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When Little Island opened this May in Hudson River Park, it was considered a gift to the city, an instantly iconic fusion of architecture and nature that welcomed New Yorkers and tourists alike as they emerged from a winter of lockdown. But in addition to serving as the city's newest and most anticipated park, Little Island has implications for design, access, and sustainability that affect the whole city.
To explore what Little Island means for New York, and for the fields of architecture and landscape architecture, Pratt Institute’s public program series Pratt Presents is hosting a free, virtual conversation between the architects behind the park: Mat Cash of Heatherwick Studio, and Signe Nielsen of Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects and Pratt’s School of Architecture; as well as Trish Santini, Executive Director of Little Island, and Robert Hammond, Co-Founder and Executive Director of the High Line. New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman will moderate.
The conversation will consider what makes Little Island unique, the collaborative design process that went into its creation, and the role of public green space in general—a conversation at the heart of Pratt Institute’s new Masters in Landscape Architecture program. As we reconsider our environments, both social and natural, in light of equity, accessibility, and sustainability, how does Little Island serve as an example for a revitalized city?
The pre-recorded conversation airs online on Tuesday, October 19, at 6:30, and is free and open to the public. Register here.
Pratt Presents is supported by The TD Charitable Foundation.
This post is a sponsored collaboration between the Pratt Institute and Gothamist staff.
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