Seventeen entries have been selected as finalists in the ?Beyond the Centerline? competition, which is seeking ideas for how to ?re-envision and enliven the traditional traffic medians of the Park Avenue commercial district between 46th and 57th Streets."

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Seventeen entries have been selected as finalists in the ?Beyond the Centerline? competition, which is seeking ideas for how to ?re-envision and enliven the traditional traffic medians of the Park Avenue commercial district between 46th and 57th Streets."Organized by development company Fisher Brothers, the ideas competition asked architects to submit their ?most ambitious and creative visions unencumbered by zoning code, cost, weight limit, or other restrictions.??While Park Avenue, with its median plantings and periodic art installations, remains one of the world?s most iconic commercial boulevards, I have long believed that we can and must be far more imaginative in how we encounter and utilize such a precious urban commodity,? said Fisher Brothers Partner Winston Fisher about the competition prompt.?We are overwhelmed by the response ? with nearly 150 submissions received from artists, architects, landscape architects, urban planners, and students ? and blown away by the level of thought, creativity and attention to detail that went into the bold designs and sophisticated renderings,? Fisher continued. ?Our hope is that this contest and these proposals will spark a re...