Vessel (structure)

Last updated

Vessel
Hudson Yards Plaza March 2019 53.jpg
Seen in March 2019, shortly after opening
Vessel (structure)
General information
StatusClosed indefinitely
Town or city New York City
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 40°45′14″N74°00′08″W / 40.7538°N 74.0022°W / 40.7538; -74.0022
GroundbreakingApril 2017;7 years ago (2017-04)
Topped-outDecember 2017;6 years ago (2017-12)
OpenedMarch 15, 2019;5 years ago (2019-03-15)
ClosedJuly 29, 2021;2 years ago (2021-07-29)
CostUS$75–200 million
Height150 ft (46 m)
Technical details
Floor count16
Design and construction
Architect(s) Thomas Heatherwick
Architecture firmHeatherwick Studio
Structural engineer Thornton Tomasetti (Engineer Of Record) and AKT II (Design Engineer)
Main contractor AECOM Tishman
Website
www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com/discover/vessel/

Vessel (TKA) is a structure and visitor attraction built as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project in Manhattan, New York City, New York. The TKA abbreviation in the structure's name stands for "Temporarily Known As". Built to plans by the British designer Thomas Heatherwick, the elaborate honeycomb-like structure rises 16 stories and consists of 154 flights of stairs, 2,500 steps, and 80 landings for visitors to climb. Vessel is the main feature of the 5-acre (2.0 ha) Hudson Yards Public Square. Funded by Hudson Yards developer Related Companies, its final cost is estimated to have been $200 million.

Contents

The concept of Vessel was unveiled to the public on September 14, 2016. Construction began in April 2017, with the pieces being manufactured in Italy and shipped to the United States. Vessel topped out in December 2017 with the installation of its highest piece, and it opened to the public on March 15, 2019. Upon its opening, Vessel received mixed reviews, with some critics praising its prominent placement within Hudson Yards, and others deriding the structure as extravagant. Vessel was also initially criticized for its restrictive copyright policy regarding photographs of the structure, as well as its lack of accessibility for disabled visitors, although both issues were subsequently addressed.

In January 2021, following three suicides at the Vessel, it was closed to the public indefinitely. The Vessel reopened in May 2021, then indefinitely closed again after another suicide two months later. It has not been publicly accessible since.

Description

Structure

Viewed from 11th Avenue (2019) HudsonYards 05-06-19-1 (47003439824).jpg
Viewed from 11th Avenue (2019)

Vessel is a 16-story, 150-foot-tall (46 m) [1] structure of connected staircases among the buildings of Hudson Yards, located in the 5-acre (2.0 ha) Hudson Yards Public Square. [2] Designed by Thomas Heatherwick, [3] Vessel has 154 flights, 2,500 steps, and 80 landings, [3] with the total length of the stairs exceeding 1 mile (1.6 km). [4] The copper-clad steps, arranged like a jungle gym [5] and modeled after Indian stepwells, [4] [6] can hold 1,000 people at a time. [3] The structure also has ramps and an elevator to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), [2] though only three of Vessel's landings are ADA-accessible as of 2019. [7]

Vessel is 50 feet (15 m) wide at its base, expanding to 150 feet (46 m) at the apex. [3] Stephen Ross, the CEO of Hudson Yards' developer Related Companies, said that its unusual shape was intended to make the structure stand out like a "12-month Christmas tree". [2] Heatherwick said that he intends visitors to climb and explore the structure as if it were a jungle gym. [8] At the top of the structure, visitors can see the Hudson River. [4]

Surroundings

Vessel is located in and was designed in concert with the Hudson Yards Public Square, designed by Thomas Woltz of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects. [9] The 5-acre (2 ha) space hosts 28,000 plants and 225 trees in total. [10] A canopy of trees is located in the southern area of the plaza. The southeast entrance to the plaza also includes a fountain. A "seasonally expressive" garden stands across from Vessel outside the entrance to the New York City Subway's 34th Street–Hudson Yards station. [11] The plaza is also connected to the High Line, an elevated promenade that extends south of Hudson Yards. [12]

