So What is "The Butterflies of Memory"?

Butterflies of Memory is a temporary public sculpture on the site of the collapsed Smallpox Hospital Ruins on Roosevelt Island in Manhattan. Seventeen giant yellow butterflies, each ten feet in diameter, will fly between 18 and 36 feet above the Ruins, visually carrying off the building. Installed in the summer of 2012, "Butterflies of Memory" will be viewable from Roosevelt Island, the Midtown Waterfront and the FDR highway, thus bringing an image of inspiration and beauty to over two million New Yorkers.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Meetings, meetings and more meetings

Engineering Meeting at RIOC, everyone is there, the new team. Myself, Maria Wilpon, and Cheng Gu present the project.

Everyone is excited, presentation goes well. Lots of questions and ideas thrown out. Talk about the two parks being built: FDR Memorial and South Point Park and their timelines.

Lots of talk about rigging and cranes. Cheng Gu from Weidlinger gives a great PowerPoint presentation.
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