Social Infrastructure: New York

Douglas Durst and Bjarke Ingels

Description

The book describes the Yale School of Architecture Edward P. Bass Distinguished Visiting Architecture Fellowship of the work of developer Douglas Durst and architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG)which explored the design of inhabited bridges in New York. The Bass Fellowship at the Yale School of Architecture was led by Douglas Durst of the Durst Organization, a leading New York firm known for spearheading sustainable high-rise developments, architects Bjarke Ingels and Thomas Christoffersen of BIG, and Yale faculty member Andrew Benner. The studio explored potential synergies between public and private programs in the design of inhabited bridges crossing major waterways in New York City. The featured projects here demonstrate a diverse range of approaches for combining residential, cultural, and commercial activities on complex and dense infrastructural sites in imaginative and productive ways. The book includes interviews with the professors, an essay by Bjarke Ingels and the studio projects.
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Writer
Andrachuk, James, Rappaport, Nina
Title
Social Infrastructure: New York
Publisher
Actar Publishers
Year
2015
Language
English
Pages
192
Weight
454 gr
EAN
9781940291253
Dimensions
231 x 183 x 13 mm
Binding format
Paperback

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