Finalists for Park Avenue design contest propose an artificial mountain and a river for kayak commutes
Fisher Brothers unveiled on Tuesday the 17 finalists chosen for its “Beyond the Centerline” design competition after receiving more than 150 submissions. Participants were asked to think of creative and ambitious ideas to transform the traffic medians along Park Avenue between 46th and 57th Streets. The finalists did not disappoint. Proposals call for an Alpine mountain, a massive aquarium, floating gardens, mini-golf, an elevated walkway and more. Although a jury will select the grand prize winner, all 17 proposals will be on display for public voting at Park Avenue Plaza, located at 55 East 52nd Street, from March 5 to March 9 for the second-place prize. Below, check out all of the unique projects.
Wandering River with Kayaks courtesy of Local Architects
Living Walls courtesy of Matthew Scarlett
Yoga Studio courtesy of AMLGM Architecture Design
Subterranean Arcade courtesy of Gaffney-Nguyen Architect
Elevated Walkways and Carnival Ride courtesy of Daniel Elmore
Park courtesy of JBA Collective
Mimosa Pudica courtesy of Marin Architects
30-foot stalks courtesy of Wilkinson Architects
Art Installation courtesy of Maison
Subterranean courtesy of Studio Ames
Forest courtesy of Harrison Green
Elevated Walkway courtesy of Jonathan Elmore
Parks courtesy of Harrison Green
Botanical Circus courtesy of Terrain Work
Aquarium courtesy of Eric Spencer
Mini Golf courtesy of Michelle Schrank
Find more information and additional renderings for each of the 17 projects here.
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