The Times Square project is a permanent pedestrian precinct with a goal of making it a destination for visitors, comfortable for daily workers, convenient for theater-goers and an asset to retails. The landscape will create a surface that marks the historic alignment of Broadway, blurs the traditional sidewalk/road boundaries and affords the maximum flexibility of uses.

 The Times Square project is a permanent pedestrian precinct with a goal of making it a destination for visitors, comfortable for daily workers, convenient for theater-goers and an asset to retails. The landscape will create a surface that marks the historic alignment of Broadway, blurs the traditional sidewalk/road boundaries and affords the maximum flexibility of uses. 

Times Square

Jean Parker Phifer, NYC architect and author of Public Art New York, reads a selection on Times Square, at the crossroads of Broadway, Seventh Avenue, and 42nd Street.

Hugh Hardy of H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture discusses his work on the transformation of 42nd Street from a seedy area to a family friendly environment.

The Theater District was also known as the Tenderloin, for its long history of prostitution rings, pimps, and porno shops. 

 Claire Fellman, the landscape architect and Project Designer with Snohetta talks about the commission for the Times Square renovation and some of the design goals and challenges in the project. 

The museum houses some of the memorial artifacts of the 9/11 attacks, including a salvaged staircase that was used to escape the fallen towers and the steel beam cross that inspired firefighters. The museum was dedicated on May 15, 2014, with remarks from Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg and President Barack Obama. Six days later, the museum opened to the public. 300,000 people visit the Snohetta / Davis Brody Bond designed museum in its 1st month

On the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, the National September 11 Memorial opened in New York. Designed by the architect Michael Arad, the memorial features two 30-foot waterfalls that line the footprint of the Twin Towers and plunge into the earth, invoking a sense of void and absence where the looming towers once stood. The memorial opened to victims' families on September 11, 2011, and to the public the following day.

Snøhetta was commissioned to design the only building that actually sits on the memorial grounds and is slated to contain cultural activities. The idea of placing a cultural building on the actual memorial site is rare and it has been expected to garner considerable scrutiny. During the four years of working with the project, the program has changed several times, however it has remained a cultural facility that is dedicated to visitor comfort and orientation. The design for the building embodies a careful reaction to the horizontal character of the memorial design while also providing the area with a lively organic form that allows the visitor to imagine the site and city in a broader sense. The building will provide each visitor with the opportunity to engage in the act of remembering and to ponder the consequences of forgetting. Certain characteristics of the Museum Paviiion will seem reminiscent of the original towers, while at other times these notions are only alluded to. The alternating reflective treatment of the façade will mirror the changing seasons, revealing the Pavilion’s differing qualities throughout the year. Inside, a large atrium space has been designed to direct light deep into a subterranean museum, designed by a separate architect. Two structural columns rescued from the original towers will stand in the atrium that mark the site with their own profound aesthetic gesture.

&nbsp;in the Foundation Hall of the National September 11 Memorial Museum

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                                                Steven Davis shares his experiences on September 11th and the inspirations behind the design of the Memorial Museum
                                            
                                        

                                            
                                            
                                            
                                                 Craig Dykers talks about his personal experience on the morning of September 11th and the arduous design process behind the 9/11 Memorial Museum Pavilion in New York City. Guided by a profound sense of empathy, the architect agreed to take the risk of designing the highly symbolic structure. His aim was to "reveal the present moment", the only thing we can be certain of, and connect it to both the past and the future. 
                                            
                                        

 Aaron Dorf, Project Director of Snohetta talks about the Museum and some of the design issues involved in creating it. 

 Her Secret is Patience, the 145-ft-tall aerial sculpture in Phoenix, Arizona, is a new civic icon hailed for contributing to the revitalization of downtown. Suspended above the new 2-city block Civic Space Park, the sculpture is monumental yet soft, fixed in place but constantly in motion, it dances gently in the air, choreographed by the flux of desert winds. The large 3-dimensional multi-layered form is created by a combination of hand-baiting and machine-loomed knotting, and is the result of a collaborative effort with an international team of award-winning aeronautical and mechanical engineers, architects, lighting designers, landscape architects, and fabricators. This work redefines the &lsquo;art space,` by bringing viewers eyes upwards to the sky, focused on a new celestial object. During the day, the sculpture hovers high above heads, treetops, and buildings. The sculpture creates what the artist calls &ldquo;shadow drawings,&rdquo; which she says are inspired by Phoenix`s cloud shadows that captivated her from the first site visit. At night, the illumination changes color gradually through the seasons. The goal in selecting the colors is to provide residents some small climate relief through color, adding cool hues in summer, and warm tones in winter. The lighting design also changes what portion of the sculpture is illuminated, leaving parts obscured in mystery, much like the phases of the moon. The artist was inspired by the region`s distinctive monsoon cloud formations and the shadows they cast, in addition to forms found in desert flora and the local fossil record. The title quotes American poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, who wrote, &lsquo;Adopt the pace of nature; her secret is patience.` Courtesy of Studio Echelman. 

Her Secret is Patience

 This project makes visible to the human eye the patterns of desert winds. During the day, sunlight projects patterned shadow drawings onto the ground and pedestrians on their daily paths. At night, the colored illumination gradually changes color through the seasons. The large three-dimensional multi-layered form is created by a combination of hand and machine knotting of recyclable high-tenacity colored polyester that is replaced in new color variations at intervals. 

