Heatherwick's The Vessel to Rise Up in New York's Hudson Yards

  • September 14, 2016 23:06

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The Vessel, rendering
Forbes Massie / Heatherwick Studio

It boasts 154 interconnecting stairways, 2,400 steps, and 80 landings comprising a mile's worth of walkways. And all of it will lead to nowhere on the Far West Side of Manhattan. New York Times reports that The Vessel is the much-debated, $150-million public landmark set to center the main square of Hudson Yards, a skyscraper-laden development on the rise.

The design for the piece was unveiled at a press conference Monday. "This will be one of the great public squares of New York City," Mayor Bill de Blasio said at the event, calling The Vessel a "must-see and a must-walk for all New Yorkers."

View of The Vessel, rendering
Forbes Massie / Heatherwick Studio

British designer Thomas Heatherwick and his Heatherwick Studio are behind the massive 'interactive' sculpture, due for completion in fall 2018. It's currently under construction in Italy.


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