Reclaimed from 1.3 miles of New York’s post-industrial waterfront, Brooklyn Bridge Park sets a benchmark for waterfront projects globally and is a place for escape, recreation, and immersion in the natural world. This book is an important account of the transformation of deserted parking lots and crumbling piers into a living ecosystem, and a project that is an exemplar of climate resilience, fiscal innovation, and joyful public space.
Photo: Etienne Frossard
About the Authors
Michael Van Valkenburgh is the founder of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, a leading landscape architecture firm with award-winning parks, urban spaces, and campus landscapes across North America. He is the Charles Eliot Emeritus Professor in Landscape Architecture at Harvard GSD.
Julie Bargmann is a Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Virginia School of Architecture and founding principal of D.I.R.T. Studio.
Amanda Hesser is a well-known food writer, editor, entrepreneur, and founder and CEO of Food52.
Elijah Chilton is the Director of Communications and design writer at Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates.
About Monacelli
As a leading publisher of illustrated books for more than twenty-five years, Monacelli has challenged the conventions of publishing to produce provocative, inspiring, and essential titles. Founded in 1994 by Gianfranco Monacelli, the organization has released nearly 600 books on architecture, art, interior design, landscape and gardens, photography, and the applied arts. Monacelli’s books have been made in collaboration with prominent practitioners and scholars ever since its inaugural title, the groundbreaking “S,M,L,XL” by Rem Koolhaas and Bruce Mau. In 2015, the applied arts imprint Monacelli Studio was launched, adding elevated books on art instruction, photography technique, and crafts to the publisher’s roster. In 2020, Monacelli joined the Phaidon family of companies.
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