New York City AIDS Memorial

Final Design for NYC AIDS Memorial Unveiled

paul — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:20:39 +0000

It all began with a question: Why didn’t New York City have a proper memorial to mark the many who had experienced HIV and AIDS in the city over the decades.
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Final Design Unveiled for NYC Aids Memorial

paul — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:32:38 +0000

Designed by Studio a+i, a Brooklyn-based architecture firm, the memorial will feature an 18-foot steel canopy that will serve as a gateway to the new St. Vincent’s Hospital Park at the intersection of West 12th Street and Greenwich Avenue in the West Village.
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Buoyantly, Urgently, AIDS Memorial Advocates Press for Funds

paul — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:20:28 +0000

In an atmosphere of both celebration and anxiety, a capital campaign for the New York City AIDS Memorial was formally launched at a March 27 press conference, with a new rendering of the triangular park — reflecting the design’s latest tweaks — unveiled as the project’s board of directors made an appeal for funds. Read the full article.

AIDS Memorial Loses Plants and Gains Supporters

paul — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:25:54 +0000

The New York City AIDS Memorial planned for Greenwich Village has emerged sleeker, lighter, more sculptural and a lot less verdant after months of scrutiny by city agencies. Read the full article.

Permanent AIDS Memorial in Greenwich Village Takes a Step Closer to Reality

admin — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:35:20 +0000

Some might see an echo of the pink triangle and think of Act Up, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power. Some might see an echo of the letter lambda, the symbol of gay liberation when AIDS began decimating the gay population. Some might see a V for virus, or for St. Vincent’s, the hospital across the street where so many of the first victims went to die. Read the full article.

New Design for NYC AIDS Memorial Clears Important Hurdle

admin — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:36:59 +0000

New York City’s first large-scale monument to those affected by AIDS took one step closer to reality tonight, when Manhattan’s Community Board No. 2 approved the latest design for a $2-million, 1,600-square-foot memorial in Greenwich Village. The affirmation follows a months-long process that involved scrapping a preliminary design, downsizing the proposal to 10 percent of its initial size, and fielding community concerns about security and graffiti. Read the full article.

An Exclusive First Look at the Design for the AIDS Memorial Park

admin — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 15:30:36 +0000

Last winter Studio a + i, a Brooklyn-born architecture firm led by Lily Lim and Mateo Paiva, won a competition to convert a small triangle of parkland next to St. Vincent’s Hospital into an AIDS memorial. Read the full article.

Brad Hoylman

admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:07:35 +0000

Susan Sarandon

admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:06:01 +0000

J. Cameron Mitchell

admin — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:30:33 +0000