The final segment of a three-part exhibition, Intersections: The Grand Concourse Beyond 100 features the finalists of the international design competition co-organized and presented by The Bronx Museum of the Arts and Design Trust for Public Space. This competition solicited bold visions for how the Bronx and the Grand Concourse can evolve in the next few decades and cope with pressing needs for housing, green spaces, and transportation. Seven compelling visions for the future of the Grand Concourse edged out nearly 200 other proposals.
For more information about Intersections: The Grand Concourse Beyond 100 and the finalists, please view the
Press Release.
To see the finalists' schemes in detail go to www.grandconcourse100.org
Antony, France
THE GRAND CONCOURSE Cambridge, MA
New York, NY
Members of the jury for the Intersections competition are Stan Allen, Stan Allen Architect / Dean, Princeton University School of Architecture; Carlos Brillembourg, Brillembourg Architects; Belmont Freeman, Belmont Freeman Architects; Sam Goodman, Office of Bronx Borough President; Anthony Greene, The Bronx County Historical Society; Dr. Clara Rodriguez, Dept. of Sociology and Anthropology, Fordham University; Tim Rollins, Artist, Founder of Kids of Survival (K.O.S.); Wilhelm Ronda, Office of Bronx Borough President; Galia Solomonoff, Solomonoff Architecture Studio; Susan Szenasy, Editor- in-Chief, Metropolis; and TATS CRU, Bronx-based professional muralists.
Intersections: The Grand Concourse at 100 is made possible by J. Ira and Nicki Harris Family Foundation, Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts, Team Electric, F.J Sciame Construction, Jane Wesman and Don Savelson, Cauldwell Wingate, Design Trust for Public Space, and Weidlinger Associates.
