Washingtonsquarepark

The contested park is recasted as a spatial construct of assembly that aims to transmit its profound history. Reconceptualizing The Urban Artifact is a thesis project by Syracuse alumn Ricardo Rodriguez.The project reconsiders Aldo Rossi’s notion of the ‘Urban Artifact’ thought as an object and rather proposes it as a spatial endeavor embedded in the structural context and urban life experience of the city.  Caption Challenged with the need of signifying Washington Square Park’s history without proposing an object in the public space. Ricardo imagines a park archive influenced by New York City’s underground infrastructure and the Park’s daily political and cultural activities.The project propos... More