Cost and assembly

Although Vessel had originally been slated to cost $75 million, [2] the projections were later revised to between $150 [3] and $200 million. [4] Heatherwick attributed the greatly increased price tag to the complexity of building the steel pieces. [2] The pieces of Vessel were assembled in the comune of Monfalcone in Italy. [2] Ships transported the sections of the sculpture to Hudson River docks. [4]

Name

"Vessel" was planned to be the structure's temporary name during construction, with a permanent name to be determined later. [12] After Vessel opened, Hudson Yards asked the public to give it a formal name, creating a website devoted to that effect. [13]

History

Beginning of construction, May 2017 Hudson Yards May 2017 40 (cropped).jpg
Beginning of construction, May 2017
Vessel (structure)
Map of buildings and structures at Hudson Yards. Zoom the map and click on points for more details.
'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000027-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000028-QINU`"'

In an interview with Fortune magazine, Ross said that he "wanted to commission something transformational, monumental", which led to the concept for Vessel. [4] Ross was looking to five unnamed artists who were renowned for designing similar plazas, then asked them for in-depth proposals. He rejected all of the plans, at which point a colleague introduced Ross to Heatherwick. [2] Six weeks after they talked, Ross accepted Heatherwick's proposal immediately because it "had everything I wanted". [2] In an interview with designboom , Heatherwick said that his design for Vessel originated from a childhood experience when he "fell in love with an old discarded flight of wooden stairs outside a local building site". [6] The media first reported Heatherwick's commissioning in October 2013. [9] [14]

The concept of Vessel was unveiled to the public on September 14, 2016, [4] in an event attended by hundreds of people including New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. [3] [2] Hosted by Anderson Cooper, the event featured a performance from the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater that evoked the interlocking design of Vessel's staircases. [2]

In April 2017, the first major piece of the sculpture was installed at Hudson Yards. [15] Construction started on April 18 [16] with the installation of the first 10 pieces of the 75-piece structure. [17] It was projected for completion in the spring of 2019, [18] with the other 65 pieces arriving in five batches. [19] The structure topped out in December 2017. [20] [21] In October 2018, it was announced that the opening of Vessel had been scheduled for March 15, 2019, and that tickets to enter the structure would become available in February. [22] By January 2019, Hudson Yards officials were soliciting public suggestions for a rename of Vessel. Though the structure had no official name, the Hudson Yards website called it the "Hudson Yards Staircase". [23] Vessel opened as scheduled on March 15, 2019. [24] [25]

Vessel was criticized for its associated photo policies at the time of its opening. Hudson Yards, the owner of Vessel, claimed ownership of all pictures and videos taken of Vessel, and reserves the right to use any photos or videos taken for commercial purposes without paying royalty fees. This privileged use of photos and videos by Hudson Yards, a private company, has been criticized because Hudson Yards has benefited from $4.5 billion in tax revenue. [26] After criticism emerged about Vessel's copyright policy, Hudson Yards modified the policy so visitors would have ownership of photos of Vessel. [1] [27] [28]

Suicides

On February 1, 2020, a 19-year-old man jumped from the sixth floor of the structure and died; the media reported this as the first such incident involving the Vessel. [29] [30] [31] On December 22, 2020, a 24-year-old woman jumped from the top of the structure and also died. [32] [33] A third fatality occurred less than a month later on January 11, 2021, when a 21-year-old man jumped from the Vessel. [34] [35] Following the third death, the structure was indefinitely closed while the Related Companies consulted with experts on a strategy to prevent future suicides. [36] [37] Residents of the surrounding neighborhoods hired a suicide prevention expert, who suggested adding netting or raising the glass barriers. [38] However, no changes were ultimately made to the barriers. [38] [39]

Vessel was reopened at the end of May 2021, but all visitors were required to be accompanied by at least one other person. In addition, after the first hour of each day, all visitors above five years old had to pay $10 for a ticket. Tickets for the first hour of the day, as well as tickets for children five and under, were free. [40] [41] Revenue from ticket sales was to directly fund additional safety upgrades. [41] Two months after Vessel reopened, on July 29, 2021, a 14-year-old boy jumped to his death while he was with his family. [38] [42] After the fourth death, Vessel was again closed indefinitely. [38] Stephen Ross said at the time he was considering closing the structure permanently. [43] [44] By August 2022, Hudson Yards officials were testing safety nets around Vessel in preparation for the structure's possible reopening. [45] After full-height steel mesh nets were installed on each level, news media reported in early 2024 that Vessel would reopen later that year, though the top level would remain closed. [46] [47]

