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2017 Best of Design Awards for Unbuilt – Landscape

Industry Parks

2017 Best of Design Awards for Unbuilt – Landscape

2017 Best of Design Award for Unbuilt – Infrastructure: Maker Park

Architect: STUDIO V Architecture
Location: Brooklyn, New York

Maker Park proposes a vision to address Brooklyn’s disappearing industrial waterfront—reimagining what a public park for the 21st century should be. The design pays homage to Williamsburg’s legacy of manufacturing and culture of collaboration. Ten oil tanks are redesigned as community gardens, performance venues, and art installations. Each tank houses groves of trees, reflecting pools, vines, a theater, or an adventure playground. The restored inlet supports wildlife and boating, and a sloped lawn promotes performances while protecting from floods.

“So many people would just see this industrial site as an eyesore—if they saw it at all. The designers found the beauty in it. Better still, their scheme helps others see that beauty. Preservation isn’t always about quaint neighborhoods and ornate cornices; it’s about former manufacturing sites and old oil tanks too. It’s all part of our shared heritage.” —Morris Adjmi, principal, Morris Adjmi Architects (juror)

Landscape Architect:
Ken Smith Workshop

Cofounders of Maker Park:
Stacey Anderson
Zac Waldman
Karen Zabarsky

 

Honorable Mention 

Project: The Statue of Liberty Museum
Architect: FXFOWLE
Location: Liberty Island, New York

The Statue of Liberty Museum is an extension of Liberty Park, which merges architecture with landscape. Monumental steps activate the large circular plaza by providing sitting, climbing, and viewing spaces for more than four million annual visitors. The 26,000-square-foot museum will include visitor services, a theater, and support spaces, and will feature Lady Liberty’s original torch.

Honorable Mention

Project: Pier 55
Architect: Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects
Location: New York 

Within the cancelled Pier 55 project is a story that never received its due: the landscape. Elevations 40 to 60 feet above the water treat the visitor to views which encompass the grandeur of the river and focus the eye on the delicate plants at one’s feet. Microclimates mitigate winter winds, buffer highway noise, and allow sunlight to reach marine life.

Structural, Civil, & MEP Engineering, Events:
Arup

Designer:
Heatherwick Studio

Executive Architect:
Standard Architects

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