Coney Island : the Parachute Pavilion competition /
Coney Island : the Parachute Pavilion competition /
Parachute Pavilion competition
Zoë Ryan and Jonathan Cohen-Litant, editors.
- New York : Van Alen Institute : Princeton Architectural Press, ©2007.
- 175 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
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].
"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.
1568986238 9781568986234
2006022740
Parachute Pavillion (New York, N.Y.)
Carmody Groarke Hardie (Firm)
Architecture--Competitions--New York (State)--New York.
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
NA8450 / .C575 2007
725.827
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].
"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.
1568986238 9781568986234
2006022740
Parachute Pavillion (New York, N.Y.)
Carmody Groarke Hardie (Firm)
Architecture--Competitions--New York (State)--New York.
Coney Island (New York, N.Y.)
NA8450 / .C575 2007
725.827