by: AIA New York
- Agency Agency / Tei Carpenter
- Buro Koray Duman
- Isometric Studio
- N H D M / Nahyun Hwang and David Eugin Moon
- Only If Architecture
- Splice Design
- STUDIO 397
- REDDYMADE
This year’s competition invites firms to contemplate how a Valentine sent from the heart of Times Square might embrace various expressions of love, both individual and collective. Can the public art installation generate connections and ignite conversations that articulate our aspirations as individuals, as a city, as a nation, and beyond? How do you illustrate and amplify love in Times Square, where every day, 350,000 pedestrians from New York City, across the country, and around the world cross paths with strangers from all walks of life?
For the first time ever, the proposals for the Valentines Heart Design Competition will be exhibited at the Center for Architecture. At the opening on October 15, from 6 – 8pm, finalists will present on how their proposed installations approach these questions — and the winning entry will be announced! All eight project proposals will remain on display through November 2, 2018, at the Center for Architecture.
- Barry Bergdoll, Professor and Curator, Columbia University and MoMA
- Kendal Henry, Director, Percent for Art
- Jennifer Lantzas, Deputy Director of Public Art, NYC Parks
- Nadine Maleh, Executive Director, Institute for Public Architecture
- Cathleen McGuigan, Editor in Chief, Architectural Record
- Bradley Samuels, Partner, SITU Studio
- Hayes Slade, AIA, Principal, Slade Architecture; 2019 President, AIA New York
- Bryan Young, AIA, Principal, Young Projects
- Tim Tompkins, President, Times Square Alliance
- Benjamin Prosky, Assoc. AIA, Executive Director, AIA New York | Center for Architecture
- Andrew Dinwiddie, Acting Director of Public Art, Times Square Alliance