Construction of Heatherwick's Pier 55 is Underway (Again)
Construction has resumed on the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Pier 55 on the Hudson River in New York. Almost eight months since the scheme was officially abandoned by primary backer Barry Diller due to soaring costs, work has resumed on the site following negotiations between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Diller and the civic organization City Club in October 2017. The Architect?s Newspaper has reported that the scheme?s walkways are currently under construction, with concrete piles being laid into the river.
© Pier55, Inc. and Heatherwick Studio, Renders by Luxigon
Construction has resumed on the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Pier 55 on the Hudson River in New York. Almost eight months since the scheme was officially abandoned by primary backer Barry Diller due to soaring costs, work has resumed on the site following negotiations between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Diller and the civic organization City Club in October 2017. The Architect?s Newspaper has reported that the scheme?s walkways are currently under construction, with concrete piles being laid into the river.
© Pier55, Inc. and Heatherwick Studio, Renders by Luxigon
The $170 million Pier 55 was designed by Thomas Heatherwick?s studio to be a lush undulating landscape, raised atop 300 mushroom-shaped concrete columns placed 186 feet off of the Hudson River shoreline. Functioning as both an outdoor performance venue, a marine sanctuary for striped bass, and a guard for the cit...
© Pier55, Inc. and Heatherwick Studio, Renders by Luxigon
Construction has resumed on the Thomas Heatherwick-designed Pier 55 on the Hudson River in New York. Almost eight months since the scheme was officially abandoned by primary backer Barry Diller due to soaring costs, work has resumed on the site following negotiations between New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, Diller and the civic organization City Club in October 2017. The Architect?s Newspaper has reported that the scheme?s walkways are currently under construction, with concrete piles being laid into the river.
© Pier55, Inc. and Heatherwick Studio, Renders by Luxigon
The $170 million Pier 55 was designed by Thomas Heatherwick?s studio to be a lush undulating landscape, raised atop 300 mushroom-shaped concrete columns placed 186 feet off of the Hudson River shoreline. Functioning as both an outdoor performance venue, a marine sanctuary for striped bass, and a guard for the cit...
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