Once a groundbreaking focal point to the 1964-65 World’s Fair, the New York State Pavilion now stands in disuse within Queens' Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. In the hopes of bringing New Yorkers back into contact with the dilapidated historic structure, non-profit organization People for the Pavilion along with the National Trust for Historic Preservation hosted a public visionary competition for a redesign of the iconic New York City landmark with quite simple guidelines: “anything goes.”
The winning entry in the competition combined community, sustainability, and legacy to create a promising future to compliment the pavilion's colorful past. The first place cash prize was awarded to Aidan Doyle and Sarah Wan who collaboratively designed Hanging Meadows, a suspended greenhouse supported by the pavilion's existing columns.
The outpouring of new ideas for its re-use not only shows how beloved this structure is, it gives me confidence that this great building can have a future that will be as meaningful as its past.”
Once a groundbreaking focal point to the 1964-65 World’s Fair, the New York State Pavilion now stands in disuse within Queens' Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. In the hopes of bringing New Yorkers back into contact with the dilapidated historic structure, non-profit organization People for the Pavilion along with the National Trust for Historic Preservation hosted a public visionary competition for a redesign of the iconic New York City landmark with quite simple guidelines: “anything goes.”
The winning entry in the competition combined community, sustainability, and legacy to create a promising future to compliment the pavilion's colorful past. The first place cash prize was awarded to Aidan Doyle and Sarah Wan who collaboratively designed Hanging Meadows, a suspended greenhouse supported by the pavilion's existing columns.
The outpouring of new ideas for its re-use not only shows how beloved this structure is, it gives me confidence that this great building can have a future that will be as meaningful as its past.”
— Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic and Panel Judge
All winning designs will be featured in an exclusive exhibit at the Queens Museum open for viewing until August 28th.
Ashley Jankowski
Contributing Writer
Ashley is a journalism student living in a 5-foot wide bedroom in NYC. In between class, She can be found working out, wandering into bookstores or making To-Do lists.
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