The Value of Air

Yale School of Architecture
Spring 2019 Studio
Team Matthew Liu, Andrew Economos Miller
Critic Bimal Mendis

Using the Marx Brothers Jointly Operated Playground as a starting point, the focus of the project is informed by the East Harlem Neighborhood Plan and the incoming development which will vastly alter the neighborhood. The project studied air-rights both in their current use and the systems by which they are applied. These systems were reconsidered to produce a method of moving forward which might benefit the residents of East Harlem through community amenities and affordable housing. While the conclusions may appear absurd, they are grounded in existing mechanisms.

The Value of Air

Data from Municipal Arts Society’s “Accidental Skyline” Initiative