I've been a fan of the berm at Brooklyn Bridge Park, an earthwork that drowns out the sounds of the double-decker BQE, ever since visiting it and realizing just how well it worked. I wrote about the feature, part of Michael Van Valkenburgh's design for the park, back in 2014, the same time I snapped this photo:

Lastly, in case you were wondering about the two structures being built on either side of the berm, they are the park's maintenance & operations building:
And boathouse, both designed by ARO:

According to the Brooklyn Bridge Park website, this new section of the park will open later this year.

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