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| LOWER MANHATTAN / NEW AMSTERDAM STREETSCAPES - New York, New York | ||||||
| The street plan of Lower Manhattan to Wall Street provides the only above-ground physical evidence of the 1626 Dutch settlement of New Amsterdam. This colonial trading post evolved into today’s Financial District. This street configuration is a New York City Landmark and is lined with several National Historic Landmarks, including the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Federal Hall National Monument, the site of George Washington’s inauguration. Rogers Marvel has been working with numerous agencies of the City of New York and NYSE to improve pedestrian circulation and general security in the Financial District while designing a |
streetscape and public place to recall the rich history and urban evolution of the area. At Wall Street, the location of the Dutch trading colony’s defensive wooded palisade is being recalled with a series of end-grain wood blocks set into the paving surface. The width of Broad Street was originally established to accommodate trading barges in canal through the center of the street. The new streetscape layout marks this canal corridor and other historic street edges throughout the Financial District. Paving stones cut with text tell the story of the area’s urban evolution. Financial District Streetscapes and Security: Design Information |
Project Status Multi-phased project in Construction Awards Recipient of the 2007 AIA Honor Award for Regional and Urban Design Exhibitions MoMA Safe, Design Takes on Risk 2005 Press December 7, 2008 DNAinfo.com Wall Street Gets Facelift to Boost Security and Add Historical Flourishes |
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