Back to the Future | reimagining Brooklyn Bridge . New York
BIG + Arup’s proposal for Van Alen’s competition to reimagine the Brooklyn Bridge seeks to return the bridge to its original iconic state, both architecturally and functionally, and pilot innovations in autonomous mobility and public space design.
Back to the Future preserves yet rethinks the 1950s-era rampways to release 32 acres of land for public and environmental benefit on both sides of the bridge – more than 5x the total area of the High Line – to combat climate change and urban heat increase, and offer recreational spaces and improved waterfront access for adjacent neighborhoods and a growing city.
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