Critical reception

Aerial video

The sculpture has received both acclaim and criticism. Fortune writer Shawn Tully called Vessel "Manhattan's answer to the Eiffel Tower", [4] a sentiment echoed by CNN reporter Tiffany Ap. [8] Elle Decor writer Kelsey Kloss compared Vessel to an M. C. Escher drawing. [5] Several commentators have referred to the structure as the Giant Shawarma . [48] [49] Speaking about the structure's design process, Heatherwick said, "We had to think of what could act as the role of a landmarker. Something that could help give character and particularity to the space." [50]

Ted Loos of The New York Times said the sculpture, while a "stairway to nowhere" in the utilitarian sense, served as an "exclamation point" to the northern terminus of the High Line. [2] David Colon of Gothamist called Vessel "a bold addition to the city's landscape". [51] Public Art Fund president Susan Freedman liked the renderings for Vessel but called it "a leap of faith in terms of scale". She said there might be too much demand for Vessel, especially considering the structure's proximity to the High Line. [2]

Other critics reviewed Vessel negatively. New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman called Vessel's exterior "gaudy" and criticized Hudson Yards more generally as a "gated community" that lacked real public space. [52] CityLab 's Feargus O'Sullivan called Vessel, along with Heatherwick's other numerous billionaire-funded developments and architectural projects, "a gaudy monument to being only ever-so-slightly free." [53] Some have contrasted it negatively to Cloud Gate , also known as the Bean, in Millennium Park, Chicago, calling Vessel a "piece of junk" and an "eyesore". [54] Blair Kamin of the Chicago Tribune called it "willful and contrived". [55]

After Vessel opened, critics wrote that it was largely inaccessible for wheelchair users. As built, Vessel mainly consisted of stairs, with only a single elevator to connect one of the sets of landings. [56] [57] Because of this, disability-rights groups protested outside the structure. [58] The United States Department of Justice filed a complaint alleging that because of the number of separate landings within Vessel, most of the structure was not compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, except for the portions directly outside the elevator. Furthermore, elevator stops on the fifth and seventh stories were sometimes skipped due to overcrowding concerns. [58] In December 2019, Related Companies and Vessel operator ERY Vessel LLC reached an agreement with the Department of Justice to increase accessibility to the structure by adding wheelchair lifts and retaining elevator access to all levels. [7] [58] [59] To protest the inaccessibility of the structure, the artist Shannon Finnegan set up a lounge that could only be accessed by signing an agreement to not travel above the structure's ground level. [60]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">North River (Hudson River)</span> Section of the Hudson River between New York City and New Jersey

North River is an alternative name for the southernmost portion of the Hudson River in the vicinity of New York City and northeastern New Jersey in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Governors Island</span> Island in New York City

Governors Island is a 172-acre (70 ha) island in New York Harbor, within the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is located approximately 800 yards (730 m) south of Manhattan Island, and is separated from Brooklyn to the east by the 400-yard-wide (370 m) Buttermilk Channel. The National Park Service administers a small portion of the north end of the island as the Governors Island National Monument, including two former military fortifications named Fort Jay and Castle Williams. The Trust for Governors Island operates the remaining 150 acres (61 ha), including 52 historic buildings, as a public park. About 103 acres (42 ha) of the land area is fill, added in the early 1900s to the south of the original island.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Heatherwick</span> English designer and architect (born 1970)

Thomas Alexander Heatherwick, is an English designer and the founder of London-based design practice Heatherwick Studio. He works with a team of more than 200 architects, designers and entrepreneurs from his studio in King's Cross, London.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chelsea Piers</span> Entertainment complex in Manhattan, New York

Chelsea Piers is a series of piers in Chelsea, on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City. Located to the west of the West Side Highway and Hudson River Park and to the east of the Hudson River, they were originally a passenger ship terminal in the early 1900s that was used by the RMS Lusitania and was the destination of the RMS Carpathia after rescuing the survivors of the RMS Titanic. The piers replaced a variety of run-down waterfront structures with a row of grand buildings embellished with pink granite facades.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">High Line</span> Linear park in New York City

