l a n n i n g a n d P r e s e r v a t i o n a t C o l u m b i a U n i v e r s i t y .
R e c i p i e n t o f n u m e r o u s a w a r d s f o r h i s a r c h i t e c t u r a l d e s i g n a n d r e s e a r c h , M a t t h e w ’s w o r k a d d r e s s e s a r c h i t e c t u r e f r o m t h e g r e a t e r c o n t e x t o f p o p - c u l t u r e ,
w i t h a n e m p h a s i s o n i n t e r a c t i v i t y a n d p l a y i n t h e n a m e o f a r c h i t e c t u r a l a c t i v i s m .
M a t t h e w a w a r d - w i n n i n g t h e s i s , t i t l e d A r t M e a d o w, w a s c o n c e i v e d a s b o t h a n i d e a a n d a n a c t i v e c r e a t i v e a g e n c y. A r t M e a d o w w o r k s i n a g l o b a l c o n t e x t b y
s t e a l i n g , m i x i n g a n d m a s h i n g t o g e t h e r p o p - c u l t u r e , c o m m e r c e , m e d i a a n d a r t . I n i t i a l l y f o r m e d a s a r e s p o n s e t o t h e r e d u c t i v e p r o c e s s e s o f a r c h i t e c t u r e , i t s o o n e x p a n d e d t o e m p l o y a l l f a c e t s o f b r a n d i n g , m a r k e t i n g , a r c h i t e c t u r e , a n d a r t s , i n
a n a t t e m p t t o e x a m i n e e v e r y m i n u t e f a c e t o f o u r c o l l e c t e d l i v e s , b i t b y b i t .
M a t t h e w ’s w o r k h a s b e e n f e a t u r e d b y T h e L o s A n g e l e s T i m e s , H u f f i n g t o n Po s t , N B C , Fa s t C o m p a n y, Fo x B u s i n e s s N e w s a n d t h e Wa l l S t r e e t J o u r n a l .
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2 0 1 2 Va n A l e n I n s t i t u t e . I n v i t e d t o p r e s e n t w o r k a t “ Po r t f o l i o S p e e d D a t i n g .”2 0 1 2 w a a g s o c i e t y. “A N e w A g e f o r P i o n e e r s .” c o - a u t h o r e d w i t h M a t t h i a s H o l l w i c h2011 Fox Business News. Interviewed in “Gay and Gray : New Housing Opportunities for Gay Seniors.”2011 Los Angeles Times. Interviewed in “Housing for Boomer Retirees Requires Modern Thinking.”2 0 1 0 R e c o n s t r u c t i o n : S t u d i e s i n C o n t e m p o r a r y C u l t u r e . A r t M e a d o w f e a t u r e a n d c o v e r.2 0 1 0 M A S C o n t e x t . P U B L I C I s s u e , a u t h o r o f “ S U P E R I R R E S P O N S I B L E ”2 0 1 0 K o s s m a n T h e s i s A w a r d s , F i n a l i s t .2 0 1 0 T h e C o l l e g e o f A r t s a n d A r c h i t e c t u r e A w a r d f o r C r e a t i v e A c h i e v e m e n t .2 0 1 0 S t e w a r d s o n M e m o r i a l C o m p e t i t i o n , F i n a l i s t .2 0 0 9 C o r b e l l e t t i C o m p e t i t i o n , E x c e l l e n c e i n G r a p h i c D e s i g n .2 0 0 8 T h e Pe n n s y l v a n i a S t a t e U n i v e r s i t y D e s i g n E x c e l l e n c e A w a r d .
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PROJEC T: TREEHAUST YPE: PlayspaceSIZE: 20 M2LOCATION: anywhereTAGS: Project, Haus
TREEHAUS is nothing l ike the static play-sets that l itter parks and backyards around the country. Children climb into TREEHAUS from various entries, ladders and escape -hatches, to a magical interior that feels l ike a top-secret club house. From the interior, children move through the hollowed-core to the lookout nest, then back down through the enormous red fruit that pierce through the canopy, and plummet down the curling slide to the gigantic blades of grass and springy mushrooms around the trunk of TREEHAUS.
The tiny footprint of TREEHAUS unfolds its full potential through a complex series of entrances, passageways and lookouts, layering play space on top of itself to form a dense and engaging experience for children of all ages.
T R E E H AU S i s a l s o e x p a n d a b l e : m u l t i p l e u n i t s c a n b e c o n n e c t e d t o g e t h e r t h r o u g h r o p e b r i d g e s a n d h i d d e n c a n o p y t u n n e l s , i n t o s p r a w l i n g a g g r e g a t i o n s t h a t f i t i n t o a n y s e t t i n g , a t i g h t u r b a n c e n t e r, o r l a r g e s u b u r b a n p l a y s p a c e .
