Archinect - News2024-11-21T14:03:36-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150230993/studio-cooke-john-selected-for-7th-annual-flatiron-public-plaza-design
Studio Cooke John selected for 7th Annual Flatiron Public Plaza Design Sean Joyner2020-09-30T14:37:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<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 Flatiron Public Plaza Design Installation: <em>Point of Action</em> by <a href="https://www.cookejohn.com/" target="_blank">Studio Cooke John</a>, a multidisciplinary design studio with a broad range of expertise. <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 — and being seen." </p>
<figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b5/b500fb4ce8b685f8b1d25977ad441a32.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b5/b500fb4ce8b685f8b1d25977ad441a32.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&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&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/4e/4ea57c7161157ced84e3ae6a8135ae4e.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></figure></figure><p>"We are at a threshold during this pandemic. 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 <em>Point of Action </em>makes people think ...</p>