LowLine Underground Park Unveiled on the Lower East Side - NYC
PHOTOS: Full Scale Model of NYC’s LowLine Underground Park Unveiled on the Lower East Side!
by Molly Cotter, 09/12/12
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New Yorkers have been waiting with bated breath to catch a glimpse of the amazing full-scaleLowLine exhibition - and we have exclusive pics from its unveiling today! The above-ground exhibit, called "Imagining the LowLine", featured some of the cutting edge solar technology that will shine throughout the subterranean space, as well as an awesome immersive sound installation and a giant 50-foot-long model of Manhattan's subway map! The curatorial team is also developing informative panels that will showcase the local and international support for the world's first underground park! From the project's stunning solar canopy to the lush green landscape, theLowLine team has thought of everything - read on for the exclusive!
Last week we featured renderings of the LowLine‘s solar canopy, and we must say that it is even more impressive in person! Packed with LED lights, fiber-optic cables, and one-of-a-kind, laser-cut hexagonal panels, the solar dome is a dream-like light source that provides enough light to keep the subterranean flora warm, cozy, and growing. Solar collectors above ground channel light to the canopy, which reaches across almost half of the warehouse space. The structure mimics the sky while providing enough light to allow photosynthesis to occur within the specially chosen subterranean plants.
Environmental designer Misty Gonzales told us she carefully chose to curate the space with plants that are used to withstanding darker atmospheres; lilly turf, fungi, moss, and japanese plants are apt to thrive in the tropical canopies of the rainforest.
Sound engineering gurus Alban Bassuet and Anne Guthrie from Arup Engineering complimented the exhibition with an awesome immersive sound art installation that surround guests with the sounds of the city above. Noises like children laughing, cars driving by, and people talking reverberated through the space, bouncing off the solar canopy dome.
Exhibition partners Audi of America and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture took over the other half of the warehouse to present an enormous 50-foot-long suspended model of Manhattan’s subway grid. The hanging map is part of their “Experiments in Motion” initiative, which explores transportation alternatives underground. Nine lucky architecture students were selected to present their transportation ideas on television screens that surrounded the Manhattan model.
Walking through the dark warehouse made us even more excited for the LowLine‘s future plans! Be sure to check out the public opening on September 15th!
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