On November 5, the Brooklyn Tech Triangle Coalition designated an all-star multi-disciplinary team, led by WXY Architecture + Urban Design, to create a master plan to foster the growth of Brooklyn’s innovation economy. The winning team was selected out of 17 proposals (representing more than 60 firms) that were submitted in August.
The planning team – which also includes HR&A Advisors, Sam Schwartz Engineering, and Control Group – will recommend transportation and infrastructure improvements, design “placemaking” ideas, and devise incentive programs and other policy initiatives. To ensure the workforce demands of the growing companies are met, a workforce development program to train and place area residents also will be devised.
The team also includes several specialists who will provide expertise:
- Center for an Urban Future (provide studies and technical analysis)
- Domingo Gonzalez Associates (placemaking and lighting specialists)
- Gleeds (real estate, economic policy, and risk assessment)
- Ken Smith Landscape Architecture (placemaking)
- Pentagram (placemaking signage and visual connections)
- Space Syntax (modeling for land use changes )
- Workforce Strategy (real estate, economic policy, and risk assessment)
To read the full media coverage of the announcement, click here.