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June 11, 2007  
(e)Update is an electronic newsletter of the New York Building Congress. This periodic newsletter offers timely information on developing issues affecting the building community, and recommends ways in which Building Congress members can make their views known.

 

GOVERNORS ISLAND OPEN SPACE DESIGN COMPETITION
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PUBLIC COMMENT UNDERWAY

On May 31, the Governors Island Preservation and Education Corp. (GIPEC) unveiled competing designs for a new park and promenade for Governors Island, in the center of New York Harbor. Five teams submitted their conceptual ideas for a new two mile Great Promenade, a new park at the southern end of the Island and rejuvenated landscapes in the Island’s Historic District.

GIPEC is soliciting public comment on the design proposals, which are exhibited in The Park at the Center of the World: Five Visions for Governors Island, on view at the American Institute of Architects’ Center for Architecture and on Governors Island.

A subsidiary of the Empire State Development Corporation, GIPEC is responsible for the planning, redevelopment and ongoing operations for 150 acres of Governors Island. GIPEC seeks to make the Island a destination with great public open space and heritage tourism attractions, as well as education, conference and cultural arts facilities. To accomplish that goal, GIPEC is taking actions to establish the identity of the Island and raise its public profile, increase early public uses and access and attract private development interest and commitments. The early design of the public open space is a first step to the development of the whole island.

What you can do:

  • Learn more about Governors Island and the design proposals at http://www.govisland.com.

  • Visit the exhibitions at the Center for Architecture now through August 25 or on Governors Island on weekends until September 2.
    • The Center for Architecture is located at 536 LaGuardia Place in Manhattan.
    • For information on how to visit the Island, including the ferry schedule, click here.

  • Email written comments on the design proposals to GIPEC at: comments-gipec@empire.state.ny.us.

  • Speak at or submit a statement for the upcoming public forum on the Governors Island Open Space Design Competition, being held on Wednesday, June 20th, from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at the Fashion Institute of Technology’s Reeves Great Hall (28th Street and 7th Avenue). The forum will allow each of the five design teams to present their visions for a new promenade and park on the Island, as well as provide an opportunity for public comment.
 
 
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