2024-06-01T20:26:32-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150230993/studio-cooke-john-selected-for-7th-annual-flatiron-public-plaza-design Sean Joyner 2020-09-30T14:37:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3f/3f7839b73fb402b22fe59b32dcd0323d.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The Flatiron/23rd Street Partnership and <a href="https://archinect.com/van_alen" target="_blank">Van Alen Institute</a> today announced their selection for the seventh annual&nbsp;Flatiron Public Plaza Design Installation:&nbsp;<em>Point of Action</em>&nbsp;by <a href="https://www.cookejohn.com/" target="_blank">Studio Cooke John</a>, a multidisciplinary design studio with a broad range of expertise.&nbsp;<em>Point of Action</em> will be on view November 23, 2020 - January 1, 2021 in the Flatiron Public Plazas. The installation "invites New Yorkers and visitors to contemplate the experience of seeing one another &mdash; and being seen."&nbsp;</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b5/b500fb4ce8b685f8b1d25977ad441a32.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b5/b500fb4ce8b685f8b1d25977ad441a32.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>Within the Flatiron Public Plazas, six-foot circles create nine "spotlights," each holding its own vertical metal frame. Ropes create a kind of envelope at the sides of the frame. The open sides of the assemblies allow visitors to step into the spotlight and connect with other "viewers" throughout the plaza.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4ea57c7161157ced84e3ae6a8135ae4e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4ea57c7161157ced84e3ae6a8135ae4e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>"We are at a threshold during this pandemic.&nbsp;Now that our eyes have been opened to realities that have been with us all along, how do we move forward? My hope is that&nbsp;<em>Point of Action&nbsp;</em>makes people think ...</p>