Site Objectives
HB:BX is an opportunity to explore how outdated infrastructure, including the High Bridge and Highbridge Water Tower can be re-used and adapted to meet the current needs of the city.
Entrants are encouraged to go beyond current restoration proposals and think of innovative ways that High Bridge can be engaged -- perhaps even modified -- reinstating it as a destination, and reviving cross-river and inter-borough connections that were severed with the bridge’s closure. In addition to the bridge’s connective value, the communities’ need for open public space and additional amenities is an important part of this design challenge.
Entrants should also consider the following questions:
- What happens at the foot of the bridge and how can the communities' access to the waterfront be improved.
- What is the relationship between architecture and landscape?
- How can a terminus or gate for the Bronx side of the bridge be created?
- How does the bridge weave itself into the neighborhood?