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The Waterfront Esplanade for the Stavros Niarchos Foundation-David Rockefeller River Campus at The Rockefeller University

Sector

Parks and Open Spaces

Service

Landscape Architecture

Client

Rockefeller University

Location

New York, NY

Status

Complete

Completion

2019

Site Area

26,000 SF

The public waterfront is reimagined in conjunction with Rockefeller University's new River Campus laboratory building. The 30-foot-wide by 750-foot-long section of the East River Esplanade is redesigned to provide clear pedestrian and cyclist circulation. Planted areas articulate areas of respite that offer a variety of seats and lounges. Plant species appropriate to the esplanade’s harsh microclimate are positioned to provide shade, seasonal diversity, and articulation of spaces.

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