Latest gem added to downtown's 'green necklace'.The Retirement Systems of Alabama Retirement Systems of Alabama is the administrator of the pension fund for employees of the state of Alabama. It is headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama. David G. Bronner is the chief executive officer. (RSA (1) (Rural Service Area) See MSA. (2) (Rivest-Shamir-Adleman) A highly secure cryptography method by RSA Security, Inc., Bedford, MA (www.rsa.com), a division of EMC Corporation since 2006. It uses a two-part key. ), owners of 55 Water Street, dedicated the "Elevated Acre," a new, multi-level, award-winning public park in Lower Manhattan Lower Manhattan is the southernmost part of the island of Manhattan, the main island and center of business and government of the City of New York. Lower Manhattan is generally defined as the area delineated on the north by Chambers Street, on the west by the Hudson River (North , on Wednesday, October 19, 2005. The Elevated Acre is located on the south side of 55 Water Street, adjacent to the Vietnam Veterans This article is about the French band. For veterans of the Vietnam War, see Vietnam veteran. The Vietnam Veterans were a six-person French psychedelic group that released six records in the 1980s. The band was praised by many alternative music publications. Plaza, the first public park developed by RSA. The Elevated Acre is the second public space developed by the owners. The Honorable Robert Morganthau, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of County District Attorney, joined Dr. David G. Bronner David George Bronner (born January 22, 1945 in Cresco, Iowa) is an American businessman. He is best known as the head of Retirement Systems of Alabama (RSA), the pension fund for employees of the State of Alabama. Bronner is the son of George David and Marge Bronner. , RSA Chief Executive Officer, and Harry Bridgwood, Executive Vice President of 55 Water Street's New Water Street Corporation, to light the park's beacon, "a symbol of hope and progress for Lower Manhattan," at the dedication event. The Elevated Acre will provide new recreational park space for Lower Manhattan residents and commuters and includes four major design components: open green space with native foliage; a boardwalk overlooking the East River; and a 7,000 s/f activity area or event space, with outdoor seating and flexible enough to accommodate an ice-rink, film venue or wedding tent. A new lighthouse Beacon, similar to those found on naval ships, will anchor the northeast corner. The distinctive glass beacon, 25-feet-wide by 25-feet-high and 40-50 feet above street level, will be seen from the Brooklyn Bridge Brooklyn Bridge, vehicular suspension bridge, New York City, southernmost of the bridges across the East River, between lower Manhattan and Brooklyn; built 1869–83. The achievement of J. A. Roebling and his son W. A. Roebling, it has a span of 1,595. and other Downtown vantage points. The beacon will be lit every evening as a welcoming lantern, often in themed color schemes, similar to the Empire State Building. The unique design of this $7 million park is the result of a joint venture by architectural firm, Rogers Marvel Architects, and Ken Smith Landscape Architect. RSA awarded the contract for the park's design to the two Lower Manhattan-based firms after a design competition initiated and conducted by the Municipal Art Society. The competition yielded more than 100 entries, with the winner and finalists placed on view at the Urban Center. The project transforms an existing elevated plaza from a barren, windswept wind·swept adj. Exposed to or swept by winds: windswept moors. windswept Adjective 1. and hard deck into a vibrant, multi-programmed and accessible public park to be enjoyed by all New Yorkers. The new park will tie into the planned 'Green Necklace' running around the City's edge and will connect the park to the street. According to Jonathan Marvel, "Our design team holds a longstanding notion that architecture in general, and public projects in particular, can be defined by the treatment of Light and Circulation. The aerial acre at 55 Water celebrates New York's dramatic reconnection to the lost waterfront in the ascent to the new horizon and Beacon." Ken Smith explains, "Our design for this rooftop public park provides a powerful connection to the New York harbor New York Harbor, a geographic term, refers collectively to the rivers, bays, and tidal estuaries near the mouth of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City. This is sometimes construed in the sense "the Ports of New York and New Jersey". . "We created a sloped landscape of dunes and plantings that provide social spaces for the downtown residents. The entire park culminates in an elevated boardwalk with a stunning view of the East River." Rob Rogers continues, "55 Water street is designed and programmed for year round use. The Park's event areas and planted slope provide daily and seasonal variety. "A new illuminated beacon will glow in late afternoon and evenings, warmly inviting the public to enter and inhabit the Park." |
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