NEW YORK AQUARIUM PERIMETER
POSTED ON: 11.04.2006
WXY collaborated with West 8, a leading landscape architecture firm, to develop a concept for the Perimeter Vision Design Competition at the New York Aquarium in Coney Island. Both large and small-scaled design ideas were developed to create an engaging and porous perimeter in order to provide new opportunities for the Aquarium and a casual visitor to the Coney Island boardwalk to interact.
POSTED ON: 10.16.2006
The project features an engineered, "living" dune landscape that provides the Aquarium with a dramatic and iconic perimeter that doubles as an interactive exhibit.Other iconic elements such as a coral inspired retaining wall and a sixty-foot high jellyfish pavilion will provide this wonderful institution with a presence that embraces the uniqueness of its site on the water and, more importantly, at Coney Island.
POSTED ON: 10.03.2006
The new curving boardwalks on multiple tracks redefine the experience of the site, creating an exciting entry to the Aquarium from both Surf Avenue and the Boardwalk.
POSTED ON: 10.03.2006
The Perimeter at night.
POSTED ON: 9.25.2006
Elevation view of West 8 and WXY's completed scheme.NEWS:
WXY and West 8's proposal for the New York Aquarium Perimeter Competition was featured recently on Designboom.com.View the blog post here.
POSTED ON: 10.13.2008
NEWS:
Team WXY and West 8's design for the New York Aquarium is mentioned in the Brooklyn Papers in the article "Aquarium Designs are Coney's Latest Freak Show" by Ariella Cohen.Team WXY and West 8's design wins Most Popular for the website's online poll for Favorite Submission.
To read the article click here.
POSTED ON: 10.14.2006
NEWS:
WXY and West 8's proposal for the New York Aquarium Perimeter competition was named as one of three finalists, along with WRT/Cloud9 and Smith-Miller + Hawkinson.To read more from The New York Times click here.
The competition is also featured in the Gothamist.
To read more click here.