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Arthur
Ross Greenhouse To Be Featured in Major Celebration of New
York Architecture and Design
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NEW YORK
– Barnard’s Arthur Ross Greenhouse has been selected
as one of the sites to be featured in the first annual openhousenewyork
(OHNY), a major celebration of architecture and design. The
greenhouse joins more than 75 fascinating places in neighborhoods
throughout the city’s five boroughs. The landmarks, which
include Gracie Mansion and St. John the Divine, will open
their doors to the public – free of charge – for
tours, lectures and other special events. Barnard will participate
by giving tours of Arthur Ross Greenhouse on October 11 from
10 A.M. to 4 P.M.
The Arthur Ross Greenhouse, perched atop Milbank Hall, was
designed by Carl Stein of Stein White Nelligan Architects
and dedicated in 1998, replacing the greenhouse which had
stood on the spot since 1928. Evoking the crystal palaces
of the turn of the last century, the new greenhouse features
a curved aluminum and glass shell with two pairs of research
bays branching off the central conservatory space. The greenhouse
footprint was expanded during the refurbishment, with the
central conservatory extending higher and further out towards
campus. Located along the campus’s central axis, the
greenhouse crowns and complements the lovely Beaux-Arts style
of Milbank Hall. The reconfiguration also provided a central
corridor, a more accessible staircase and a small passenger
elevator to provide access for the disabled and to facilitate
transport of plants and supplies.
Measuring 3,400 square feet, with 2,100 under glass, the greenhouse
is a state-of-the-art facility maintained by the Biology Department
for the use of faculty and students throughout the College.
It houses an impressive collection of tropical and semi-tropical
plants, as well as succulents and plants grown specifically
for courses and for student and faculty research. The computerized
heating, cooling, ventilation, lighting and watering systems
allow for independent, automatic climate control of the various
greenhouse spaces.
"Barnard
is an excellent example of the unprecedented access to inspiring
and innovative places in the openhousenewyork will
provide in neighborhoods throughout the city," said Scott
Lauer, executive director of openhousenewyork. "This
event could not be timelier; with the rebuilding of lower
Manhattan, plans on the table for the 2012 Olympics, and other
major building projects around town, public awareness and
interest in architecture and design in New York has never
been greater."
OHNY was inspired by the overwhelming success of similar events
that have taken place over the past decade in London, Toronto
and other cities around the world. Through an annual citywide
event and other public programs throughout the year, OHNY
will engage the public in New York’s rich architectural,
urban and historical development by providing access to a
diverse array of architectural, engineering and design achievements.
A guide and map highlighting all participating sites will
be available at all participating sites and at the OHNY welcome
center at the Center for Architecture. Complete event information
will also be available on OHNY website, http://www.ohny.org
Contacts:
For information about Barnard College
Elissa Matsueda, Office of Public Affairs,
212-854-5842
Ematsued@barnard.edu
For information about openhousenewyork:
Elizabeth Solomon
917.626.6869
elizabeth@ohny.org
openhousenewyork
sites:
BRONX
Edgar Allan Poe Cottage, East Kingsbridge Road & Grand
Concourse, Fordham
Hall of Fame of Great Americans, Bronx Community College,
University Ave/ West 181st Street, University Heights
Valentine-Varian House, 3266 Bainbridge Avenue, Norwood
Woodlawn Cemetery, 4420 White Plains Road, Woodlawn
BROOKLYN
Boerum Hill House, 192 Bergen St at Bond St., Boerum Hill
Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140 58th St, Sunset Park
The Green-Wood Cemetery, 500 West 25th Street, Sunset Park
HSBC Bank USA (Formerly Williamsburgh Savings Bank), One Hanson
Place, Fort Greene
Mark Morris Dance Center, 3 Lafayette Avenue, Fort Greene
New York Transit Museum, (formerly Court Street Station)
Boerum Place & Schermerhorn St, Downtown Brooklyn
Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House, 5816 Clarenton Rd, East Flatbush
Pratt Institute Library, 200 Willoughby Avenue, Clinton Hill
Pratt Institute: Power Plant, 200 Willoughby Avenue, Clinton
Hill
Pratt Institute: Caroline Ladd Pratt House, 229 Clinton Avenue,
Clinton Hill
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch at Grand Army Plaza,
Flatbush Avenue and Eastern Parkway, Park Slope/ Prospect
Heights
MANHATTAN
13th Street Apartment, West 13th Street, Greenwich Village
anderson architects, 555 West 25th Street at 11th Avenue,
Chelsea
The Arsenal, 830 Fifth Avenue, Central Park
Arthur Ross Greenhouse, Milbank Hall Rooftop
Barnard College 3009 Broadway, Morningside Heights
The Bohen Foundation, 415 W 13 St, Meat Packing District
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 1047 Amsterdam Avenue at
112th St, Morningside Heights
Center for Architecture (OHNY Welcome Center), 534 LaGuardia
Place, Greenwich Village
Chelsea Market, 75 9th Ave, Chelsea Market Bldg, Chelsea
Cherner/ O’Neil Residence, 366 East 8th Street at Avenue
C, Apt. 5, East Village
Church of the Transfiguration, 1 East 29th Street
City Hall, City Hall Park
Tweed Courthouse, 52 Chambers Street
Columbia University
Low Library, 116th St between Broadway & Amsterdam, Morningside
Heights
Butler Library, 114th St between Broadway and Amsterdam, Morningside
Heights
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian, 2 East
91 Street, Carnegie Hill
The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, 20 West 44th
Street, Theater District
Gracie Mansion, East End Avenue & 88th Street at Carl
Schurz Park
Grand Lodge of Masons, 71 West 23rd Street, Chelsea
Harry F. Sinclair House/ Ukrainian Institute of America, 2
East 79th Street, Museum Mile
Hidden Harbour Tour, Pier 83 at West 42nd Street, Hell’s
Kitchen
High Bridge: Water Tower, 174th St and Amsterdam Avenue, Washington
Heights
The High Line, View from 511 West 25th Street, Chelsea. Access
onto the High Line is not
currently permitted.
