Irish Hunger Memorial, New York, New York
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| Irish Hunger Memorial | |
| Designer | 1100 Architect, PC, New York, New York, USA |
| Location | New York, New York, USA |
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| Context | Urban |
| Builder | Metrotech Contracting Corp. |
| Street Address | Battery Park City, New York, NY Walk Score |
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Together with artist Brian Tolle and landscape architect Gail Wittwer-Laird, 1100 Architect was chosen by the Battery Park City Authority to create a memorial commemorating the Great Irish Hunger. Working with a state-run agency, 1100 rendered special attention to incorporating both state and city regulations throughout the project. On a base of Irish limestone and illuminated glass, the team re-created a rugged landscape comprised of walls with stones from each of Ireland’s 32 counties, abandoned potato fields, and various species of native Irish plants and grasses. From the base’s west side, visitors enter through an ascending passageway that opens into a ruined famine-era cottage. Leaving the cottage, visitors may wander through the fields and overgrown potato furrows. The landscape cantilevers boldly beyond its base, suggesting the courageous journey made by Irish émigrés to America. Within the glass strata of this platform, text is inscribed that recounts the history of the Hunger.
| Building Details | |
| Client | Battery Park City Authority |
| Awards | New York Association of Consulting Engineers, Engineering Excellence Awards: Platinum Award, Irish Hunger Memorial, 2003. |
