Coney Island : the Parachute Pavilion competition / Zoë Ryan and Jonathan Cohen-Litant, editors.

Title & Author:

Coney Island : the Parachute Pavilion competition / Zoë Ryan and Jonathan Cohen-Litant, editors.

Publication:

Description:

175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm

Notes:
Coney Island: a history of pavilions / Charles Denson -- Delirious New York: a retroactive manifesto for Manhattan (excerpt) / Rem Koolhaas -- Calculating leisure / Tracy Metz -- First prize / second prize / third prize / honorable mentions -- (In)suspense / Beachscape / Tactile TECH-style / Coneyscope / Extending the boardwalk / Beyond the brief / Archi-type / Active (S)pace / Medium as media / Take away -- The pavilion: symbol of recreation and regeneration / Kevin Carmody [and others].

Summary:

"Coney Island: The Parachute Pavilion Competition is the first publication to address Coney Island's future and its revitalizing efforts as a site for recreation and play. The book presents all 864 submissions received from around the world - including the winning design by Carmody Groarke Hardie of London - and documents, celebrates, and expands on Coney Island with essays by historian Charles Denson and journalist Tracy Metz."--Jacket.

Resources:
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Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

1568986238 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781568986234 (pbk. ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Parachute Pavillion (New York, N.Y.)
Carmody Groarke Hardie (Firm)
Architecture Competitions New York (State) New York.
Architecture Concours New York (État) New York.
Architecture Competitions
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
New York (State) New York
New York (State) New York Coney Island

Added entries:

Ryan, Zoë.
Cohen-Litant, Jonathan.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 251442
Call No.: BIB 180938
Status: Available

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