In NYC, Heatherwick Studio rethinks the pier as a biodiverse community space
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Design, Architecture
Client
Barry Diller, Hudson River Park Trust
Structural Engineering
Landscape Architecture
Size
11,000 sq-m
A public park encompassing three performance venues, Little Island proposes a new way for utilizing the water-bound structures.
Key features
132 prec
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