The High Line is a 1.45-mile-long (2.33 km) elevated linear park, greenway, and rail trail created on a former New York Central Railroad spur on the west side of Manhattan in New York City. The High Line's design is a collaboration between James Corner Field Operations, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Piet Oudolf. The abandoned spur has been redesigned as a "living system" drawing from multiple disciplines which include landscape architecture, urban design, and ecology. The High Line was inspired by the 4.7 km (2.9 mi) long Coulée verte, a similar project in Paris completed in 1993.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hudson Yards, Manhattan</span> Neighborhood in New York City

Hudson Yards is a neighborhood on the West Side of Midtown Manhattan in New York City, bounded roughly by 30th Street in the south, 41st Street in the north, the West Side Highway in the west, and Eighth Avenue in the east. The area is the site of a large-scale redevelopment program that is being planned, funded, and constructed under a set of agreements among the State of New York, City of New York, and Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), with the aim of expanding the Midtown Manhattan business district westward to the Hudson River. The program includes a major rezoning of the Far West Side, an extension of the New York City Subway's 7 and <7>​ trains to a new subway station at 34th Street and 11th Avenue, a renovation and expansion of the Javits Center, and a financing plan to fund the various components. The various components are being planned by New York City Department of City Planning and New York City Economic Development Corporation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hudson River Park</span> Public park in Manhattan, New York

Hudson River Park is a waterfront park on the North River that extends from 59th Street south to Battery Park in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The park, a component of the Manhattan Waterfront Greenway, stretches 4.5 miles (7.2 km) and comprises 550 acres (220 ha), making it the second-largest park in Manhattan after the 843-acre (341 ha) Central Park.

Manhattan West is a 7-million-square-foot (650,000 m2) mixed-use development by Brookfield Properties, built as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment. The project spans 8 acres and features four office towers, one boutique hotel, one residential building, 225,000 square feet (20,900 m2) of retail space and a 2.5-acre public plaza. The project was built on a platform over Penn Station storage tracks along Ninth Avenue between 32nd and 33rd Streets.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">34th Street–Hudson Yards station</span> New York City Subway station in Manhattan

The 34th Street–Hudson Yards station is a New York City Subway station in Manhattan's West Side on the IRT Flushing Line, and is the western terminus for the 7 local and <7> express services. It has two tracks and one island platform, with two levels of mezzanines: one directly above the platform and the other directly below street level. The station directly serves the Hudson Yards mega-development above it, and is located within the greater Hudson Yards neighborhood. The station contains two entrances along Hudson Boulevard: a primary entrance south of 34th Street, and a secondary entrance south of 35th Street.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">10 Hudson Yards</span> Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

10 Hudson Yards, also known as the South Tower, is an office building that was completed in 2016 in Manhattan's West Side. Located near Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea and the Penn Station area, the building is a part of the Hudson Yards urban renewal project, a plan to redevelop the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's West Side Yard. Coach New York is the anchor tenant. During planning, the tower was known as Tower C.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">30 Hudson Yards</span> Skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

30 Hudson Yards is a supertall skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan's West Side, New York City. It is positioned near Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea, and NY Penn Station. As of November 2022, the building is the sixth-tallest in New York City and the eighth-tallest in the United States. It is a key structure in the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project, which aims to revitalize the West Side Yard of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">35 Hudson Yards</span> Residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

35 Hudson Yards is a mixed-use skyscraper in Manhattan's West Side composed of apartment units and a hotel. Located near Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea, and the Penn Station area, the building is a part of the Hudson Yards project, a plan to redevelop the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's West Side Yards. As of November 2022, it was the 28th-tallest building in the United States.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">50 Hudson Yards</span> Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

50 Hudson Yards is a 58-story, 981-foot (299 m)-tall building that was developed as part of the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project in Hudson Yards, Manhattan, New York City. The building is located to the north of 30 Hudson Yards, and on the east side of the Hudson Park and Boulevard, adjacent to 55 Hudson Yards. The building opened on October 19, 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">55 Hudson Yards</span> Office skyscraper in Manhattan, New York

