To create a memorial commemorating the Great Irish Hunger of 1845-1852, the Battery Park City Authority selected a team consisting of 1100 Architect, landscape architect Gail Wittwer-Laird, and artist Brian Tolle. Located in Battery Park City on a site adjacent to the Hudson River, the memorial is a contemplative space where visitors explore the famine and its connections to world hunger today.

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Architects: 1100 Architect

Location: New York, NY, United States

Architect In Charge: David Piscuskas, FAIA, LEED AP Juergen Riehm, FAIA, BDA

Area: 16320.0 ft2

Project Year: 2001

Photographs: Peter Aaron

1100 Design Team: Jeff Babienko, Eun Kim, Shiben Banerji, Andreas Benzing, Jeff Etelamaki, Patrick Foster, Raphaelle Golaz, Kristina Hellhake, Michael Imranyi, Kristina Kelker, Doug Kocher, Antonia Kwong, and Jamie Palazzolo. Artist: Brian Tolle
Landscape Design: Gail Wittwer-Laird

Mep Engineer: Lilker Associates

Structural Engineer:: Silman Associates

Site / Civil Engineer: Langan Engineering

Graphic Designer: Piscatello Design Centre

Contractor: Metrotech Contracting Corp.

Construction Manager: Cashin Associates

Landscape Consultant: Signe Nielsen, Landscape Architect PC

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From the architect. To create a memorial commemorating the Great Irish Hun...