Design Observer: The New Public Landscapes of Governors Island
Feb 8, 2011 3:30 pm
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[/caption] Design Observer’s Brian Davis interviewed Adriaan Geuze, the principal of West 8 and the lead designer of the Governors Island Park and Public Space Master Plan about his approach to designing these new spaces in the middle of New York Harbor. Adriaan outlines his vision of the Island and how West 8’s design accentuates the Island’s natural attributes, location and views, and how the new park and public spaces will make the Island a destination to which visitors will return again and again. Read the full interview.