8 The QUEE NS Courier • july 7, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com Innovators re-imagine New York State Pavilion for contest By Angela Matua amatua@qns.com/@AngelaMatua More than 250 people have submitted plans for a radically re-imagined New York State Pavilion, and you can now vote for your favorite proposals. In March, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, People for the Pavilion and Queens Borough President Melinda Katz announced the International Ideas Competition, a contest to encourage people to come up with a new use for the pavilion, which was built for the 1964 ONSITE DOCTORS • EYE EXAMS • CONTACTS • 1 HOUR SERVICE • VISION PLANS ACCEPTED • SUNGLASSES • LOWEST PRICES st of the 2013 THE QUEENS QueensCourier.com Place WE ARE A GVS & DAVIS VISION PROVIDER Summe r S a v i n g s ! BAY TERRACE SHOPPING CENTER 211-51 26 AVENUE • BAYSIDE, NY 11360 718.631.3699 *FREE Eye Exam with the purchase of glasses. Contact Lens Exam and fi tting add’l. *See store for details. $8999 NO-LINE BIFOCAL EYEGLASSES Includes: EYE EXAM, No-Line Bifocal Lenses & Frame Select frame with select clear plastic no-line bifocal lenses\ +/- 4 sph., 2cyl. up to 2.50 add. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Some restrictions apply, see store for details. Offer valid at this location only. Expires 8/4/16 $99 DISPOSABLE CONTACTS Includes: EYE EXAM, 2 Boxes of Lenses Clear Soft brand clear sphericalLenses/ *Contact lens tting additional. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Some restrictions apply, see store for details. QC Expires 8/4/16 QC QC QC QC $6999 2 PAIRS OF EYEGLASSES Includes: EYE EXAM,Frames & Lenses Select frames with clear plastic, single vision lenses+/- 4 sph., 2 cyl. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Some restrictions apply, see store for details Expires 8/4/16 $100 OFF Buy 1 Pair of Prescription Glasses and GET 2nd Pair FREE Includes: EYE EXAM. (From select group) Some restrictions apply. See Store for details. In stock items only. Expires 8/4/16 Varilux Progressive Lenses Includes: EYE EXAM (no-line Bifocals) w/metal frames $16599 Select frames with clear plastic no line lenses +/-4 sph., 2 cyl. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Some restrictions apply, see store for details. Expires 8/4/16 World’s Fair. The submissions poured in from all over the world, and people will have until July 15 to vote for their favorite proposal. On July 18, the submission with the most votes will be crowned the “Fan Favorite” and win $500. The first-, second- and third-place winners, who will receive $3,000, $1,000 and $500 respectively, will be chosen by a panel of judges and be announced on Aug. 3. All winners will showcase their proposals in a Queens Museum exhibit running from Aug. 6 through Aug. 28. In July 2014, $5.8 million from the city budget was allocated to restoring the observation towers but a full renovation of the Pavilion, which includes the Observation Towers and the Tent of Tomorrow, start at $43 million. An option to knock it down would cost about $14 million, according to the Parks Department but Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has spoken against that option. Some of the best proposals include the following: Highline Walk to the Top of the Pavilion Photo courtesy of U A Stern This proposal includes a 4,000-foot-long, wheelchair accessible walk to the existing observation deck with black-and-white pictures about the history of New York state installed along the route. Gardens and rest stations would be located every 400 feet. The existing three observations decks would be reinforced and used as sky gardens with unisex restrooms and drinking fountain stations. New York State Pavilion of Fun Photo courtesy of Lau Jeh Farn Rapid global urbanization is the inspiration behind this proposal. Lau Jeh Farn proposes that the pavilion become a place where stressed New Yorkers can go to for fitness and social connection. An urban campsite, zip line, and spaces for wall climbing and bungee jumping would be some of the features included in the Pavilion of Fun. Hanging Meadows Photo courtesy of Aidan Doyle and Sarah Wan This proposal by Aidan Doyle and Sarah Wan would re-purpose the original structure to create a suspended natural environment. The new structure would “collect, organize and exhibit flora native to particular parts of the Northeastern United States,” according to the proposal. Check out all of the proposals and vote your favorite one by July 15 on savingplaces.org.
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