C h i l d r e n w i l l l o v e e x p l o r i n g t h e m a g i c a l T R E E H AU S a n d l e t t h e i r i m a g i n a t i o n s r u n w i l d . T R E E H AU S r e d e f i n e s p l a y g r o u n d . 13
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H e c o u l d f e e l t h e h e a t .
H e c o u l d s e e h i s c l o t h e s s p a r k i n g a n d d i s a p p e a r i n g .
H e c o u l d f e e l h i s h a i r c h a r r i n g a t t h e t i p s .
H e c o u l d f e e l t h e s t r a i n o f p s i p o w e r i n t h e a i r .
B u t t h e r e w a s n o e f f e c t o n h i m .
H e w a s s a f e .
S a f e f r o m t h e p o w e r o f t h e b l a s t e r s .
T h e n h e k n e w h e d i d n ’ t h a v e t o r u n .
H e t u r n e d b a c k t o t h e c a b i n .
T h e t w o p s i o i d s w e r e s t a r i n g a t h i m i n o p e n t e r r o r .
PROJEC T: CLOUDHAUST YPE: Spiritual Pop-upSIZE: 30 M2LOCATION: Union Square NYCTAGS: Project, Haus
The Seven Clouds of Glory that surrounded the Jewish People during the Exodus had a profound impact on them. This cloud-like manifestation of God’s presence created a holy space, a sanctuary, and living within that space elevated the nation to great spiritual heights. Protected from external influences and separated from the pursuit of the mundane, the Jews were able to occupy themselves constantly with Torah, mitzvot and character development. The Clouds of Glory not only enabled their physical existence in the desert, it provided ideal conditions for their spiritual l ife as well. Life within the clouds was a l ife of pure Kedusha, holiness.
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PROJEC T: Art Meadow Part 0 T YPE: PlayspaceSIZE: 100,000 M2LOCATION: Central Park, NYCTAGS: Project, Award, Publi-cation, ♥
. . .or the Distributed Creation of Art in an Atomized Society
Feral Artscape [feer-uhl ahrt-skap’]The creation, expression and re -appropriation of ART in its wild state, l ike wild animals or plants; not domesticated, cultivated or censured; ferocious.
Inhabitants transform and create their surroundings within ART MEADOW, according to their ar tistic vision. All movement and action becomes a part of the artistic endeavors of the whole, through an uninterrupted process of creation and re -creation, sustained by a generalized creativity that is manifested in all domains of activity. The inhabitant (you!) is invited to bring along an arsenal of tools and materials to facil itate their ART MEADOW experience. Likewise, the unprepared user simply re -appropriates found materials already within the structure. The seasoned ART MEADOW veteran would most l ikely develop an entire outfit for his self, or assemble a team of l ike -minded explorers for their expedition into the depths of ART MEADOW.
A r t m u s e u m s a n d g a l l e r i e s t o d a y a r e b o r i n g . T h e r e i s a g r e a t d i v i d e b e t w e e n t h e p r o c e s s o f m a k i n g A R T [ t h e a r t i s t ’s s t u d i o ] a n d e x p e r i e n c i n g A R T a s a s p e c t a t o r [ t h e a r t m u s e u m o r g a l l e r y ] . T h e t r a d i t i o n a l m o d e l o f b o t h a r t m u s e u m s a n d g a l l e r i e s c r e a t e a b a r r i e r b e t w e e n a r t i s t i c c r e a t i o n a n d a p p r e c i a t i o n , w h i c h h a s l e d t o a b a n a l a n d s o o n t o b e i r r e l e v a n t a r c h i t e c t u r a l f o r m . We a r e s p o o n f e d c o l l e c t i o n s a l o n g a p r e d e t e r m i n e d p a t h ,
w h i c h l e a v e s l i t t l e r o o m f o r a t r u l y p e r s o n a l e x p e r i e n c e o r u n d e r s t a n d i n g o f t h e a r t i s t i c p r o c e s s .
