10-06-2016
Design Unveiled for New Statue of Liberty Museum
from flag plaza
The Statue of Liberty‐Ellis Island Foundation, Inc., with the National Park Service/U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that FXFOWLE is the architect for the new Statue of Liberty Museum on Liberty Island in the New York Harbor.
"From the start, the design of the Statue of Liberty Museum was conceived as an extension of the park," said Nicholas Garrison, Partner and Project Designer. "The goal was to engage with the park's formal, axial plan and respond to its spectacular setting. The island's landscape is lifted and merged with the architecture to create space for the Museum in a new geology. The building's angular forms and spaces are shaped by its views and the irregularity of the water's edge, celebrating liberty."
Every detail has been thoughtfully incorporated to complement and respect the Statue of Liberty and her Island. The museum will utilize the best practices for sustainability and feature a green roof‐scape and bird‐safe glass exteriors. The interior and exterior spaces will be built with the materials native to Liberty Island and materials used to build the Statue of Liberty and Fort Wood including Stony Creek granite, bronze, plaster, and a variety of native vegetation. Pursuant to the new FEMA Executive Order on floodplain management and resiliency, the museum will be set above 500‐year flood levels and built to withstand hurricane force winds.
The spacious new building will allow for expanded artifacts, content and exhibits on the history of Liberty, her original concept, design, construction, and her 1986 centennial restoration. The museum will explore the philosophical concept of liberty and how the Statue of Liberty serves not only as an American symbol but as an interpretive and celebrated iconic global symbol.
It's projected that the museum will be open to the public in 2019.
"From the start, the design of the Statue of Liberty Museum was conceived as an extension of the park," said Nicholas Garrison, Partner and Project Designer. "The goal was to engage with the park's formal, axial plan and respond to its spectacular setting. The island's landscape is lifted and merged with the architecture to create space for the Museum in a new geology. The building's angular forms and spaces are shaped by its views and the irregularity of the water's edge, celebrating liberty."
Every detail has been thoughtfully incorporated to complement and respect the Statue of Liberty and her Island. The museum will utilize the best practices for sustainability and feature a green roof‐scape and bird‐safe glass exteriors. The interior and exterior spaces will be built with the materials native to Liberty Island and materials used to build the Statue of Liberty and Fort Wood including Stony Creek granite, bronze, plaster, and a variety of native vegetation. Pursuant to the new FEMA Executive Order on floodplain management and resiliency, the museum will be set above 500‐year flood levels and built to withstand hurricane force winds.
The spacious new building will allow for expanded artifacts, content and exhibits on the history of Liberty, her original concept, design, construction, and her 1986 centennial restoration. The museum will explore the philosophical concept of liberty and how the Statue of Liberty serves not only as an American symbol but as an interpretive and celebrated iconic global symbol.
It's projected that the museum will be open to the public in 2019.
