The Harlem Edge On The Waterfront

The Harlem Edge: Cultivating Connections, on view at the Center for Architecture from July 12 through October 31, presents entries to the latest ideas competition developed by the Emerging New York Architects (ENYA) Committee.

Following previous waterfront sites that included Groen Hoek, Southpoint on Roosevelt Island, the South Street Seaport, and the High Bridge Crossing of the Harlem River, the 2012 competition focuses on the redevelopment of the West 135th Street marine transfer station, which establishes a link from the water to the surrounding community.

Out of more than 98 entries from 16 countries, 4 prize-winning projects, along with 5 honorable mentions and 14 additional juror selections, will be shown at the Center for Architecture and published in a competition catalog.

Schematic models and a commissioned video about the competition, site, and community round out a “waterfront lounge” to be installed in the HLW Gallery.