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Miranda Shugars

Miranda Shugars

New York, NY, US

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Central Park Labyrinth

Central Park’s reservoir, as large as a cemetery, sits placidly reflecting the condition of New York City, anchoring it in a past of exclusivity. The proposed Labyrinth reallocates this land to two deliberately unseen populations of New York: juvenile offenders and the dead. The space of the reservoir turns from past to future, and Central Park embraces its potential to facilitate social progress.

 
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Status: School Project
Location: New York, NY, US
Additional Credits: Critic: Karla Rothstein

 
Dead procession
Dead procession
Living procession
Living procession
Weighted density of major cemeteries in NYC area
Weighted density of major cemeteries in NYC area
Concept: existing divisions
Concept: existing divisions
Concept: proposed integration
Concept: proposed integration
Crop Types, by color
Crop Types, by color
View across retaining pools, onto labyrinth
View across retaining pools, onto labyrinth
View from ridge, looking toward central disposition pool
View from ridge, looking toward central disposition pool