Join us for a tour of the AIANY Design Award-winning Davis Center at the Harlem Meer, the largest project in the history of the Central Park Conservancy. This project explores and celebrates the intersection of History, Landscape, Recreation and the City. Setting the stage with the demolition of the former Lasker Rink, the Davis Center reconnects the building to its topography and its Central Park North setting. A glass and stone pavilion defines the eastern edge of a monumental outdoor room containing a new seasonal pool, rink and green.
Tour Guides:
Susan Rodriguez, FAIA, Principal, Susan T Rodriguez | Architecture • Design
Christopher Nolan, FASLA, former Vice President for Planning, Design and Construction, Central Park Conservancy
Carl Gruswitz, AIA, CPHD, Senior Associate, Mitchell/Giurgola Architects, LLP
About the Tour Guides:
Susan T Rodriguez the lead architect of Central Park’s new Davis Center at the Harlem Meer, designs at the intersection of architecture and the public realm to create buildings and spaces that distill the essence of cultures and communities. Her award-winning work is recognized internationally for its contribution to the vitality of cities and landscapes and the institutions they serve. She founded Susan T Rodriguez | Architecture · Design in 2017, combining over thirty years of design leadership with a passionate belief in the power of architecture to affect change and improve the quality of life for all.
Christopher Nolan is the former Vice President for Planning, Design and Construction of the Central Park Conservancy. As the chief landscape architect for the Central Park Conservancy, Nolan oversaw a team of planning and design professionals responsible for all restoration and constructions projects in Central Park. He is the principal at Studio Nolan Landscape Architects and Planners.
Carl Gruswitz is a Senior Associate, Mitchell/Giurgola Architects, LLP in New York City. With Mitchell/Giurgola Architects as Executive Architects, Gruswitz was the Project Architect on the Davis Center at the Harlem Meer.
