by Tom Stoekler, Architects Newspaper
The vision for Governors Island came into sharper focus after more details of the first phase of development were revealed to AN last month. Leslie Koch, president of the Trust for Governors Island, confirmed that the city has…
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West 8 Reveals Design Details for Gov Isle
Published: January 23, 2012 by ElizabethRead More
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City Announces Capital Funds for Island
Published: March 3, 2011 by ElizabethRead MoreBy Aline Reynolds, Downtown Express
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has proposed to allocate $260 million in capital funds towards the overhaul of Governors Island, according to an announcement he made concerning the city’s 2012-21 preliminary capital plan on February 17.
Infrastructure improvements…
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The New Public Landscapes of Governors Island: An Interview with Adriaan Geuze
Published: February 8, 2011 by ElizabethRead Moreby Brian Davis, DESIGN OBSERVER
New York Harbor, Upper Bay, 1999, with Governors Island near the center, Manhattan to the left, Brooklyn at top, and Jersey City at the bottom; Ellis Island is at the left, Liberty Island at right, just…
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60 Seconds with
Published: January 24, 2011 by Elizabeth
Adriaan GeuzeRead MoreBy JULIE IOVINE, Wall Street Journal
Published: January 22, 2011
That the Dutch have a knack for plants should come as no surprise to anyone who has admired a tulip or visited cities in the Netherlands where even the most urban…
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Public Input
Published: August 5, 2010 by Ellen
in Post It Note FormRead MoreBy ALINE REYNOLDS, Downtown Express
Published: August 3, 2010
Next time you visit Governor’s Island, be sure to swing by the exhibit space to get a taste of the island’s past and a chance to influence its future.
“We wanted…
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Governors Island
Published: by Ellen
Creating Destination RecreationRead MoreBy VARICK SHUTE, Urban Omnibus
Published: June 16, 2010
Community board review, surveys, neighborhood impact assessments, public hearings. Traditional methods of soliciting public input on major design projects can be a little dry and uninspiring. And that’s if you even…
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Governors Island Vision
Published: April 13, 2010 by jonathan
Adds Hills and HammocksRead MoreBy NICOLAI OUROUSSOFF, New York Times
Photography by Vincent Laforet,
Published: April 12, 2010
When the federal government sold Governors Island to the City and State of New York for one dollar in January 2003, it wasn’t clear who had gotten…
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Park Plan Is Chosen
Published: June 1, 2009 by jonathan
for Governors IslandRead MoreBy ROBIN POGREBIN, New York Times
Photography by Vincent Laforet,
Published: December 20, 2007
More than 10 years after the Coast Guard left Governors Island in New York Harbor, a team of architects has been selected to design a grandly whimsical…
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A Landscape’s Isolation Is
Published: May 27, 2009 by jonathan
Turned Into a VirtueRead MoreBy Nicolai Ouroussoff, New York Times
Published: December 20, 2007
The winning design for a 40-acre park that would unfold across the southern half of Governors Island is not the kind of grand public-works project the city once championed. But in an…
