Foster + Partners to Design Boathouse for Non-Profit Organisation Row New York
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Award-winning architecture firm Foster + Partners will design a new boathouse and flagship location for nonprofit organization Row New York.Row New York offers a competitive rowing and academic success program to students from underserved communities throughoFoster + Partners to Design Boathouse for Non-Profit Organisation Row New York
Award-winning architecture firm Foster + Partners will design a new boathouse and flagship location for nonprofit organization Row New York.Row New York offers a competitive rowing and academic success program to students from underserved communities throughout New York City.The new 14,000-square- foot facility is being designed pro bono by Foster + Partners in association with Bade Stageberg Cox and will be the first boathouse in the country designed to serve teens and adults in under-resourced communities.Located on the Harlem River in northern Manhattan, the new boathouse will allow Row New York to dramatically expand its youth program for middle and high school students from New York’s most underserved schools and will feature a learning center with two state-of-the-art classrooms to accommodate the organization’s academic programs. It will also broaden community access to the waterfront, with five boat bays that can accommodate up to 60 boats, community programming, and kayaks for public use. Designs for the boathouse, which are going through an approval process with NYC Parks and the Public Design Commission, are expected to be unveiled in fall 2018.“Crew fosters teamwork, determination, and focus. As a rower myself, I saw firsthand what a tremendous impact rowing can have on an individual, and I started Row New York to provide students from all backgrounds with an opportunity to experience these transformative benefits, both in and out of the boat,” said Founder Amanda Kraus. “We have expanded our program dramatically since we launched our first boat 15 years ago and have worked to diversify a sport that has traditionally been limited to an elite few. We are thrilled to be working with Foster + Partners on the design and creation of this new boathouse, which will allow us to continue fulfilling our mission at an even larger scale.”“I was immediately intrigued by the opportunity to design a boathouse for Row New York, an organization that seeks to transform the lives of individuals of all ages, backgrounds, and capabilities,” said Lord Norman Foster, Founder and Executive Chairman of Foster + Partners, a global studio for integrated design, rooted in sustainability. “I am compelled by the challenges and opportunities that this boathouse — particularly one with such intensive and diverse uses — presents, both for the city and its citizens.”http://www.blouinartinfo.com/ Founder: Louise Blouin Read more