Apparently the judges for Reinventing Grand Army Plaza and the vast majority of Brooklynites have the same taste: both gave four French designers the first place nod for their vision entitled Canopy. What’s it all about? The plan involves a “series of pedestrian land bridges that terrace over Flatbush Avenue, which becomes the main north/south vehicle route.” In the rendering above, the park-goers are actually strolling above the roadway. The winners got $1,000, or about 722 Euros, for the People’s Choice Award and another $5,000 for the Jury Award. (The judges ended up awarded two first prizes, the other going to a proposal called Please Wake Me Up; the rendering is on the jump.)
Grand Army Plaza Designs Unveiled [Brownstoner]