Michael Van Valkenburgh has created a new design for the plaza of the Javits Federal Building in Lower Manhattan. It will replace Martha Schwartz' well-known serpentine benches, which were themselves a replacement for Richard Serra's controversial Tilted Arc. Part of the reason for each change has been a leaky plaza, which is also the roof of an underground garage. 
Michael Van Valkenburgh has created a new design for the plaza of the Javits Federal Building in Lower Manhattan. It will replace Martha Schwartz' well-known serpentine benches, which were themselves a replacement for Richard Serra's controversial Tilted Arc. Part of the reason for each change has been a leaky plaza, which is also the roof of an underground garage. The Architect's Newspaper
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Same same. but different? hard to judge from promotional graphics.
I always liked that Martha Schwartz design, in a pomo art installation way. The new scheme looks pretty dang bland. What city is it in, again?
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