55 Hudson Yards is a skyscraper in Hudson Yards, Manhattan, New York City, just outside the Hudson Yards Redevelopment Project. It and 50 Hudson Yards will add a combined 4 million square feet (370,000 m2) of space to the Hudson Yards project, even though the two buildings are located outside the redevelopment site itself.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">The Shed (arts center)</span> Cultural center in New York City

The Shed is a cultural center in Hudson Yards, Manhattan, New York City. Opened on April 5, 2019, the Shed commissions, produces, and presents a wide range of activities in performing arts, visual arts, and pop culture.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">NYC Ferry</span> Ferry system in New York City

NYC Ferry is a public network of ferry routes in New York City operated by Hornblower Cruises. As of August 2023, there are six routes, as well as one seasonal route, connecting 25 ferry piers across all five boroughs. NYC Ferry has the largest passenger fleet in the United States with a total of 38 vessels, providing between 20 and 90 minute service on each of the routes, depending on the season.

One Manhattan West is a 67-story office skyscraper at 395 Ninth Avenue in the Manhattan West development on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), it was completed in 2019 and is the second tower to be completed in the development after 3 Manhattan West. The tower is rectangular in plan, with a curtain wall that contains insulated glazing, as well as a reinforced-concrete mechanical core. Because One Manhattan West partially overhangs a set of railroad tracks, the mechanical core carries most of the building's structural loads.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hudson Yards (development)</span> Development project in Manhattan, New York

Hudson Yards is a 28-acre (11 ha) real estate development in the Hudson Yards neighborhood in Manhattan, New York City, between the Chelsea and Hell's Kitchen neighborhoods. It is located on the waterfront of the Hudson River. Upon completion, 13 of the 16 planned structures on the West Side of Midtown South would sit on a platform built over the West Side Yard, a storage yard for Long Island Rail Road trains. The first of its two phases, opened in 2019, comprises a public green space and eight structures that contain residences, a hotel, office buildings, a mall, and a cultural facility. The second phase, on which construction had not started as of 2023, will include residential space, an office building, and a school.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lantern House</span> Residential building in Manhattan, New York

Lantern House is a residential development in Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City. Thomas Heatherwick designed the building, and Related Companies developed it.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Little Island at Pier 55</span> Park in Manhattan, New York

Little Island at Pier 55 is an artificial island park in the Hudson River west of Manhattan in New York City, adjoining Hudson River Park. Designed by Heatherwick Studio, it is near the intersection of West Street and West 13th Street in the Meatpacking District and Chelsea neighborhoods of Manhattan. It is located slightly west of the Manhattan shoreline atop Hudson River Pier 55, connected to Hudson River Park in Manhattan by footbridges at 13th and 14th Streets. Little Island has two concession stands, a small stage, and a 687-seat amphitheater.