Hispanic Society of America, Audubon Terrace, 613 West 155th
St., Washington Heights
Ernest Flagg Rectory, Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232
East 11th St, East Village
Hom-Strauss Residence, 317 West 13th Street, Meat Packing
District
Jefferson Market Branch Library Tower, 425 6th Avenue at 10th
Street, Greenwich Village
John J. Harvey Fireboat, Pier 63 North River, Chelsea
Leroy Street Studio, 113 Hester Street, Chinatown
The Little Red Lighthouse, Fort Washington Park, 178th St
& Hudson River, Inwood
Lux Studios, 456 W 18th Street, Chelsea
Meatpacking District: Fashion Boutique Tour, 34 Gansvoort
Street, Meatpacking District
Mixed Greens, 601 West 26th St. at 11th Ave., Chelsea
Mt. Morris Park Residence, 12 Mount Morris Park West, Harlem
Museum of Modern Art, 11 West 53rd Street, Midtown
Museum of the City of New York, 1220 Fifth Avenue, Upper East
Side
New 42nd Street Studios, 227 West 42nd Street, Times Square
The New Victory Theater, 209 West 42nd Street, Times Square
New York Marble Cemetery, 41 1/2 Second Ave., East Village
The New York Public Library, Humanities & Social Sciences
Library, 5th Ave. & 42nd St,
Midtown
NYC2012, One Liberty Plaza, One Liberty Plaza, 34th Floor,
Wall Street
Rockwell Group Office, 5 Union Square West, Union Square
Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital, Southpoint of Roosevelt
Island, Roosevelt Island
Scandinavia House, 58 Park Avenue between 37th & 38th
St., Murray Hill
Scholastic Inc., 557 Broadway between Prince and Spring Streets,
SoHo
The Solaire, 20 River Terrace, Battery Park City
Soldiers & Sailors Monument, Riverside Park, 89th Street
& Riverside Drive, Upper West Side
Steinway Hall, Steinway & Sons, 109 West 57th Street,
Midtown
Temple Emanu-El, 1 East 65th Street at Fifth Avenue, Upper
East Side
Tenri Cultural Institute of New York, 43A West 13th Street,
Greenwich Village
Terrapin Chelsea Art Gallery, 121 West 15th Street, Chelsea
Thirteen/ WNET, 450 West 33rd Street, Midtown
Urban Center/ Villard Houses, Municipal Art Society, 457 Madison
Ave, Midtown
Van Alen Institute, 30 West 22nd Street, Flatiron District
Vitra Showroom, 29 Ninth Avenue, Meat Packing District
W New York - Union Square Ballroom, 201 Park Ave South at
17th Street, Union Square
The Waldorf=Astoria, 301 Park Avenue, Midtown
Walker Group Office, 95 Morton Street, West Village
Washington Square Park Memorial Arch, Washington Square North
& Fifth Ave., Greenwich
Village
Yankee Ferry Boat, Pier 25, end of Moore Street, TriBeCa
QUEENS
Astoria Pool, 19th Street & 23rd Avenue, Astoria
Fort Totten, 212 St and Bell Boulevard, Bayside
Hindu Temple, 45-57 Bowne Street, Flushing
King Manor Museum, King Park, Jamaica Avenue, between 150th
& 153rd, Jamaica
Kingsland Homestead, 143-35 37th Avenue, Flushing
Old Quaker Meeting House, 137-16 Northern Boulevard, Flushing
STATEN ISLAND
Christopher House, Historic Richmond Town, 441 Clarke Ave,
Richmond-Town
Museum of the Staten Island Institute of Arts & Sciences,
75 Stuyvesant Place, St. George
Noble Maritime Collection, Building D1000 Richmond Terrace,
Livingston
Seguine Mansion, 440 Seguine Avenue between Mosley & Amboy,
Prince's Bay
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