Pioneer pavilion. NYC.

Ben van Berkel of the Amsterdam- based practice UNStudio, has been selected to design a 5,000 sq ft pavilion in NYC to mark the occasion of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson’s arrival in New York Harbor.


To be permanently installed by September at Battery Park in Lower Manhattan, “The New Amsterdam Plein and Pavilion”, will be unique among the city’s many public spaces – a landscaped intermodal transportation hub of the 21st century, where bicycles, buses, the subway and water transportation intersect with cultural offerings in a singular expression of daring but lyrical design. The pavilion will have openings on three of four sides and will house an information centre, café and restrooms. The installation is expected to spruce up the Peter Minuit Plaza, a highly trafficked area that receives 5 million people annually, including 70,000 daily commuters.

Designer: UNStudio