BP Markowitz, Downtown Brooklyn Partnership Unveil Designs Of Re-Imagined Open Space From Borough Hall To Brooklyn Bridge Park
Four colleges present best-use ideas for Downtown Brooklyn Commons, 21 acres of public space
- Brooklyn-usa.org May 19th, 2011
- Source: http://www.brooklyn-usa.org/press/2011/may19b_FR.htm
Design teams from City College, NYC College of Technology, Polytechnic Institute of New York University and the Pratt Institute unveiled models, animated fly-overs and innovative plans depicting re-imagined parkland and open space from Borough Hall to Brooklyn Bridge Park—collectively known as “Downtown Brooklyn Commons.” The visioning project was co-sponsored by Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, culminating in an exhibition of the work at Borough Hall today.
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“Polytechnic Institute of New York University applauds Brooklyn Borough President Markowitz and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership for enlisting the next generation of technical minds to make this vibrant urban center a place in which they will want to live, work and create new businesses,” said NYU-Poly President Jerry M. Hultin. “Urban systems comprise one of NYU-Poly’s three focus areas of education, and the work of Carl Skelton and the students of our Brooklyn Experimental Media Center present us with a revolutionary means to envision the future of cities. Their Betaville 3D software provides a platform to massively increase citizen participation in public architecture, art and open spaces like the Downtown Brooklyn Commons. It is a great example of creative technology enabling wider creativity for civic good.”
