Regrown Lincoln Center Atrium Makes Its Debut on the UWS


Curbed website: December 22, 2009
Lincoln Center's renamed culture corridor Rubenstein Atrium (formerly the Harmony Atrium) is open, and roving photographer Will Femia brings us a closer look at the snazzed-up space. Click through the gallery for some close-up time with the wall of plants (20 feet high!) designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects…
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TWBTA Take a Turn at Lincoln Center - The Architect's Newspaper


Archpaper blog: December 21, 2009
The redevelopment of Lincoln Center took another step forward today with the opening of the David Rubenstein Atrium. The space, redesigned by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects (TWBTA), includes two 21-foot high vertical gardens, skylight, and a fountain to create a tranquil atmosphere in the passageway…
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New venue: David Rubenstein Auditorium at the Lincoln Center


Timeout website: December 21, 2009
It officially opens to the public on December 17, but you can get a sneak preview of the Lincoln Center’s new public space, the David Rubenstein Auditorium (61 W 62nd St between Central Park West and Columbus Ave; lincolncenter.org; Mon–Fri 8am–10pm; Sat, Sun 9am–10pm; free). The ZigZag Quartet will be playing Baroque, jazz and Latin American music, in surroundings designed by award winning architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien. We particularly liked the vertical gardens when we caught a press preview with a performance by the Asphalt Orchestra…
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Curbed website: December 21, 2009
David Rubenstein Atrium, between West 62nd and 63rd Streets, feature 20-foot-high walls of plants and rods of falling water…
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Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects-Visitor Center at Lincoln Center New York


Arcspace website: December 16, 2009
Two 20-foot-high plant walls consisting of ferns, bromeliads, moss and flowering vines, flanked by two stone benches and alcove seating, will create an indoor garden sanctuary. This indoor landscape is a serene public meeting place for New York City, animated by the sound of water from a cascading fountain and the fresh green scent of the planted walls…
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Plant Walls in Place at Lincoln Center's Revamped Atrium


Curbed website: November 19, 2009
Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center, formerly the Harmony Atrium. Now we can finally get a visual on those promised 20-foot-high walls of plants (and coming soon: sandwiches!) designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects. We dug through the photo albums for a look at what used to be in the Harmony Atrium days…
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Lincoln Center Unveils New Public Space


Backstage website: November 19, 2009
Lincoln Center and Target opened the new David Rubenstein Atrium to the public for a preview of Manhattan's new "vibrant theatrical garden" …
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Photo coverage: Bernadette Peters Opens Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium


Broadwayworld website: November 19, 2009
Designed by the award-winning architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, the atrium is the first LEED certified “green” building on the Lincoln Center campus. The structure features two 21’ high live vertical gardens, creating an indoor garden sanctuary, and a floor to ceiling fountain…
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Lincoln Center's David Rubenstein Atrium to Present Target Free Thursdays Performances


TheaterMania website: November 19, 2009 - Theater News
Tod Williams and Billie Tsien designed the Atrium, which will officially open to the public on December 17. It will feature ticket booths, vertical gardens, a 44-foot media wall, free public seating, free WiFi, a Witchcraft cafe, and other amenities…
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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts:  Green walls


Website: July 2009
Two lush, 21-foot–high vertical gardens with a variety of living plants, surrounded by stone benches and alcove seating to create an indoor garden sanctuary…
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Vibrant Gateway Planned for Lincoln Center Campus: Green walls


New York Times website : 2009
Describing it as a “front porch” for Lincoln Center, the architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien have redesigned Harmony Atrium between West 62nd and 63rd Streets as a “theatrical garden” featuring 20-foot-high walls of plants and rods of falling water.
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The Secret Garden: Phyto’s garden wall


Interior Design: April 30, 2007
New York is ever building upward, so why not the city’s shrubbery?
Inside hair-care center Phyto Universe, the brand’s creator, Patrick Alès dreamed of doing just that with a vertical garden of tropical plants…

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A Different shade of Green: The Overrated Wall
NewcitySkyline: May 30, 2007
Chicago, IL, US (NCS) – Amidst the tidal wave of energy-saving light bulbs and hybrid cars there is another group of green designers taking a different approach to environmental design: a supremely obvious one, where walls are subjective and nature isn’t always outdoors…