Vessel Has Landed

On the far west side of Manhattan--where Hudson Yards, the monumental city-within-a-city that will someday encompass 18 million square feet, is rising on a platform held aloft above a sea of railroad tracks--stands one of the most original structures in New York. Viewed head-on at a sufficient dista...

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Published in:	Architectural Record Vol. 207; no. 4; p. 35
Main Author:	Adler, Jerry
Format:	Trade Publication Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York BNP Media 01-04-2019
Subjects:	Architecture Cities Ground level Heatherwick, Thomas Railway tracks Sculpture Trains Vessels United States > US New York City New York
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Summary:	On the far west side of Manhattan--where Hudson Yards, the monumental city-within-a-city that will someday encompass 18 million square feet, is rising on a platform held aloft above a sea of railroad tracks--stands one of the most original structures in New York. Viewed head-on at a sufficient distance-looking east from the spur of the High Line, say, across acres of parked commuter trains-Vessel, the climbable sculpture designed by Thomas Heatherwick, has the calming aspect of a pagoda, its eight levels of upturned wings glowing a soft copper color in the sun. But up close, at ground level, its rigid symmetry dissolves into a jumble of stairs and platforms, mushrooming from a base of 50 feet across to 150 feet across at the top.
ISSN:	0003-858X 2470-1513