Reinventing Grand Army Plaza Ideas Competition
Result
200 entries from 25 countries
First Prize
"Please Wake Me Up!"
Guillaume Derrien, Gauthier le Romancer
(Paris, France)
"Canopy"
Anne Sophie Coué, Christian Matteau, Chrystelle Sanaa, Stephane Mauget from acc&s2
(Nantes, France)
Second Prize
"Urban Stripes"
Vincent Hertenberger, Andras Jambor
(Paris, France)
Third Prize
"A Center for Brooklyn"
James Garrison, Brandt Graves, Simon Kristak, Vanessa Moon,Tim Peterson, Sal Tranchina, Aaron Tweedi, Darshin Van Parijs, Elliott White from Garrison Architects; Michael King from Nelson/Nygaard
(Brooklyn, NY, USA)
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Overview
Grand Army Plaza is New York City’s greatest unrealized asset. To catalyze Grand Army Plaza’s rebirth, the Design Trust for Public Space, in partnership with the Grand Army Plaza Coalition, has launched this international ideas competition, “Reinventing Grand Army Plaza,” to generate new visions for every aspect of the plaza’s design.
| Category | Idea Competition / Open to Students / Competition Result |
| Type | Urban Design Idea Competition |
| Genre | Urban |
| Country | Brooklyn, NY |
| RegDeadline | 25 April 2008 GoogleCal iCal |
| 25 April 2008 (Must be Received) | |
| Eligibility | All |
Jury
Michael Van Valkenburgh, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
Jonathan Butler, Founder and Editor, Brownstoner.com
Elizabeth Meyer, Professor, Univ. of Virginia, Dept. Landscape Arch.
Benjamin Perez, Senior Professional Associate, Parsons Brinckerhoff
Milton Puryear, Founder, Brooklyn Greenway Initiative
Ellen Salpeter, Director, Heart of Brooklyn
Elizabeth Streb, Director, Streb Lab for Action Mechanics
Ken Smith, Ken Smith Landscape Architects
Alex Washburn, Chief of Design, NYC Dept. of City Planning
Rob Witherwax, Coordinator, Grand Army Plaza Coalition
Judging Process
One-Stage, Anonymous Competition
Prize
1st Place: $5,000
2nd Place: $2,000
3rd Place: $1,000
Winners and top entries will be exhibited in a fall 2008 outdoor exhibition at Grand Army Plaza.
Entry Fee
$30
Entries
All submissions must be submitted digitally through the competition website.
Timetable
Winner Announced: June
Public Exhibition: Fall
Promoter
Design Trust for Public Space
Official Website
http://designtrust.org/projects/gap/