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Open : New Designs for Public SpaceA new exhibition opened at the National Building Museum exploring contemporary and future directions in the design of public space, proposing that new spaces can be the generators of urban revitalization. OPEN: new designs for public space, an exhibition originated by the Van Alen Institute, will present innovative recent projects from around the world, all of which address aspects of the public realm. The exhibition will also explore the role of public space in an age of heightened security and increased electronic interaction. The exhibition will be in second-floor galleries, and will be on view through May 15, 2005.
At the National Building Museum, OPEN is made possible by the American Planning Association, the American Society of Landscape Architects, EDAW, Inc., and ULI-the Urban Land Institute.
The contemporary spaces represented in this exhibition include architecture, landscape, and urban design projects by renowned design leaders including Will Alsop, Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio, Craig Dykers, Peter Eisenman, Zaha Hadid, Walter Hood, Norman Foster, and Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi. More than 300 images, digital animations and videos, and models (many commissioned for this exhibition) illustrate a range of projects in a variety of settings: from memorials to new types of urban plazas and parks, an
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