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September 30, 2010
SHoP's Pasquarelli Self-ordains His Barclays Arena Oculus Rendering a Landmark
Develop Don't Destroy Brooklyn
In a NY Post article on Ratner's new plans for a
tax-revenue generating office tower and a grand "urban room""public plaza" SHoP Architects Greg Pasquarelli tells a funny, chest-puffing joke:But [the public plaza design's] most eye-grabbing feature will be a huge arena canopy with an oval window called the "Oculus" in its center. It will extend out 117 feet from the arena entrance and hover 36 feet above the plaza. A video screen that can display everything from game highlights to art installations will wrap the perimeter of the "Oculus."
The overhang itself could be lost once the initial office tower is built there.
Greg Pasquarelli, a partner at ShoP Architects, which designed the plaza, told the Post he "wouldn’t be shocked" if the next big community fight regarding the Atlantic Yards project "is to save the Oculus" once people get to use it.
Sure, DDDB is already lobbying the New York City Eyesore Preservation Commission to save Pasquarelli's big hole.
NoLandGrab: Develop Don't De-Oculus Brooklyn!
Posted by eric at September 30, 2010 11:27 AM