Terrain Work Celebrates Earth Day with 'Broadway Bouquet'

Terrain Work  unveiled 'Broadway Bouquet' on April 21, 2018 for the NYC Car Free Earth Day Event sponsored by the City of New York and NYC DOT.  'Broadway Bouquet' was a 40' feet long by 8' high temporary public art installation that was displayed at the intersection of Broadway and 24th Street in the Flatiron District of Manhattan. To see Photos and Video of 'Broadway Bouquet' Click Here.

The ‘Broadway Bouquet’ takes one of the most familiar and portable landscapes found on countless street corners in Manhattan and turns it into a larger than life experience, which is quintessentially New York.  The artwork captures the scale-bending qualities of the city while giving people a glimpse of how introducing plants and urban ecology in civic spaces can pique the imagination. 

The art installation was a featured piece of the NYC/DOT Car Free Earth Day event that closed thirty blocks of Broadway from Times Square to Union Square to vehicular traffic, creating a temporary pedestrian space for people to explore for the day.  A variety of environmental programming  were introduced by city agencies and nonprofit organizations along Broadway to promote activism and education surrounding climate change, sustainability and rethinking how we use our city streets.    To see our Interview about 'Broadway Bouquet' on Good Morning America Click Here.

Terrain Work Wins Public Art Commission To Be Featured on Broadway!

Terrain Work is excited to announce that we have won a public art commission through the City of New York and DOT!  On Saturday, April 21st from 9am to 3pm, "Broadway Bouquet" will be displayed on Broadway in the Flatiron district of New York as part of the Earth Day celebration.  The  artwork will be a featured piece in the NYC Car Free Earth Day festivities when Broadway is shut down to automobiles for the day.

"Broadway Bouquet" takes one of the most familiar and portable landscapes found on countless street corners in Manhattan and turns it into a larger than life experience, which is quintessentially New York.  The artwork captures the scale-bending qualities of the city while giving people a glimpse of how plants and urban ecology in new civic spaces can spark the imagination.  Learn more about 'Broadway Bouquet' here.

Terrain Work Selected As Finalist for Park Avenue Competition in NYC!

Terrain Work has been selected as a finalist for the Beyond the Centerline international design competition to re-imagine the future of Park Avenue in New York City.  Our entry "The New York Plant Circus" will be on public display at Park Avenue Plaza located at 55 East 52nd Street in Manhattan from March 5th-9th.  You can also see our design featured on CBS News and Archdaily, and read about the competition in the New York Times.   Public voting will be open from 8 AM EST on Monday, March 5th to 5 PM EST on Friday, March 9th.  More details to come on this project soon at www.terrainwork.com!

Hudson Commons Begins Construction!

Terrain Work is excited to announce that our project Hudson Commons at 441 9th Avenue in New York City has begun construction!  The project, in collaboration with COVE Property Group and KPF Architects, consists of 40,000 square feet of landscape that climbs up a commercial office tower.  Hudson Commons offers premier office space in the heart of Manhattan providing an innovative approach to work-space environments that encourages indoor to outdoor interactivity with a landscape that is designed for both work and relaxation.   To learn more about Hudson Commons click here or visit www.terrainwork.com.

Terrain Work Designs Master Plan for Wheels o' Time Museum

Terrain Work recently completed a new master plan for the Wheels O’ Time Museum in Peoria, Illinois.  The museum houses an extensive collection of over 30,000 square feet of antique and collector cars, trains, airplanes, tractors, fire trucks, and bicycles.  In addition it recently acquired an innovative house from the 1930's constructed entirely from steel by the renowned industrial designer R.G. LeTourneau. 

Terrain Work’s master plan for the museum incorporates the newly acquired Le Tourneau house into the museum campus to create an interconnected series of wheels that each contain different gardens designed to display museum artifacts and provide a variety of programmatic functions  for the public to enjoy.  To learn more about this project click here.

Terrain Work Designing the Landscape for 441 9th Avenue in Manhattan

Terrain Work is collaborating with COVE Property Group and KPF on a new project at 441 9th Avenue in Manhattan.  The plan is to reposition 441 Ninth Avenue as a “new” Class-A office development targeted to meet the needs of various tenants including TAMI (Technology, Advertising, Media and Information), fashion, financial and legal tenants.  We are thrilled to work with a world class team of design and development experts in the heart of Manhattan.  Stay tuned for more to come on this project at www.terrainwork.com

Terrain Work Playing 'Mind Games'

Terrain Work recently created 'Mind Games' a temporary garden that explores our perceptions of childhood through the lens of adulthood. The garden is at once a representation of these myriad states of being, and a sensory experience that invites both children and adults to play in a field of fallen leaves - ten thousand balls of yellow, orange, and red.   Mind Games is currently trying to find a home.  If you are interested in speaking to us about implementing this project please contact us.  To learn more about 'Mind Games' click here

University of Iowa Hancher Auditorium in the News

The University of Iowa Hancher Auditorium was recently featured on ArchDaily.  The landscape for Hancher consists of an innovative water management system that captures, cleans, and infiltrates water from the surrounding area into the ground.  This reduces runoff into the the Iowa River to help mitigate future flooding events, and create a more resilient riverfront landscape.  Theodore Hoerr led the landscape architectural design of this project while a Principal at Balmori Associates in collaboration with Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects.   To learn more about how this project transformed the Art Campus landscape on the banks of the Iowa River click here. 

Shifting Mosaic Garden Underway

Terrain Work has started several new projects recently, including this garden in Lebanon, New Jersey.  Situated on a picturesque three acre site at the edge of a mature woodland, the new garden will feature a series of cascading terraces down the hillside that act as an armature for raised vegetable and herb parterres while also providing access to an entertainment lawn.  A path will be circumscribed into the meadow and existing woodland areas to unify the property so that it can be enjoyed both visually and experientially.  Finally, a meadow of native plant species will serve as the underlying planting matrix for a large portion of the site.  The meadow plants have been selected to attract a variety of New Jersey native birds and butterflies in addition to providing a striking visual backdrop of flowering meadow plants and grasses that change in texture and color from season to season.

Theodore Hoerr Joins the Board of Hamilton Park Conservancy

Theodore Hoerr was recently elected as the Vice-Chair of the Hamilton Park Conservancy.  Hamilton Park dates back to the early 19th century and  is located at the heart of the historic Hamilton Park Neighborhood that was added to the National Registry of Historic Places in 1979.  The 5.4 acre park and its stately landscape create a picturesque setting for the historic neighborhood with Victorian brownstones lining its borders.  The Conservancy was created in 2010 to ensure this beautiful public resource is maintained for future generations to enjoy.