I n c o n t r a s t t o t h i s , t h e I n t e r n e t t h r i v e s o n c o n s t a n t i n p u t a n d f e e d b a c k , a n a b i l i t y t o f r e e l y a n d i n s t a n t l y r e c o n s t i t u t e i t s e l f . T h e e a s e a n d a v a i l a b i l i t y o f c o n t e n t c r e a t i o n a n d r e -a p p r o p r i a t i o n h a s c h a n g e d t h e w a y t h a t w e o p e r a t e a s i n d i v i d u a l s a n d a s a s o c i e t y. B y a n a l y z i n g t h e e f f e c t s o f n e w m e d i a o n o u r n o t i o n s o f i d e n t i t y, a n d a p p l y i n g t h i s a s a n a n a l o g y t o t h e c r e a t i o n o f a r t , i t i s p o s s i b l e t o f o s t e r a c o m m u n i t y c o m p l e t e l y d e v o t e d t o e x h i b i t i o n a n d w h i m s i c a l c r e a t i o n . I n o r d e r t o b r i d g e t h i s g a p a n d c r e a t e a n e w A R T E X P E R I E N C E , a n e w t y p e o f e n v i r o n m e n t m u s t b e c r e a t e d w h i c h d e s t r o y s t h e d i v i s i o n b e t w e e n a r t w o r k a n d s p e c t a t o r a n d i n i t s p l a c e c o n s t r u c t s a c o l l e c t i v e i n v o l v e m e n t i n a l l a s p e c t s o f a m o m e n t i n t i m e , f r o m t h e d e c o r, t o t h e a c t i o n s o f t h e i n h a b i t a n t s . T h i s p r o j e c t c r e a t e s a n e w L A N D S C A P E O F M O V E M E N T t h a t t a k e s t h e f o r m o f a m a s s i v e u r b a n p l a y g r o u n d i n C e n t r a l Pa r k , N e w Yo r k .
U s i n g t h e t h e o r i e s o f t h e S i t u a t i o n i s t s [ C o n s t a n t ’s N e w B a b y l o n ] , i d e a s o f B i g n e s s [ Vo l u n t a r y
P r i s o n e r s b y O M A ] , a n d a r c h i t e c t u r e o f t h e e n d l e s s i n t e r i o r [ M V R D V a n d S A N A A ] a s s p r i n g b o a r d s , t h i s p r o j e c t s e e k s t o c r e a t e a n e w t y p o l o g y t h a t w i l l s a v e a r t a n d t h e a r t i s t i c e x p e r i e n c e f r o m t h e d r u d g e r y o f e x i s t i n g m u s e u m a n d g a l l e r y e n v i r o n m e n t s . A R T M E A D O W [ m u s e u m + n i g h t c l u b + s a n d b o x + s o v e r e i g n c i t y - s t a t e ] w i l l r e s u r r e c t t h e p r o c e s s o f c r e a t i n g , e x p e r i e n c i n g a n d i m m e r s i n g o n e s e l f w i t h A R T b y r e m o v i n g t h e i d e a o f t h e a r t i s t a s t h e s o l i t a r y c r e a t o r a n d r e p l a c i n g i t w i t h a n e n v i r o n m e n t o f c o n t i n u o u s c r e a t i o n b r o u g h t f o r t h b y c o l l e c t i v e i n v o l v e m e n t .
T h e n e c e s s i t y o f t h i s s p a c e l e a d s t o a n a b a n d o n m e n t o f t h e a r c h i t e c t a s a c r e a t o r o f e x a c t a n d u n b e n d i n g s p a c e t h r o u g h t h e f o r m a l e n c l o s u r e s o f f l o o r s , w a l l s a n d c e i l i n g s , a n d i n s t e a d r e p l a c e s t h e t r a d i t i o n a l r o l e o f t h e a r c h i t e c t w i t h t h a t o f a s t r a t e g i s t o f s p a c e c r e a t i o n , o u t l i n i n g p r o c e s s e s o f s p a c e -c r e a t i o n t h r o u g h m o d e l s a n d k i t s o f a r c h i t e c t u r a l p i e c e s t o t h e n b e a p p r o p r i a t e d a n d a l t e r e d b y a m a t e u r d e s i g n e r s i n a n e n v i r o n m e n t d e v o t e d t o t h e c o n t i n u o u s c r e a t i o n o f A R T.
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a c t i o n w i l l b e c o m e a p a r t o f t h e
a r t i s t i c e n d e a v o r s o f t h e w h o l e ,
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c r e a t i o n a n d r e - c r e a t i o n , s u s t a i n e d
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The HUNGRY Program% D a i l y Va l u e s
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P r o g r a m s a r e d e f i n e d a n d a r r a n g e i n s i d e o f o n e a n o t h e r : T h e H u n g r y P r o g r a m ; l i k e h u n g r y a n i m a l s , t h e y h a v e s w a l l o w e d a l a r g e a m o u n t o f i n f o r m a t i o n , s e n s a t i o n s , p e r s p e c t i v e s , m o o d s a n d e n v i r o n m e n t s a n d c o m p r e s s t h e m i n t o a s i m p l e o r t h o g o n a l s h a p e . T h e r e s u l t i s a n e n d l e s s i n t e r i o r ; t h e f o r m s o f f e r i n f i n i t e i n t e r n a l p o s s i b i l i t i e s a n d c o n t a i n a w i d e v a r i e t y o f i n t e r c o n n e c t i n g s p a c e s .
