One Brooklyn Project Is Chosen: Artwork at Columbia St. District
NEW YORK — Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Art Commission President James P. Stuckey (who until recently was second in command at Forest City Ratner) earlier this week honored 10 public projects for excellence in design at the 25th Annual Art Commission Awards.
The ceremony, held at the Rose Center for Earth and Space at the American Museum of Natural History, also included a special recognition award for Mike Friedlander, the Department of Sanitation’s director of special projects, for the consistent quality of his capital project designs.
The winning projects — which will be on display at the American Institute of Architects’ Center for Architecture from July 23 to September 1 — were selected from hundreds of submissions that the Art Commission reviewed in 2006.
“This is an especially exciting time for the Art Commission, given the tremendous level of support from the mayor and First Deputy Mayor Harris, the number of projects submitted for review, and the high caliber of our commissioners,” said Stuckey.
Only one of the projects is Brooklyn-based: the installation of the artwork “Timecast” by Nobuho Nagasawa and of streetscape improvements at the Columbia Waterfront District, on Van Brunt, DeGraw and Columbia streets.
As part of “Timecast,” the shadows of newly planted native New York trees, such as Sweet Gum and Willow Oak, will be precisely traced at a selected time of day onto the bluestone sidewalk. After being traced, the shadows will be etched into the stone, becoming permanent silhouettes on the sidewalk.
The improvements will accommodate a bike path in addition to the tree plantings.
Among the other projects that were awarded were the reconstruction of Father Duffy Square in Manhattan’s theater district, construction of the Glen Oaks branch of the Queens Public Library, the construction of a visitors’ center at Poe Park in the Fordham section of the Bronx, the construction of the FDNY’s Rescue Company 3 in the Bronx, construction of a playground at Seaside Nature Park in Staten Island and others.
The Art Commission is New York City’s design review agency. Established in 1898, the Commission reviews permanent works of art, architecture and landscape architecture proposed for city-owned property. Projects include new construction, renovation or restoration of buildings, such as museums and libraries; creation or rehabilitation of parks and playgrounds; installation of lighting and other streetscape elements; and design, installation and conservation of artwork.
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