inagurated in 2014 and designed by grimshaw and arup, the fulton center transit hub has since been serving 300,000 commuters every day, connecting eleven of new york?s busiest subway lines. on this occasion, greek photographer pygmalion karatzas has photographed the extensive complex, highlighting the architects? central concept of redirecting ample natural light into the transit environment through the conical dome at the structure?s center. 

 
 
 
project info:
 
location: new york, USA
project type: mass transit
client: metropolitan transportation
authority area: 34,000 sq.m.
architects: grimshaw
lead design firm: arup
artist: james carpenter design associates
collaborator on sky reflector-net: schlaich bergermann und partner sky reflector-net commissioned by:MTA arts & design and MTA capital construction company
 
 
 
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edited by: sofia lekka angelopoulou | designboom

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