This summer, Wagner Park in Battery Park City, New York, reopened to the public after being closed for a couple of years for resiliency construction. The Battery Park City Resilience project (BPCR) was designed to protect the park and inland area of Lower Manhattan from the effects of climate change, such as the rising sea levels and storm surges experienced during Hurricane Sandy in 2012. This involved elevating much of the park by 10 feet to hide a buried floodwall under the central lawn that will protect against storm surge.
In preparation for the renovation, Crozier was appointed by Battery Park City Authority to relocate artworks including “Resonating Bodies” by Tony Cragg, “Eyes” by Louise Bourgeois, and the “Mother Cabrini Memorial” by Jill Burkee and Giancarlo Biagi. This summer, members of Crozier’s Special Projects team installed the artworks back in their new, elevated home.
Johan Kritzinger, Director of Customer Success at Crozier comments: “The Battery Park Resiliency project has been hugely rewarding and I can’t thank the team enough for their dedication and teamwork. It’s fantastic to see the incredible sculptures in their elevated home with the reassurance that measures have been taken to protect them against the future effects of climate change.”
The park now includes four planted regional ecosystems: a tidal estuary, maritime meadow, maritime forest, and upland woodland. These native landscapes reduce water use, require less maintenance, and support local biodiversity.
Image courtesy of Battery Park City Authority
