FDR Four Freedoms Park

***desertpunk*** · October 14th, 2012, 06:49 AM

http://www.bloomberg.com/photo/fdr-f...k-/248158.html

Poetic Praise For Louis Kahn's FDR Four Freedoms Park

http://www.leadersmag.com/issues/201...doms-Park.html

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Friday, October 12, 2012, by Jessica Dailey

Original sketch by Louis Kahn

The long-awaited FDR Four Freedoms Park will be officially opening in less than two weeks, four decades after architect Louis Kahn finished the plans. Much like the Times archicritic, Bloomberg's critic James Russell praises the new memorial, saying "it brings fantastic life to the long-neglected site at the southern tip of Roosevelt Island." We've turned his flowery prose into a free verse poem, for the latest installment of "Rhyme Time with James Russell." Enjoy:

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The four-acre FDR Four Freedoms Park,
More than a pleasurable promenade.

Subtle and dignified homage to the president,
Bookended by sloping granite slabs,
it rises just 12 feet to the top of a massive berm,
it evokes Romantic Classicism of the French Enlightenment.

A tidy downward-sloping lawn,
Symmetrically lined by linden trees,
Delicately screen the city views.
A bust depicting a serene Roosevelt,
Floats within a granite niche.

A roofless room,
evoking an unfinished classical temple.
The high sides leave you in a calm, austere space,
frames the sky overhead
and the swirling river waters winding their way to the sea.

Kahn asks you to stop and think.
A visit needn't be dutiful.
Drink in the views,
the waterside promenade that wraps the earth mound.
Gaze on a rocky islet where cormorants dry their wings and seals occasionally sun.
Kahn has captured an essence of Roosevelt—and of New York City.

***desertpunk*** · October 14th, 2012, 07:04 AM

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FDR four freedoms park by conbon33, on Flickr

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Roosevelt's Four Freedoms Park by thelexiphane, on Flickr

http://inhabitat.com/nyc/photos-loui...eedoms-park-4/

http://inhabitat.com/nyc/photos-loui...eedoms-park-5/

http://archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=6162

***Sarcasticity*** · October 14th, 2012, 07:36 PM

Very nice although rather small. I was able to visit Roosevelt Island back in August. Definitely a nice place to get away from the city and its people.

***desertpunk*** · October 15th, 2012, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Sarcasticity

Very nice although rather small. I was able to visit Roosevelt Island back in August. Definitely a nice place to get away from the city and its people.

And a good place to commune with all the ghosts of the East River!

***desertpunk*** · October 19th, 2012, 07:28 AM

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FDR Four Freedoms Park by Inhabitat, on Flickr

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FDR Four Freedoms Park by Inhabitat, on Flickr

***desertpunk*** · December 15th, 2012, 10:51 PM

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F.D.R. by magyarwayze, on Flickr

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/16827096@N06/

image hosted on flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/16827096@N06/

October 14th, 2012, 07:04 AM	#2
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 30,124 Likes (Received): 1832	image hosted on flickr FDR four freedoms park by conbon33, on Flickr image hosted on flickr Roosevelt's Four Freedoms Park by thelexiphane, on Flickr http://inhabitat.com/nyc/photos-loui...eedoms-park-4/ http://inhabitat.com/nyc/photos-loui...eedoms-park-5/ http://archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=6162 http://archpaper.com/e-board_rev.asp?News_ID=6162 __________________ We are floating in space...

October 14th, 2012, 07:36 PM	#3
*Sarcasticity* Lost in the Big Apple Join Date: May 2005 Location: DC/NYC Posts: 1,886 Likes (Received): 30	Very nice although rather small. I was able to visit Roosevelt Island back in August. Definitely a nice place to get away from the city and its people. __________________ FILIPINO by blood. AMERICAN by ambition. Filipino working in NYC

October 19th, 2012, 07:28 AM	#5
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 30,124 Likes (Received): 1832	image hosted on flickr FDR Four Freedoms Park by Inhabitat, on Flickr image hosted on flickr FDR Four Freedoms Park by Inhabitat, on Flickr image hosted on flickr FDR Four Freedoms Park by Inhabitat, on Flickr image hosted on flickr FDR Four Freedoms Park by Inhabitat, on Flickr image hosted on flickr FDR Four Freedoms Park by Inhabitat, on Flickr __________________ We are floating in space...

December 15th, 2012, 10:51 PM	#6
*desertpunk* Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: ELP ~ ABQ Posts: 30,124 Likes (Received): 1832	image hosted on flickr F.D.R. by magyarwayze, on Flickr image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/16827096@N06/ image hosted on flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/16827096@N06/ __________________ We are floating in space...

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