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v a r i e d p r o g r a m b e n e a t h i t , l i k e f r u i t h a n g i n g f r o m
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PROJEC T: BQDEGACLIENT: Curbed, Eater and RackedT YPE: RetailSIZE: 75 M2LOCATION: NYC SubwayTAGS: Project, Graphics, Publication
“By mashing together the bodega and the NYC subway system, it ’s possible to re -imagine both,” says Hoffman, “and create a whole new space for socializing, gossiping, and shopping – all while commuting, turning New Yorker ’s least favorite activity into the most memorable.”
Historically, bodegas have served as social gathering centers for neighborhoods, going far beyond super markets and grocery stores by offering informal services l ike jobs connections and advice on finding apartments. Unfortunately, New York City ’s bodegas have been closing by the hundreds over the past few years, not being able to compete with big chain stores l ike CVS and Duane Reade. Business Insider published a startl ing statistic that “in 2010 on a 33-block stretch of Broadway alone there were 137 store closures.”
Where can we find a new home for bodegas and reinvigorate them as social hubs?
The interesting thing is that we as New Yorkers are closest together in the subway, and yet subway cars are actually the most unsocial spaces in the city – everyone does their best to ignore each other.
BQDEGA mashes the two together - creating a bodega within a NYC subway car - to be inserted on any of the MTA lines. By inserting a bodega into a subway car, it is possible to recreate that social engine that used to be the center of bodegas, and also improve the NYC subway by offering a new mobile
place to shop, gossip and gather.
“ We’ve seen two visions of the possible future bodegas of New York City : the lobby bodega and bo-daycare, a bodega with 24-hour daycare. Now Matthew Hoffman of Art Meadow presents BQDEGA, a bodega inserted into a subway car and a scheme for bringing back the bodega as social hub. Hoffman tells us.
The interesting thing is that we as New Yorkers are closest together in the subway, and yet subway cars are actually the most unsocial spaces in the city—everyone does their best to ignore each other. By inserting a bodega into a subway car, it is possible to recreate that social engine that used to be the center of bodegas, and also improve the NYC subway by offering a new mobile place to shop, gossip and gather.”
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. . .or the Distributed Creation of Art in an Atomized Society
Feral Artscape [feer-uhl ahrt-skap’]The creation, expression and re -appropriation of ART in its wild state, l ike wild animals or plants; not domesticated, cultivated or censured; ferocious.
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PROJEC T: Prison MuseumT YPE: MuseumSIZE: 1,000 M2LOCATION: Norristown, PATAGS: Project, Award
For 150 years the Norristown County Prison has remained an impermeable object in the suburban fabric. Historically, the facade of the prison, and the monolithic wall which surrounds the site, separated the prisoners from society and vice versa. To the prisoners, l i fe beyond the walls was represented through sound, memories, and inference. To the inhabitants of Norristown, the walls of the prison signify the same thing and are experienced in similar ways.
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Articles: GAWKER: “Huffington Post Serves up Hoax on Front Page”
GOTHAMIST: “Manhattan Airport Foundation’s Bold Plan for Central Park”
THE GUARDIAN: “ Who’s behind the plan to pave Central Park and build an airport?”
US NEWS: “Central Park Airport Proposal Brings Internet Fame to Environmental Parodists”
DAILY MAIL: “New York ’s Central Park could be bulldozed to make way for new Manhattan Airport”
FAST COMPANY: “ The Central Park International Airport Hoax, Explained”
GOOD: “Does Manhattan Need an Airport Instead of That Park?”
CURBED: “Architectural Craziness Redux: Meet Manhattan Airport!”
PROJEC T: The Manhattan Airport FoundationT YPE: VisualsSIZE: --LOCATION: WebTAGS: Project, Graphics, Publication
Central Park squanders 843 acres of the most valuable real estate in the world.
