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All Photos Courtesy of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
About this Event:
Matt Urbanski will guide visitors through Brooklyn Bridge Park and share insights on the site’s history, the essential design strategies behind the landscape, and the 20-year process of planning and realizing one of Brooklyn’s most transformative public parks!
You can learn more about the creation of Brooklyn Bridge Park in the firm's new monograph, Brooklyn Bridge Park: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates. This book takes readers on a journey from the park’s inception in 1999 and through several design and construction phases until its completion in 2021 with the dedication of the Emily Roebling Plaza under the Brooklyn Bridge. Through seven chapters, it highlights the challenges, insights, and innovations concerning key elements of the project, building on more than a decade of reflection. It is heavily illustrated with early site visit shots, realized and unrealized plans and sketches, and current park photography, as well as a photo essay that takes readers on a tour from Red Hook to Dumbo, celebrating what it feels like to be in the park, shifting attention from the design to the visitors who give it vitality and meaning.
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Photo Credits: Elizabeth Felicella, Izabela Levy, and Scott Shigley
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