OPEN: New Designs for Public Space
January 5, 2005 - May 15, 2005
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Recent designs for public spaces demonstrate that new spaces can be more than leftovers of neglected land. They can be generators of urban revitalization. OPEN: new designs for public space, an exhibition originated by the Van Alen Institute, will present innovative projects from around the world as it explores the role of public space in an age of heightened security and increased electronic interaction.
OPEN includes contemporary architecture, landscape, and urban design projects by renowned design leaders including Will Alsop, Peter Eisenman, Rafael Viñoly, Zaha Hadid, Walter Hood,and Norman Foster. More than 300 images, digital animations, and models illustrate a range of projects in a variety of settings: from memorials to urban plazas and parks, and from Washington, D.C., to Melbourne, Australia, to Johannesburg, South Africa.
Sponsors
OPEN: new designs for public space has been organized by the Van Alen Institute: Projects in Public Architecture. The exhibition has been made possible by generous grants from The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts, and the Stephen A. and Diana L. Goldberg Foundation.
At the National Building Museum, OPEN is made possible by:
The American Planning Association
The American Society of Landscape Architects
EDAW, Inc.
ULI – the Urban Land Institute
Polshek Partnership Architects
Moshe Safdie and Associates Inc.
Sponsors & Partners
Credits
Curator: Zoë Ryan, Van Alen Institute
NBM Curatorial Team: Matt Kuhnert and Martin Moeller
Exhibition Design: Freecell with MaryJane Valade
Graphic Design: Flat with Nancy van Meter
Exhibition Registrar: Shelagh Cole
Fabrication Team: Hank Griffith, Chris Maclay, and Andrew Slebos
Installation Team: Cecelia Gibson, Martha Sharma, and Dana Twersky
