New York City’s floating and self-filtering +POOL attraction will open next summer at Pier 35 on the Lower East Side. The selection of its location was announced yesterday by Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams.
Arup will be supplying the project’s key water filtration system, which is being demonstrated on-site this month, along with a 2,000-square-foot sample pool. The project is estimated to cost between $20 million to $25 million, according to most sources ($16 million of which comes from the state).
Its inventor, architect Dong-Ping Wong, recently voiced outspoken criticism, expressing concerns over gentrification and accessibility, after first proposing the idea in 2010. (The group Friends of +POOL issued a subsequent public response on Archinect.)
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