A Pair of Distinct Park Pavilions Rise on Manhattan and Hoboken’s Hudson Riverfronts | Architectural Record
The specter of climate change looms large over the New York City metropolitan region, where, by 2050, it is estimated that the sea level may rise by up to 19 inches, according to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority. Confronting this threat requires significant investments in the transformation of urban waterfront areas into resilient landscapes that act as buffers between the built and natural environments. While formidable, such interventions can also offer opportunities to introduce much-needed parks and civic architecture. Two projects, Gansevoort Peninsula on Manhattan’s West Side and ResilienCity Park, across the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey, fit that bill. Both feature community-centric landscaping and public pavilions, the latter both designed by Brooklyn-based 2004 Design Vanguard nARCHITECTS.