References

  1. 1 2 Deb, Sopan (March 19, 2019). "Following Outcry, Hudson Yards Tweaks Policy Over Use of Vessel Pictures". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Loos, Ted (September 14, 2016). "A $150 Million Stairway to Nowhere on the Far West Side". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bockmann, Rich (September 14, 2016). "Stairway to Hudson: Related unveils $150M sculpture". The Real Deal New York. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tully, Shawn (September 14, 2016). "This Monument Could Be Manhattan's Answer to the Eiffel Tower". Fortune. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Kloss, Kelsey (September 15, 2016). "New York City's Future Landmark Is a Real-Life M.C. Escher Drawing". ELLE Decor. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Azzarello, Nina (September 14, 2016). "thomas heatherwick unveils 'vessel' for NY's hudson yards". designboom. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  7. 1 2 DeGregory, Priscilla; Fitz-Gibbon, Jorge (December 23, 2019). "Hudson Yards' Vessel strikes accessibility deal". New York Post. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  8. 1 2 Ap, Tiffany (September 15, 2016). "Could this be New York's Eiffel Tower?". CNN. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "British Artist Will Create A 'New Icon' For NYC In Hudson Yards". Curbed NY. October 29, 2013. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  10. ↑ Dunlap, David W. (July 22, 2015). "A Garden Will Grow With Fans, Concrete, Coolant and 28,000 Plants". The New York Times. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Progress Report: Hudson Yards". Chelsea Now. January 29, 2015. Archived from the original on February 8, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  12. 1 2 Plitt, Amy (September 14, 2016). "First look at Hudson Yards's enormous, interactive 'public landmark'". Curbed NY. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  13. ↑ Yakas, Ben (March 21, 2019). "You Can Suggest A New Name For Hudson Yards' 'Vessel'". Gothamist. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
  14. ↑ Maloney, Jennifer; Brown, Eliot (October 29, 2013). "Aiming for an Artistic 'Icon'". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN   0099-9660 . Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Go inside Hudson Yards as its 'Vessel' gets its groundbreaking". Curbed NY. April 18, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Construction To Begin On Hudson Yards 'Vessel'". CBS New York. April 18, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  17. ↑ Varinsky, Dana; Garfield, Leanna (April 18, 2017). "The biggest real estate development in American history will have a 15-story maze of stairwells". Business Insider. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  18. ↑ Warerkar, Tanay (August 17, 2017). "Hudson Yards's $200M 'Vessel' is on the rise". Curbed NY. Retrieved September 22, 2017.
  19. ↑ Silva, Bianca (April 19, 2017). "Ten by Sea: Vessel's Vital Components Arrive at Hudson Yards". Chelsea Now. Retrieved May 19, 2017.
  20. ↑ Warerkar, Tanay (December 6, 2017). "Thomas Heatherwick's 'Vessel' tops out in Hudson Yards". Curbed NY. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  21. ↑ "Heatherwick's Copper 'Vessel' Tops Out at New York's Hudson Yards". ArchDaily. December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2017.
  22. ↑ Walker, Ameena (April 4, 2018). "Tracking the biggest buildings taking shape at Hudson Yards". Curbed NY. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  23. ↑ Cohen, Michelle (January 25, 2019). "Thomas Heatherwick's Hudson Yards sculpture awaits public opinion for official name". 6sqft. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
  24. ↑ Fahner, Micki (March 16, 2019). "Vessel, the maze-like vertical structure, opens in NYC's Hudson Yards". NBC News. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Highly-Anticipated Hudson Yards Development Officially Opens To The Public – CBS New York". CBS New York. March 15, 2019. Retrieved March 23, 2019.
  26. ↑ deMause, Neil (October 11, 2018). "Hudson Yards Has $4.5 Billion In Taxpayer Money. Will We Ever See It Again?". Gothamist. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  27. ↑ Yakas, Ben (March 20, 2019). "Vessel Changes Terms & Conditions After Extreme Photo Policy Controversy, Lawyers Still Find It 'Troubling'". Gothamist. New York Public Radio. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  28. ↑ Tarny, James (March 18, 2019). "After Public Outcry, a Rewritten Photo Policy for Hudson Yards' 'Vessel'". Bloomberg. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  29. ↑ Quinn, Allison (February 2, 2020). "Teen Jumps to His Death From Manhattan Sculpture as Onlookers Watch". The Daily Beast. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  30. ↑ Parnell, Wes (February 2, 2020). "Teen leaps to death off Hudson Yards Vessel". New York Daily News. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  31. ↑ Syckle, Katie Van; Salcedo, Andrea (February 2, 2020). "Suicide at Hudson Yards Vessel: Teenager Jumps Over Railing". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  32. ↑ Garber, Nick (December 22, 2020). "Woman Jumps To Her Death From Hudson Yards' Vessel". Patch. