WINNERS OF ENVISIONING GATEWAY DESIGN COMPETITION TO BE ANNOUNCED –

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WINNERS OF ENVISIONING GATEWAY DESIGN COMPETITION TO BE ANNOUNCED –

NEW VISION FOR 26,600-ACRE PARK IN NEW YORK-NEW JERSEY HARBOR UNVEILED

Winners of “Envisioning Gateway: A Public Design Competition for Gateway National Park” will be announced by representatives from Van Alen Institute, National Parks Conservation Association, The Tiffany & Co. Foundation, and Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation on Monday, June 4; 11:00 A.M. – NOON; Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, 28 East 20^th Street (Between Park Ave. South and Broadway) Manhattan. An awards ceremony will honor each of the winning teams, and the winning proposals will be revealed, offering creative solutions to transform the crumbling buildings and neglected natural resources at Gateway into a thriving national park for all New Yorkers and visitors.

Gateway National Recreation Area, located in the outer New York-New Jersey Harbor, covers more than 26,600 acres, and stretches through parts of Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island. The national park is home to the city’s first municipal airport, Civil War-era military defense structures, and scores of migrating birds and sandy beaches.

Launched in January, the design competition received 230 registered entrants from 23 countries, with 182 entries from the United States.

DATE: Monday, June 4

TIME: 11:00am – noon

PLACE: Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace

28 East 20^th Street (between Park Ave. South and Broadway)

Manhattan