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Heatherwick Studio受Von Furstenberg家族信托基金会委托在纽约曼哈顿西边的哈德逊河公园上打造出一个世界级的公共公园和表演场所“Pier55”。Pier55是一个给纽约市民们超级棒的慈善礼物，挖掘了纽约海滨旅游与户外休闲的潜力，为整个纽约市民提供一个新的活力艺术和社区，提供一个全新的看望日落的场地，让纽约变得更好更有创意，并具有可持续性能够长远的泽福后代。

Hudson River Park Trust And The Diller – Von Furstenberg Family Foundation Announce Partnership To Build World-class Public Park And Performance Space

The Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) and The Diller – von Furstenberg Family Foundation today announced plans to build “Pier55” – a public park and performance space on Manhattan’s lower west side.

The project will replace the deteriorated Pier 54 and be funded primarily by the Diller –von Furstenberg family, which has established a new nonprofit, Pier55, Inc. (P55). P55 will build and operate the pier in cooperation with HRPT. Construction of the 2.7-acre pier is expected to commence in 2016 at a cost in excess of $130 million, to which the City of New York will contribute $17 million. Separately, New York State will provide $18 million for the construction of an expanded public esplanade that will run from Bloomfield Street to 14th Street.

Under a 20-year lease, P55 will fund the programming, operations and day-to-day maintenance of the pier, including landscape, lighting and other park amenities. P55 will oversee all of the pier’s programming while HRPT will maintain the park as it does all of the public piers in Hudson River Park. Pier55 will be open the same hours as the rest of Hudson River Park, and, through the lease, P55 is committed to providing maximum public access, including during most performances.

“New York City’s waterfront provides tremendous opportunities for everything from tourism to outdoor recreation, and Pier55 is the perfectexample of how we can tap into that resource to build a more enjoyable city for all,” said Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. “Building this new pier will greatly improve the Hudson River Parkland, and I thank the Diller – von Furstenberg family for their generosity and vision in the pursuit of a better New York.”

“Hudson River Park has become a destination for millions of New Yorkers from across all five boroughs,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “The revitalization and transformation of this pier into a vibrant arts and community space will bring new energy and new visitors to our waterfront. We are deeply appreciative of the generosity of great New Yorkers like Mr. Diller and Ms. von Furstenberg without whom this visionary project would not have been possible.”

Pier55位于码头54和码头56之间，是一个绝无仅有模式全新的公共码头，公共公园。世界上一些最好的建筑师，艺术家，景观师被邀请为这个项目进行设计，包括Heatherwick Studio。最终，Pier55将成为一个充满发现的惊喜场所—人们在这里漫步，发现所有的新奇之处，起起伏伏的草坪提供休息，吃午饭的地方。公园位于哈德逊河上的这个位置提供了观赏曼哈顿和新泽西北部天际线的良好观景视野。同时公园将用绝好的场地为市民提供表演音乐，舞蹈，戏剧，公共艺术，社会活动的场所。一些艺术表演活动经政府调控将会免费或者价格及其低廉。

“We are so lucky as a family that we get to do this,” said Barry Diller. “If the Pier when completed is anywhere as much sheer fun, strife, stimulation and joy as it has been conceptualizing it, and in working with Diana Taylor and Madelyn Wils, the Heatherwicks, and the glorious team of Scott Rudin/Stephen Daldry/George Wolfe and Kate Horton to make it a reality, then it will exceed my wildest expectations.”

“New York has always reminded me of Venice, so I am happy the time has come to properly honor its waterways,” said Diane von Furstenberg. “What better than a park on the city’s western bank to rest, watch a sunset or a performance?”

HRPT is governed by the Hudson River Park Act and operates on a premise of financial self-sufficiency; it receives no public funding for itsoperations. The partnership announced today will allow HRPT to focus its funds and fundraising efforts on the rest of the four-mile park, which attracts more than 17 million visits a year. The new pier will be will be constructed between the pile fields of Pier 54 and Pier 56, which will remain in order to provide a fish habitat.

“Pier55 will provide New Yorkers and visitors to Hudson River Park with a gorgeous park worthy of our city’s grand tradition of iconic public spaces,” said Diana Taylor, Chair of the Hudson River Park Trust. “We are thrilled to partner with two great New Yorkers like Barry and Diane, whose vision and generosity will enhance the city for generations to come.”

“This distinctly New York partnership brings together the kind of creativity, bold long-term thinking and funding commitment that are essential for such a world-class venture, and moves us closer to fulfilling our mission as a self-sustaining park,” said Madelyn Wils, President and CEO of the Hudson River Park Trust. “The Diller – von Furstenberg family’s support and dedication, and our partnership with the City and State, make this project both transformative and sustainable – we couldn’t be more excited to be moving forward together.”

“The new Pier55 will add to the amenities of Hudson River Park in particular and Manhattan at large,” said Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer. “I’m glad that a partnership has been created between the Hudson River Park Trust and the Diller – von Furstenberg Foundation to make it happen and guarantee that it’s open to all.”

“Whenever we add new parkland where none previously existed, it’s a permanent boon for our community,” said David Gruber, Chair of Community Board 2. “In this case, combining cultural programming with beautiful public open space will ensure that Pier55, like the rest of Hudson River Park, is a gift the whole city can enjoy. It is now going to go through a public review process so that the community can fully see the whole plan and have input into the project.”

P55 and HRPT have enlisted some of the finest architectural and artistic talent in the world to design Pier55, including design firm Heatherwick Studio and landscape architect Mathews Nielsen. The pier will be a place of discovery, where visitors can wander and wonder, finding something new around every corner: places to lounge, eat lunch, or just lie in the grass. The park’s undulating topography – replete with lush lawns and pathways – will offer sweeping views of the Manhattan and northern New Jersey skylines for all park-goers and provide a natural viewing area for the new performance space, which will be designed to immediately serve as one of New York City’s premier venues for music, dance, theater and public art, along with community events. The majority of Pier55’s programming will be free and low cost, with prices set in accordance with nonprofit programming in New York City.

P55 Leadership:

Barry Diller – Chairman

Scott Rudin – Vice-Chairman

Stephen Daldry – Director

George C. Wolfe – Director

Kate Horton  – Executive Director for Programming
 

All images © Heatherwick Studio.

About the Hudson River Park Trust

The Hudson River Park Trust is a partnership between New York State and City charged with the design, construction, and operation of the four-mile Hudson River Park. Both the Trust and the park itself are governed by the Hudson River Park Act, a 1998 law that established the park and its requirements. Guided by a vision for a magnificent waterfront park, the Trust continues to advance park construction and ensure the park’s future financial self-sufficiency by developing the remaining commercial nodes.

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