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The New Governors Island Revealed

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[Renderings by West 8, Rogers Marvel, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Mathews Nielsen, and Urban Design+.]It was just over three years ago when we first laid eyes on an exciting batch of renderings showing Governors Island largely converted to a stunning park with marshes, hills and winding paths. Completion was set for 2013, but political sparring over funding for the island derailed the process. So what have the architects been doing? Why, making more renderings, of course!! The updated designs for Governors Island—including a 2.2-mile waterfront Great Promenade and 40 acres of new parkland on the island's southern half—have been in hiding while the city worked out a deal to seize the island and kick-start its transformation. The deal is done, and the first phase of the plan is expected to begin in 2012. Both the Times and the Architects Newspaper reveal renderings of the new-look Governors Island, compiled in the gallery above. So what are we looking at?

The hills may be fake, but they're spectacular! >>