The DT’s Public Space Potluck March 18! March 6, 2009
Posted by rda1 in : Outside inspiration , trackbackMark your calendars!The next Public Space Potluck is set for Wednesday, March 18, at 6:30pm under the palm trees at the World Financial Center Wintergarden. This location is a “public-private” space, going along with the theme of our upcoming Design Trust Council event “Public Space / Private Money,” a discussion on how public spaces funded by private investments can retain a public identity. The Wintergarden is surely a wonderful asset to the public, but is it really a public space?
From Wintergarden manager Brookfield Properties:
“…The world-renowned Winter Garden is a spectacular 10-story enclosed glass atrium featuring an enormous indoor sanctuary with a cascading marble semicircular staircase, fashioned of Italian marble, leading to a grove of sixteen 45-foot palm trees. . . . the Winter Garden is a celebrated venue for performances, site-specific installations, premieres and commissioned works – year-round and free to the public. Over 40 restaurants, major brand and specialty retailers and business services make shopping and dining an unforgettable experience.” (emphasis by the Design Trust)
Inspired by Design Trust Board Member Zach McKown, who hosted a dinner on the Brooklyn Bridge last summer, the Design Trust staff has organized a series of potluck dinners in public spaces in New York City. Dinners were held in Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza, on the Staten Island Ferry, and most recently at the DT office to celebrate the inauguration of President Obama, with an accompanying ping-pong tournament.
Please write to rsvp@designtrust.org if you plan to attend.
We look forward to seeing you there!
The DT Staff
Design Trust for Public Space
338 West 39th Street, 10th Floor
New York City 10018
t: 212-695-2432 x13
f: 212-695-6101
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I attended this potluck and it was great! It truly was the embodiment of discussion and public space (with food!). I am definitely going to try to attend the next one.