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07/21/2011

DWiP: Digital Water Pavilion on CURBED Blog

Park_01 Digital Water i-Pavilion (Battery Park City Community Center), hanrahan Meyers architects.  Post: Victoria Meyers architect

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At the north end of Battery Park City down below the new Liberty Twins, where ice rinks and ball fields have been usurped by a couple of acres of raw dirt, a new fun spot is going in: The Digital [Water] i-Pavilion! This 550-foot arc of fritted glass fronting the amenity-filled BPC Community Center, aka the DWi-P, is from the creative minds at hanrahan Meyers architects. Aiming for LEED Platinum certification, the design is all about water and sustainability and the idea is made musical by composer Michael Schumacher. A bar code etched into the glass, activated by smart-phoning passers-by, will let them play the wall (here's a prelude). Holy Digitization! ... read full article on ny.curbed.com by clicking the link below:

http://ny.curbed.com/archives/2011/07/11/magical_musical_wall_going_in_at_new_bpc_rec_center.php

Posted at 02:37 PM in Architecture, Arts and Culture, Current Affairs, ecological urbanism, Furniture Design, Green Design, green landscape design, green urbanism, new york architects, sustainable architecture, urban design, Victoria Meyers and Green Urbanism, Victoria Meyers and urban design, victoria meyers architect |

Tags: battery park city community center, curbed, digital wall, digital water pavilion, DWIP, michael schumacher, ny curbed blog, victoria meyers architect

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