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October 11, 2012
Dedication of President's Bridge on October 1, 2012 Marks Completion of Lincoln Center's Redevelopment Project
Lincoln Center News
October 11, 2012
Contact: Eileen McMahon, 212-875-5391
LINCOLN CENTER COMPLETES ITS REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
– ON TIME AND ON BUDGET –
WITH THE OPENING OF THE PRESIDENT’S BRIDGE ACROSS W. 65th STREET
ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 1
Lincoln Center’s six-year, $1.2 billion redevelopment project?completed on time and on budget?was celebrated with the October 1 dedication ceremony for the final element of the center’s transformation: The President’s Bridge, named in honor of Reynold Levy, who has led Lincoln Center throughout this ambitious project. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg joined other distinguished guests in celebrating the bridge’s opening and dedicating the donor wall that acknowledges the leading benefactors of Lincoln Center’s redevelopment.
Spanning West 65th Street near Amsterdam Avenue, the sculpturally expressive President’s Bridge is designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, the lead architects of the Lincoln Center Development Project. It provides an alternative to street-level crossing for visitors, artists, students, neighbors, and staff members. The ADA-accessible pedestrian bridge weighs 58 tons. It is a stressed-skin steel structure 83 feet long and 10 feet wide, and connects the upper level plaza of the Rose Building (and adjacent Walter Reade Theater and The Juilliard School) to the public spaces, concert halls, theaters, library, and eating establishments on the south side of Lincoln Center’s campus. The bridge’s glass railings echo the soaring glass walls of The Juilliard School and Alice Tully Hall, and reflect the open, transparent sprit of Lincoln Center’s new design.
Over the past decade, on behalf of its resident organizations, Lincoln Center has led the largest and most comprehensive redevelopment of any performing arts center in the world. Adding new green spaces, 21st century digital informational signage about Lincoln Center activities, amenities such as free Wi Fi, available day-of discount tickets, and a range of dining options, the transformation was designed to make Lincoln Center more accessible and welcoming to the five million people who visit the 16-acre campus annually. With 30 indoor and outdoor performance venues, Lincoln Center each year sells some 3.2 million tickets and generates more than $3.4 billion for the New York economy. More than one million students annually participate in education activities related to Lincoln Center.
Lincoln Center consists of 11 Resident Organizations, and Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, is one of those 11. The ten other organizations are The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, The Film Society of Lincoln Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, The Juilliard School, Lincoln Center Theater, The Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, New York Philharmonic, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, and the School of American Ballet.
Lincoln Center’s Transformation-Key Dates
February 2003
Diller Scofidio (later Diller Scofidio + Renfro), in association with FXFOWLE Architects, are selected to
redesign Lincoln Center's 65th Street, Alice Tully Hall and portions of The Juilliard School.
March 2006
Construction begins on the West 65th Street Project.
Lincoln Center announces the Promenade Project, a plan to renovate Josie Robertson Plaza and the Columbus Avenue frontage to the Lincoln Center campus. The architects are Diller Scofidio + Renfro in association with Beyer Blinder Belle.
June 2006
Official groundbreaking ceremony with Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Lincoln Center announces plans to transform the Harmony Atrium (now the David Rubenstein Atrium), a privately owned indoor public space, into an information center and visitor services hub for the Lincoln Center campus as well as for cultural and civic organizations in the surrounding neighborhood. The architects are Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects.
January 2007 / Completed
School of American Ballet Lincoln Kirstein Wing
April 2007
“Good Night Alice” Gala concert hosted by Tom Brokaw closes Alice Tully Hall.
September 2008 / Completed
Juilliard School Lobby and Box Office reconfigured to street level, with a grand lobby and staircase, and new box office facilities.
February 2009 / Completed
Alice Tully Hall – a new design and re-imagined space with a public cafe.
Credit Suisse Information Grandstand – a sunken outdoor plaza with a grandstand space sheltering digital information.
May 2009 / Completed
Barclays Capital Grove – with canopy of green trees.
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts frontage.
Josie Robertson Plaza – totally restored with all new pavement.
October 2009 / Completed
Revson Fountain – reconceived centerpiece of Josie Robertson Plaza.
David H. Koch Theater and Avery Fisher Hall Balcony Porticos.
November 2009 / Completed
Charles B. Benenson Grove (62nd Street and Columbus Avenue.) – new green space at the southeast
portion of the campus which includes benches and 35 quaking aspen trees.
64th Street Garage / Roadway and Turnaround.
Juilliard School Rosemary and Meredith Willson Theater.
Juilliard School Glorya Kaufman Dance Studio.
December 2009 / Completed
David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center.
North-South Vehicular Connector Columbus Avenue Grand Stair and Canopy Entrance Ramps to main
plaza.
Hearst Plaza.
Paul Milstein Pool and Terrace – reconfigured pool reflecting the surrounding architecture, Henry Moore’s
Reclining Figure, and the adjacent Barclays Capital Grove.