New York City is the cultural and financial capital of the world. I t is also our nation’s most densely populated urban area. Yet surprisingly, New York City has no viable airport. JFK, La Guardia and Newark may work for people who live in certain outer boroughs. But they are not an acceptable option for the majority of New Yorkers, requiring travel through some of the most congested traffic ar teries in the nation. A journey which by train takes nearly two hours and by automobile can take up to three hours. For a place which purports itself to be the greatest city in the world, this is not a workable model.
Davenport, Iowa has an airport. Tallahassee has one. And so does Lexington, Kentucky. But New York City doesn’t. Amazingly, there is sti l l a large, undeveloped and underutil ized site in the center of New York City. In fact, this site has remained undeveloped for so long that many of us forget it even exists. I t ’s called Central Park. Ask most New Yorkers when was the last time they visited it. Statistically that number is fewer than one visit per person per year. But how many times did those same New Yorkers go the airport? I t doesn’t take long to realize Central Park squanders 843 acres of the
most valuable real estate in the world.
But it doesn’t have to stay this way. In the past decade residents of high-density areas the world over have empowered themselves to reclaim disused and blighted urban spaces and infuse them with new life and new sense of purpose. From London’s Tate Modern to Paris’ Promenade Plantee to New York ’s own High Line examples abound of this enlightened philosophy of urban conservationism. Our regional airports are more overcrowded than ever. Mill ions of sk il led workers are without jobs. And Congress stands ready to spend bil l ions on shovel-ready stimulus programs to reenergize our economy and get New Yorkers back to work.
One day New Yorkers will move seamlessly between Midtown and Shinjuku without ever setting foot in an automobile. We will cross 59th Street and enter into a unique urban oasis, a
place seemingly apart from the rest of Manhattan yet existing at its very core. And figuratively serving as its
very l ifeblood. A relic of our past magically transformed and reinfused with purpose. An unprecedented transportation amenity connecting us with London, Hong Kong, and the other great cultural capitals of the world.
Public dollars helped create Central Park in the 1850s. And public responsibil ity dictates that we transform this underutil ized asset into something we so desperately need today. Manhattan Airport will prove New York City no longer allows it ’s vestigial prewar cityscape to languish in irrelevance but instead reinvents these spaces with a
daring and inspired bravado truly befitting one of the world’s great cities. The moment is now.
'Who's behind the plan to pave
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'Central Park Airport Proposal Brings
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Internet Fame to Environmental Parodists.'
Internet Fame to Environmental Parodists.'
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PROJEC T: BET JumpboxT YPE: MobileSIZE: 40 M2LOCATION: Everywhere!TAGS: Project, Award, Haus, Publication, Branding
Developing a community-based interaction between the creation of music and the community, designer Matthew Hoffman ART MEADOW has devised a mobile recording studio or a platform that helps in transportation of the culture, interaction between the mobile unit (visual and auditory) and the broadcast of that interaction. The “BET,” as the designer calls his our Jump Box, works as a mobile concert venue with integrated staging and sound-system, accentuating the bond between hip-hop music and urban culture. Featuring a compact, affordable, customizable and sustainable urban environment capable of quick shipment, the Jump Box also boasts technological integration based on the open source standards and web ordering.
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Tilt that cube!
There is a tension between the rigid geometry of the cube, and the dynamic organicism of nature surrounding it. To further exacerbate the relationship between the two, the cube is l ightly placed on a hil l, no longer vertical but ti lted, remaining in place by fr iction.
Upon entering the structure, there is a large l iving space with a work area, k itchenette, and a large table for lavish soirees.
The circulation wraps around the outside of the cube, leaving the central space empty to accentuate the height, and views to the outside.
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PROJEC T: Piazza Dei Cinquecento, Roma, ITT YPE: UrbanismSIZE: 10,000 M2LOCATION: Roma, ITTAGS: Project
For most visitors Piazza Dei Cinquecento is the place of their f irst impact with the complexity of this City, a place of sharp conflict both in forms and in scale, in many parts not yet architecturally resolved. When you exit the train station, which is reassuring in its r igorous functionalism, you meet a huge formless open space, beyond which the big measured mass of the Diocletian Terms closes your sights.
We were asked to redesign the eastern half of the piazza, to create a new eastern edge. My project replaced the existing Compartmental RR building and was built to the height of the Termini Station front: 130 m. long x 28 m. high. (408 ft. x 92 ft) Within this envelope it will house: at higher floors an hotel (and maybe some offices). The lower floors will be considered an urban hub, an extension of the open space of the piazza, housing commercial, cultural, tourist and leisure facil it ies. My project created a perimeter of program to wrap the edge of the piazza, which was in turn stabilized by the circulation which took the form of a square in plan.
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