Bravo! Lincoln Center

On Tuesday, the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts unveiled its plans to reconfigure the "Street of the Arts", spanning 65th Street between Broadway and Amsterdam Avenues. Called Bravo Lincoln Center, the conceptual design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, in collaboration with fellow New Yorkers Fox and Fowle, uses transparency and layering as a means to improve upon the public face of Lincoln Center and the relationship between the artists and the public.


Present Lincoln Center Site Plan above, Design Views below







According to the press release the project includes, "Dramatic Renovation and Expansion of The Juilliard School, Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center Theater and The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Bold New Campus Green, Signature Restaurant and Store." No doubt, Lincoln Center deserves a better public face and I'm pleased that Diller + Scofidio, with new partner Charles Renfro, were unanimously chosen to work on the northern portion of the campus. Perhaps it is the firm's varied portfolio which includes many set designs that successfully merge performance and architecture that influenced the decision, as well as the firm's appreciation for Lincoln Center's architecture, evident in their sensitive proposal.

The 65th Street portion is the first in a series of building projects that will take place over the next ten years. To see some before pictures in comparison to the new design views, with commentary, visit The Slatin Report.