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    Author: Myles Zhang

    Curator’s Self-Reflection

    . Timelapse by Myles Zhang To hear my interview about this jail and exhibit, please listen to this podcast from Pod & Market. . Since 1971, the… Read more “Curator’s Self-Reflection”

    May 14, 2019February 14, 2021 by Myles Zhang

    Materials + Technology | Gabriela Figuereo

    Culture Quarry is an exhibition of partial reconstructions—made entirely of discarded items, concrete, and wire mesh—of the buildings on the Essex County Jail site. Culture Quarry Culture… Read more “Materials + Technology | Gabriela Figuereo”

    January 12, 2019March 24, 2019 by Myles Zhang

    Materials + Technology | Rob Kesack

    The objective was to produce a viable for-profit business scenario which could retain the integrity of the site and Newark’s industrial heritage. . Brewery Newark was once… Read more “Materials + Technology | Rob Kesack”

    January 11, 2019March 24, 2019 by Myles Zhang

    Community Hubs | Daniella Zamora

    As the first jail in Newark, it can become a vessel in which we can talk about the problematics of incarceration and also shed light on the… Read more “Community Hubs | Daniella Zamora”

    January 10, 2019March 24, 2019 by Myles Zhang

    Community Hubs | Madeline Berry

    I chose to interpret the site based on three major themes: interactivity, access, and decay. These themes led me to  propose to transform the jail into a… Read more “Community Hubs | Madeline Berry”

    January 9, 2019March 24, 2019 by Myles Zhang

    Housing | Myron Wang

    Student Housing With the addition of the West and North Wings to the original cellblock in the 1890s, the Essex County Jail took on a pinwheel configuration,… Read more “Housing | Myron Wang”

    January 8, 2019March 24, 2019 by Myles Zhang

    Housing | Qianye Yu

    Hostel I propose to convert the jail into a hostel to serve young travelers, exchange students, or visiting scholars and athletes. My strategy is to consolidate and… Read more “Housing | Qianye Yu”

    January 7, 2019October 8, 2019 by Myles Zhang

    Social History | Shreya Ghoshal

    My proposal is a park space that integrates the original jail’s physical fabric with a proposed new circulation path that hovers above the overgrown grasses, wildflowers, and… Read more “Social History | Shreya Ghoshal”

    January 6, 2019March 24, 2019 by Myles Zhang

    Social History | Maura Whang

    The goal is to make a fresh case for the jail’s significance, and potentially set a new ball in motion for its preservation. Public Exhibition Up until… Read more “Social History | Maura Whang”

    January 5, 2019March 24, 2019 by Myles Zhang

    Institutional Reuse | Xianqi Fan

    Science and Technology Museum Considering its location within the University Heights Science & Technology Park, I propose to repurpose the jail as a science and technology museum.… Read more “Institutional Reuse | Xianqi Fan”

    January 4, 2019March 24, 2019 by Myles Zhang

    Institutional Reuse | Shivali Gaikwad

    Through this intervention, I’ve tried to preserve the historical skeleton of the jail site while adding new functions that allows the university community, neighboring residents, visitors, and… Read more “Institutional Reuse | Shivali Gaikwad”

    January 3, 2019March 24, 2019 by Myles Zhang

    Institutional Reuse | Janine Lang

    Because of its location on the edge of both residential and institutional zones, the old Essex County Jail is well situated to serve as a hinge point… Read more “Institutional Reuse | Janine Lang”

    January 2, 2019May 12, 2019 by Myles Zhang

    Professors’ Introduction

    In Spring 2018, architects Belmont Freeman and Bryony Roberts led a Studio II class as part of the Historic Preservation Program at Columbia University’s Graduate School of… Read more “Professors’ Introduction”

    January 1, 2019May 11, 2019 by Myles Zhang

    Credits

    Based on a studio at Columbia University GSAPP by Belmont Freeman and Bryony Roberts.

    Exhibit curated by Myles Zhang and Zemin Zhang.

    Click here to view full credits.

    Newark Landmarks: Exhibit Sponsor

    Sponsor website.

    Where is this jail in Newark?

    271-285 New Street, Newark, NJ, 07103

    Click here to view the jail’s location on Google Maps.

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