A Enviromental Assessment for new museum proposal at the Stature of Liberty is open for comment.
Statue of Liberty New Museum Construction Environmental Assessment
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Statue of Liberty New Museum Construction Environmental Assessment |
The National Park Service, in cooperation with the Statue of Liberty - Ellis Island Foundation, has prepared an environmental assessment to evaluate a proposal to construct a new 20,000-square-foot Statue of Liberty Museum within the Statue of Liberty National Monument on Liberty Island. |
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An interesting set of issues.
- Liberty Island is a Pending historic district.
- New construction proposed at National Park Site closed for months due to Hurricane Sandy.
- Island is a high risk flood area
- Increased security limits visitors access to interpretive exhibits in Statue.
The goals of the project are sound; increase visitor access to exhibits and provide shelter from weather.
Seems that there are other alternatives that can be discussed. Some other issues.
- How can a building adapt as the sea levels rise?
- How do you build now, knowing that it will flood in the future?
Opportunity for an innovative response to climate change
Just some thoughts- to minimize the potential cost of restoring this new building after a future flood, May be the visitor shelter is not conditioned space but an open structure that can be disassembled and rebuilt. May be the Museum is a portable building that can be removed to safety when in danger from a Storm.
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Kathleen Sullivan AIA
NY
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