Spring 2010 / Completed
Roslyn and Elliot Jaffe Family Drive (concourse-level inner roadway).
Bruce and Robbi Toll porte-cochère at Columbus Avenue (concourse-level drop-off).
Concourse passages to campus facilities from Toll porte-cochère.
Two escalators and one elevator from Toll porte-cochère (between Concourse and Plaza levels).
Street-level access to subway platform at 64th St. and Columbus Ave .
Entrance to concourse from 66th St. Subway station.
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Lawn – 7,200 square feet of public sloped grass roof overlooking Hearst Plaza.
Infopeel of Credit Suisse Information Grandstand (65th St. & Broadway) .
Columbus Avenue Grand Stair Digital Information Signage .
Summer 2010 / Completed
65th Street Narrowing - transformation of the 65th Street block with a narrowed street and a widened
landscaped sidewalk.
September 2010/ Completed
Lincoln Ristorante –high-concept design by Diller Scofidio + Renfro with contemporary Italian cuisine of
Chef Jonathan Benno; Lincoln’s unique design features glass curtain walls, a signature sloping
lawn roof and a spectacular view of the reflecting pool and the Henry Moore sculpture.
65th St. InfoBlades (Video Blades).
ADA-accessible Public Elevator on 65th St.
65th Street Passage (concourse-level parking access).
June 2011/ Completed
Film Society of Lincoln Center’s Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, with indie food and wine cafe.
June 2012/ Completed
Lincoln Center Theater’s Claire Tow Theater.
September 2012
American Table Café and Bar by Marcus Samuelsson opens in Alice Tully Hall.
October 2012
The President’s Bridge spanning W. 65th Street is completed.
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The President's Bridge
Caption: Named in honor of Reynold LevyPhoto Credit: Mark Bussell Size: 3968x2232 |
The President's Bridge
Caption: Named in honor of Reynold LevyPhoto Credit: Mark Bussell Size: 3968x2232 |
Josie Roberston Plaza at Night by Mark Bussell
Caption: View of Josie Robertson Plaza, the Revson Fountain, and LED text Grand Stair for Fashion's Night Out The ShowPhoto Credit: Mark Bussell Size: 7320x4824 |
Josie Roberston Plaza by Mark Bussell
Caption: View of Josie Robertson Plaza, the Revson Fountain, and LED text Grand StairPhoto Credit: Mark Bussell Size: 4000x3000 |
Lincoln Ristorante by Mark Bussell
Caption: Lincoln RistorantePhoto Credit: Mark Bussell Size: 4500x2531 |
Revson Fountain by Mark Bussell
Caption: Lincoln Center; view of Josie Robertson Plaza and Revson FountainPhoto Credit: Mark Bussell Size: 3200x1800 |
Reflecting Pool by Mark Bussell
Caption: View of Lincoln restaurant serving contemporary Italian food and a wine list featuring 400 labels overlooking the Reflecting Pool and Henry Moore's sculpture 'Reclining Figure' on the Hearst PlazaPhoto Credit: Mark Bussell Size: 4352x2448 |
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Lawn; Paul Milstein Terrace and...
Caption: Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Lawn; Paul Milstein Terrace and Reflecting PoolPhoto Credit: Mark Bussell Size: 4288x2848 |
Illumination Lawn by Mark Bussell
Caption: View from Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Lawn featuring Barclays Capital Grove and Paul Milstein Terrace and Reflecting PoolPhoto Credit: Mark Bussell Size: 1510x1008 |
David H. Koch Theater by Mark Bussell
Caption: View of Josie Robertson Plaza, the Revson Fountain, LED text Grand Stair, and the protected glass canopy entrance ramp to Avery Fisher HallPhoto Credit: Mark Bussell Size: 3968x2232 |
Barclays Capital Grove by Mark Bussell
Caption: Exterior view of Barclays Capital Grove and the Reflecting Pool from Hearst PlazaPhoto Credit: Mark Bussell Size: 6613x3720 |
Revson Fountain and Josie Roberston Plaza by Mark Bussell
Caption: View of Josie Robertson Plaza, the Revson Fountain, and LED text Grand StairPhoto Credit: Mark Bussell Size: 3000x2484 |
Illumination Lawn and Reflecting Pool by Mark Bussell
Caption: View along West 65th Street of Lincoln Restaurant and Film Society constructionPhoto Credit: Mark Bussell Size: 3776x2520 |
David Rubenstein Atrium by Mark Bussell
Caption: The David Rubenstein AtriumPhoto Credit: Mark Bussell Size: 3968x2232 |
65th Street Entrance by Mark Bussell
Caption: Lincoln Center; view from West 65th Street looking south
Lincoln Center; view from West 65th Street looking south
Lincoln Center; view from West 65th Street looking southPhoto Credit: Mark Bussell Size: 4352x2229 |