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    Category: Architectural Design

    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

    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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