 Water Sky Garden transforms the plaza surrounding the Richmond Olympic Oval, official venue for the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games speed-skating events, into a permanent art environment for the community. Echelman`s design engages the space all around the viewer &ndash; water, sky, and pedestrian pathways &ndash; to create an immersive whole using rock, wood, water, air bubble fountains, steel, netting, and light. Red-stained cedar boardwalks lead visitors through the artwork. Water purifying aerators draw shapes with bubbles on the surface of a pond that collects runoff water from the Ovals` 5-acre roof, while suspended net-forms undulate overhead in the wind, becoming sky-lanterns during nighttime illumination. The red boardwalk and &ldquo;sky lanterns&rdquo; are inspired by the city`s cultural communities. Richmond has the largest immigrant population by proportion of any city in Canada with the majority of those immigrants being of Asian descent. The wooden boardwalk follows a curving path similar to the choreography of the Dragon Dance, a performance frequently seen in local Chinese festivals. The Nitobe Japanese garden and the Sun Yat Sen Chinese garden of the Vancouver region are important references, especially their material presence, intersecting paths and reflective ponds, and their framing of views. Water Sky Garden is a contemplative art environment that encourages participants to linger. The overhead netted forms provide a new visual experience, putting art in the sky; at night they glow like lanterns. Nets have a special relationship with the site, as the native Musqueam Band continue to teach their children to fish using nets at this particular bend in the Fraser River to this day, and this area has a history of the fishing/canning industry which employed many ethnic groups. This project was achieved through Echelman`s collaboration with a team of international award-winning architects, engineers, lighting and water consultants, landscape architects, and fabricators. Courtesy of Studio Echelman. 

  the City of Richmond BC Public Art Program

Located in Legacy Plaza Garden, east side of Richmond Olympic Oval

Water Sky Garden

The Gardner is the namesake of the museum's founder, art collector, and curator, Isabella Stewart Gardner. The original building (formerly named "Fenway Court") is infused with a blend of architectural styles, inspired by her European travels. She played an active, hands-on role in the design and construction process, animating the space with her eye for detail and preference for eccentricity and opulence. Imprints of her design sensibilities are visible in the unique, pink stucco courtyard walls and the textured Gothic Room beams. She curated her own collection by arranging and re-arranging the art in her museum. Isabella's motto is displayed on a stone carving above the original entrance: "C'est mon plaisir" ("It is my pleasure"). The dynamic collection of European, Asian, and American art, features over 17,000 paintings, sculptures, furniture, textiles and tapestries, silver and ceramics, books, and archival objects. On March 18, 1990, 13 works of art were stolen from the museum in a theft that remains unsolved. "This Is a Robbery: The World's Biggest Art Heist" docuseries on Netflix explores the ongoing search for $500 million worth of artwork.A glass and copper-clad modern addition complements the historic architecture with over 70,000 additional square feet, making room for expanded programming. The new wing provides a bustling complement to the serenity of the historic palace. The form of the expansion features four volumes that seem to levitate above the transparent first floor. Characteristic of Piano's work, glass facades and skylights abound, creating a light and functional space that contrasts with the heaviness of the original museum building. The design privileged sustainability features, such as a geothermal well system, daylight harvesting, water efficient landscaping techniques, and the use of local and regional materials.

Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

 Ann Beha from Ann Beha Architects talks about the Gardner Museum. 

 Yugon Kim discusses the addition of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. 

 Architect Yugon Kim discusses the context of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Addition. The extension was created to allow the museum to survive, since the museum had fallen into disrepair. Galleries, labs, music hall, and lobbies were added. 

 Architect Yugon Kim discusses the facade of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The architects wanted layers, which form a sort of "steel lace" that projects light in beautiful patterns in the building. 

 Architect Yugon Kim discusses the Special Exhibition room at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum addition. The space was designed for the curators to have great versatility. 

 Architect Yugon Kim discusses the design of the Music Hall at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Designed to be a box within a box, the architect's intention was to make it into a perfect acoustical shape. 

 Architect Yugon Kim discusses the acoustics in the Music Hall at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum addition. The architects designed the floor and walls to become an acoustic machine for the musician. 

 Pieranna Cavalchini, Curator of Contemporary Art at Gardner Museum, talks about the facade gallery. 

 Pieranna Cavalchini, Curator of Contemporary Art at the Gardner Museum, talks about the new gallery space. 

 Pieranna Cavalchini, Curator of Contemporary Art at Gardner Museum, talks about the living room. 

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Doris Sung explains the design and materiality of her installation, Armoured Corset.

Doris Sung explains her interest in the research of thermo bimentals.

Sandra Bloodworth, director of Arts for Transit, discusses the work Times Square: 35 Times, by Toby Buonagurio, located in the Times Square Station, 42nd Street.

Michael Arad talks about "Reflecting Absence", the memorial at the 9/11 Memorial. 

Alice Shay, Principal, Buro Happold, speaking at ‘It Happene﻿d Here - Lower Manhattan: Preparing for the Future - People First in Lower Manhattan.’

Travelers share their opinions about the artwork about Janice Echelman's sculpture in the San Francisco Airport, Every Beating Second

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