Cool Water, Hot Island
NYCDOT held an international design competition to select a design to beautify the new pedestrian plazas in Times Square while awaiting a full redesign and permanent build-out. A jury, including representatives from the Times Square Alliance, the Mayor's Office and the Design Commission as well as an outside artist selected Cool Water, Hot Island from over 150 submissions and it was installed in July 2010.
Artist Molly Dilworth, best known in New York for her rooftop paintings, designed the mural based on the urban "heat-island effect," where cities tend to experience warmer temperatures than rural settings. The blues and light shades of the design reflect more sunlight and absorb less heat—improving the look of the popular pedestrian areas while also making it more comfortable places to sit.
Support was provided by donations made to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City. The Mayor's Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting innovative public-private partnerships and projects such as those of the DOT. Photos are courtesy of the Times Square Alliance.
NYCDOT Urban Art Program, Special Project
Cool Water, Hot Island by Molly Dilworth
Presented with Times Square Alliance and reNEWable Times Square
Broadway between 42nd and 47th Streets, Manhattan
Cool Water, Hot Island
NYCDOT held an international design competition to select a design to beautify the new pedestrian plazas in Times Square while awaiting a full redesign and permanent build-out. A jury, including representatives from the Times Square Alliance, the Mayor's Office and the Design Commission as well as an outside artist selected Cool Water, Hot Island from over 150 submissions and it was installed in July 2010.
Artist Molly Dilworth, best known in New York for her rooftop paintings, designed the mural based on the urban "heat-island effect," where cities tend to experience warmer temperatures than rural settings. The blues and light shades of the design reflect more sunlight and absorb less heat—improving the look of the popular pedestrian areas while also making it more comfortable places to sit.
Support was provided by donations made to the Mayor's Fund to Advance New York City. The Mayor's Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting innovative public-private partnerships and projects such as those of the DOT. Photos are courtesy of the Times Square Alliance.
NYCDOT Urban Art Program, Special Project
Cool Water, Hot Island by Molly Dilworth
Presented with Times Square Alliance and reNEWable Times Square
Broadway between 42nd and 47th Streets, Manhattan