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  33. ↑ Levine, Cecilia (December 25, 2020). "NYC Woman Follows Fatal Leap From Hudson Yards Vessel With Heartbreaking Instagram Post". Hudson Daily Voice. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  34. ↑ Rayman, Graham (January 11, 2021). "Man, 21, jumps to death from the Vessel at Manhattan's Hudson Yards". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  35. ↑ Moore, Tina; Mongelli, Lorena; McCarthy, Craig (January 11, 2021). "Another suicide rocks the Hudson Yards Vessel". New York Post. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  36. ↑ Shanahan, Ed; de Freytas-Tamura, Kimiko (January 12, 2021). "150-Foot Vessel Sculpture at Hudson Yards Closes After 3rd Suicide". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  37. ↑ Stoilas, Helen (January 12, 2021). "Heatherwick's Vessel closed to the public after third suicide in less than a year". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  38. 1 2 3 4 Wong, Ashley; Gold, Michael (July 29, 2021). "Fourth Suicide at the Vessel Leads to Calls for Higher Barriers". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  39. ↑ "Teen Boy Dies by Suicide at Hudson Yards' Vessel, Fourth in 18 Months". NBC New York. July 29, 2021. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  40. ↑ "Hudson Yards Vessel reopens with focus on suicide prevention". ABC7 New York. May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  41. 1 2 Cuozzo, Steve (May 26, 2021). "Hudson Yards Vessel bans individual visitors after rash of suicides". New York Post. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
  42. ↑ Parascandola, Rocco; Tracy, Thomas (July 29, 2021). "Teenager jumps to his death from the Vessel at NYC's Hudson Yards". New York Daily News. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  43. ↑ Kirsch, Noah (July 29, 2021). "Billionaire Developer Mulls Closing NYC Tourist Hot Spot After 14-Year-Old Leaps to His Death". The Daily Beast. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
  44. ↑ Avery, Dan (August 5, 2021). "Can New York City's 'Vessel' Be Saved?". Architectural Digest. Retrieved August 11, 2021.
  45. ↑ "Hudson Yards testing safety netting at shuttered 'Vessel' after suicides". ABC7 New York. August 9, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  46. ↑ Jose, Chris (April 12, 2024). "The Vessel at Hudson Yards is set to reopen, but with safety changes after suicides". NBC New York. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  47. ↑ Offenhartz, Jake (April 12, 2024). "The Vessel, a Manhattan tourist site closed after suicides, will reopen later this year". AP News. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  48. ↑ Grabar, Henry (March 19, 2019). "New Yorkers Are Right: Hudson Yards' Big Tourist Attraction Should Forever Be Called the Shawarma". Slate Magazine. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  49. ↑ Alburger, Carolyn (March 15, 2019). "Hudson Yards $200M Art Piece Looks Like a Giant Shawarma". Eater NY. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  50. ↑ Lynch, Patrick (September 15, 2016). "Heatherwick Studio's "Vessel" Will Take the Form of an Endless Stairway at New York's Hudson Yards". ArchDaily. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  51. ↑ Colon, David (September 14, 2016). "Behold The Giant $150 Million Public Art 'Vessel' Coming To Hudson Yards". Gothamist. Archived from the original on October 25, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2016.
  52. ↑ Kimmelman, Michael (March 14, 2019). "Hudson Yards Is Manhattan's Biggest, Newest, Slickest Gated Community. Is This the Neighborhood New York Deserves?". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  53. ↑ O'Sullivan, Feargus (March 19, 2019). "Cities Deserve Better Than These Thomas Heatherwick Gimmicks". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  54. ↑ Griffin, Tron (April 1, 2019). "Chicago has the Bean. New York has a new piece of junk called the "Vessel"". ChicagoNow. Archived from the original on August 29, 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2019.
  55. ↑ Kamin, Blair [@BlairKamin] (March 15, 2019). "The Vessel ain't the Bean, not by a long shot. The Bean looks graceful, effortless; its New York counterpart, willful and contrived" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2019– via Twitter.
  56. ↑ Lange, Alexandra (December 20, 2019). "New York City's two biggest design stories of 2019 are also design failures". Curbed NY. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  57. ↑ Gotkin, Kevin (September 2018). "Stair Worship: Heatherwick's Vessel". The Avery Review (33). Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  58. 1 2 3 Plitt, Amy (December 23, 2019). "Hudson Yards' Vessel must add 'one-of-a-kind platform lift' to improve accessibility". Curbed NY. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  59. ↑ "One-of-a-Kind Mechanism to Be Installed in the Vessel to Increase Accessibility for Individuals With Disabilities". NBC New York. December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  60. ↑ "Shannon Finnegan and Aimi Hamraie on Accessibility as a Shared Responsibility". ARTnews.com. December 17, 2019. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.