South Street Seaport - Re-envisioning the Urban Edge (ENYA) Exhibition Opening

Thursday, 07/17/2008, 8:00–10:00pm South Street Seaport - Re-envisioning the Urban Edge (ENYA) Exhibition Opening Center for Architecture, 536 LaGuardia Place The Emerging New York Architects Committee (ENYA) presents the Third Biennial Ideas Competition, South Street Seaport | Re-envisioning the Urban Edge. This competition encouraged participants to envision new connections, both material and metaphoric, between this richly historic neighborhood and Manhattan’s contemporary urban fabric. South Street Seaport | Re-envisioning the Urban Edge provided a rare and invaluable opportunity for students and young professionals in the field of design and architecture, and who have completed their undergraduate or graduate level education within the past 10 years, to engage the ongoing evolution of the South Street Seaport. More than 200 participants entered the competition, representing a broad spectrum of domestic and international architects, landscape architects, urban designers, and graphic artists. From over 100 entries, a jury selected four top prizes, five honorable mentions, and additional Jury Selections, all of which are presented in this exhibition. ENYA partnered with the Seaman's Church Institute (SCI), whose headquarters have been in the neighborhood since 1832. The principal element of the program is a community center for local residents and gallery space to house the SCI’s collection of maritime art and artifacts. In addition, competitors were encouraged to make community-building interventions in open spaces throughout the site in order to preserve the neighborhood’s intriguing history, while re-imagining its future edge condition on the downtown New York waterfront. Exhibition Content Coordinators: Anne Leonhardt, Assoc. AIA; Joel Melton, Assoc. AIA; Sean Rasmussen, Assoc. AIA Exhibition Design: Steven Mosier; Emerging New York Architects (ENYA); South Street Seaport: Re-Envisioning the Urban Edge Organized by: AIA New York Chapter and Center for Architecture Foundation in collaboration with the Emerging New York Architects Committee (ENYA) Sponsored by: Underwriter: F.J. Sciame Construction Sponsors: Gensler; Propylaea Architecture; Richter+Ratner Friend: Service Point USA Food Sponsor: Acqua Restaurant Beverage Sponsor: Barefoot Wine and Brooklyn Brewery