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Opening Exhibition: Midtown-West/ Manhattan’s Future
Pergolis Urban Gallery Exhibition titled "Midtown-West: Manhattan’s Future."
May 28, 2004 – July 2, 2004
The exhibition, Midtown-West: Manhattan’s Future explored the future possibilities for the westernmost edge of Midtown Manhattan, from Eighth Avenue to the Hudson River. Through an extensive array of thoughtful and provocative drawings the initial and immensely important discussion opened by the City of New York itself is seen against a series of academic and professional contributions – from Harvard, Princeton, Columbia and the City University of New York, the offices of some of New York City’s most vivid and articulate architects, and distinguished members of its land-use bar. This exhibition frames the discussion of New York City’s future within the context of what a global city can be in the 21st century.
Speakers celebrating the inauguration of the Pergolis Urban Gallery included the noted planner and urban designer Alexander Cooper, the author of the Preferred Plan of the City of New York for Midtown-West.