PROJECT
CONTEXT & LOCATION
Corona Park being New York City’s second largest
park, is used for multiple recreational uses, including
playgrounds, sports centers, and museums, just to name a
few. . This Performing Arts Center shall be located in what
is known as the Tent of Tomorrow designed by Phillip
Johnson for the 1964 Worlds Fair, themed "Peace through
Understanding," dedicated to "Man's Achievement on a
Shrinking Globe in an Expanding Universe."
Constructed on the site of a dump, the tent of Tomorrow is
a 350-foot by 225 foot elliptical structure held up by (16)
100 foot concrete and steel columns. Additionally this
structure also includes the world’s largest suspended
cable roof system. The reuse of the structure will be an
integral peace of this project, not only to keep the
integrity of the site, but also focusing on sustainability.
Building systems will also be a main concern due to the
location as well as the size of the building.
The Public focus should be on integrating the performing
arts center into the entirety of Corona Park as well as the
diverse community of Queen. Taking into consideration that
people in the community are from more then 106 different
nations and that half of the residents were born outside of
this country. Integrating exterior public spaces should
also be considered.
Additional information about Corona Park can be found on
the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation website at
Corona Park.
Additional general information about the NYC Department of
Parks & Recreation can be found on their website at
http://www.nycgovparks.org/index.php.
