Montreal designer wins international competition to reimagine Brooklyn Bridge
Brooklyn Bridge Forest, a design that reimagines the Brooklyn Bridge as an icon of climate action and social equity, has been selected winner of the Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge competition, an international design challenge presented by Van Alen Institute and the New York City Council.
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The project is the creative brainchild of Montreal-based designer and urbanist, Scott Francisco, who was inspired by his his daily walks across the bridge from Brooklyn to lower Manhattan.
Francisco envisioned an opportunity to reimagine the bridge as a way to connect New York City and its residents to forests and natural systems, improve quality of life, and extend the impact of the 137-year-old structure as a source of inspiration and a platform for addressing pressing problems that challenge our planet. Rooted in over ten years of research and activism by Francisco?s Pilot Projects Design Collective , Wildlife Conservation Society , Cities4Forests , Grimshaw Architects , and Silman , Brooklyn Bridge Forest triples the capacity for active transit, brings biodiverse forest and green spaces into the city, and establishes a partnership to conserve an expanse of Central American tropical forest, all while respecting and maintaining the beloved structure.
The design expands the historic wooden walkway using planks sustainably sourced from a ?partner forest,? helping a community in Guatemala protect a 200,000-acre biodiverse rainforest.
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