Final Project

The piece I have created is named “Flowers not towers”. It is a tower decorated in both purple and white flowers, with growing stems which have leaves, representing the “antennae” of which a tower would have. It would be located around the area of the desired place of the park to be built, and the flowers would be real, making this monument a temporary installation. This proposition of a monument is based on a current situation occurring in the Greenpoint and Williamsburg neighborhood area. Although it is based on a particular area, it can as well be applied to all cities, towns, etc. I think with this monument which would be standing taller than an average person, it would help raise awareness about this topic. City Hall has promised a park to be built in the area of a burnt storage unit, which was originally part of Bloomberg’s waterfront rezoning, but the process of building a park has “slowed down”. Now the question all residents ask is “Where’s our park?” Not only would having a new park for the whole community be convenient due to the rapid increase of population in these neighborhoods, but the public, especially parents and children would love it compared to commercial buildings. The greener our cities are the better. I know for a fact that some commercial buildings built are completely unnecessary, so instead of wasting money on stores that will not even have a great outcome, why not just create a place for the people of not only these two neighborhoods, but Brooklyn, and any tourists as well. Personally I think that we have gone far in trying to create a “greener planet” compared to let’s say, 2000. So with this proposition, let’s hope to create a world for the people, not the money.