The Future Beneath Us
On the subway yesterday I saw an ad for The Future Beneath Us, an exhibit at the New York Transit Museum and The New York Public Library. The joint exhibition is billed as "an illuminating look at the vast mega-projects that will bring New York City's underground infrastructure into the 21st Century and beyond." For those unable to visit the two venues -- The Science, Industry and Business Library’s Healy Hall, at 188 Madison Avenue, and the New York Transit Museum Gallery Annex and Store at Grand Central Terminal -- the online coverage is exemplary.
[8-project map | image source]
The eight projects are: 1) East Side Access 2) Second Avenue Subway 3) Fulton Street Transit Center 4) 7 Line Extension 5) Croton Water Filtration Plant 6) City Water Tunnel #3 7) Trans-Hudson Express Tunnel 8) World Trade Center.
Photos and text trace the history and provide a glimpse of the future via renderings of stations, for example. The most well known is surely City Water Tunnel #3, "the largest and longest running capital project in New York City’s history and among the largest engineering projects in the world," running for a total of 60 miles (96km) at a depth of 800 feet (244m), though the Second Avenue subway is probably a close second. All of the projects illustrate the importance of underground infrastructure in serving the people and buildings above ground, but they also show that infrastructure is always an incomplete project, dependent upon technology, the evolution of the city and financial constraints.
[8-project map | image source]
The eight projects are: 1) East Side Access 2) Second Avenue Subway 3) Fulton Street Transit Center 4) 7 Line Extension 5) Croton Water Filtration Plant 6) City Water Tunnel #3 7) Trans-Hudson Express Tunnel 8) World Trade Center.
Photos and text trace the history and provide a glimpse of the future via renderings of stations, for example. The most well known is surely City Water Tunnel #3, "the largest and longest running capital project in New York City’s history and among the largest engineering projects in the world," running for a total of 60 miles (96km) at a depth of 800 feet (244m), though the Second Avenue subway is probably a close second. All of the projects illustrate the importance of underground infrastructure in serving the people and buildings above ground, but they also show that infrastructure is always an incomplete project, dependent upon technology, the evolution of the city and financial constraints.
The second WAF will take place in Barcelona from 4-6 November 2009 - bigger and better than ever, now with 4 awards sections, 42 categories and 100+ building types accepted.
ReplyDeleteThere are 3 new awards for 2009, Future projects, Structual Design and Interiors and Fit-Out! Download the entry guide here: http://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com/brochure_entry_download.cfm today to find out more information.
Why enter the awards?
1. Compete to win the highly prestigious ‘World Building of the Year’ and other awards - new categories mean it's bigger and better and more inclusive than ever this year
2. Exhibit alongside the world’s leading architects – every entrant will have their work displayed
3. Benefit from the personal and organisational exposure gained from presenting in front of leading architect judges as well as extensive international media coverage.
4. Become part of architectural history – every entry becomes a permanent listing on
http://www.worldbuildingsdirectory.com – a historic record of the world’s greatest architectural works
5. Unrivalled judging panel guarantees exposure to leading lights from the architecture world which this includes Kengo Kuma, Rafael Vinoly and Suha Ozkan.
Entries close 26 June 2009 - You can save €550 on festival passes during the entry period – one entry plus two tickets costs just €995 – find out more at http://www.worldarchitecturefestival.com.