Imagining the QueensWay

Yesterday the Emerging New York Architects Committee announced winners for its Design Idea Competition, in which participants were asked to envision the future of the QueensWay. Advocates are pushing to transform the 3.5 mile stretch of Long Island Rail Road tracks into a greenway, with a feasibility study now underway. According to Curbed, more than 120 QueensWay proposals from around the world were submitted — although they won’t be used, they are certainly inspirational. The Emerging New York Architects Committee will feature the top designs in an exhibit at the Center for Architecture starting July 17th, 2014.

Above, the winning proposal by Carrie Wilbert of Paris, France. It’s titled “The Queensway Steps.” Click through to see the five runner ups.

Imagining What The QueensWay Park Could Possibly Look Like [Curbed]

Coming in second, “Queens Billboard” by Nikolay Martynov of Basel, Switzerland.

Third place, “Make It! Grow It!” by Song Deng and René Biberstein of Toronto, Canada.

The Student Prize, “Ebb & Flow” by Jessica Shoemaker of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.

Honorable mention, “Upside Down Bridge” by Hyuntek Yoon of Queens, New York, USA.