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    Category: Interpretive Design

    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

    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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