911 Memorial Designer Paul Kowie to Speak at MGBC Meeting 1/26/2016

Paul Kowie, president of Paul Kowie and Associates, is a graduate of Rutgers and a renowned arborist. The 911 Memorial was imagined as a stark, open plaza, the landscape architects PW&P’s addition of a forest of 420 oak trees helped humanize the Memorial with emerging new life, a comforting scale, with a moderation of sun, wind and city noise.

The 911 Center redevelopment has frequently been described as one of the most complicated construction sites in the world. With numerous heavy construction projects simultaneously underway above, below, and on all sides of the Memorial, tree planting had to fit precisely within a boggling matrix of process and deadlines. On top of that, absolute zero transplant mortality and post-planting stagnation were mandated.

Paul will be on hand with pictures and will present an unforgettable display of how this undertaking at the 911 Memorial unfolded. This is only one of many notable sites Paul has worked on. Other sites include Branch Brook Park, Constitution Gardens, Ellis Island, Pier A Park in Hoboken and many more.

Meetings are generally on the fourth Tuesdays and start with refreshments at 7:00 PM.

Directions: www.mgofbc.org