Tour Governor’s Island and Hear Proposals
I just wanted to share some information I received from the NYC A.I.A. chapter regarding a tour of Governor’s Island. If you have a few free hours on Tuesday afternoon (July 24), it sounds like it would be really cool to be in the know about future plans for the island:
Tour Governors Island and view the the exhibit of the five landscape proposals with GIPEC President Leslie Koch and Vice President, Planning, Design, & Preservation, Betty Chen.
The Green Tram will take you to see spectacular views and sites across the Island and to the exhibit to view and discuss it. The ferry leaves the Battery Maritime Building in Manhattan at 3:15 pm.It is a 5 – 7 minute ride. The ferry returns to Manhattan at 5 pm. A list of attendee’s names will be given to security prior to the event.
Please bring a photo ID to board the ferry and arrive 10 minutes early (the ferry leaves precisely at 3:15 pm).
Speakers: Leslie Koch, President, GIPEC; Betty Chen, Vice President, Planning, Design, & Preservation, GIPEC
Organized by: The AIA NY Chapter Public Architecture Committee
Location:
The Battery Maritime Building and Governors Island
The Governors Island Ferry departs from the Battery Maritime Building located adjacent to the Staten Island Ferry in Lower Manhattan. See www.govisland.com for more detailed directions.
Member Price: $15
Nonmember Price: $25
CES LUs: 1.5, CES HSW: 1.5
More Info: Please bring a photo ID to board the ferry and arrive 10 minutes early (the ferry leaves precisely at 3:15 pm). The tour will leave on the Governors Island Ferry from the Battery Maritime Building. See www.govisland.com for directions.
If you can’t make the tour, you can still get involved and let your voice be heard in the planning process for Governor’s Island here. Some issues to consider in the design:
1) Showing History:
2) Preserving/Respecting Past Uses:
3) Topographical history of the site - here is an image of the island pre-expansion:
4) Context and Views:
All photos from the awesome gallery of photos over at The Governor’s Island Preservation and Education Corporation.
