Roosevelt Island Masterplan

This article is part of Never Modern, a series curated by Hidden Architecture where we explore the conditions of several urban projects from 1950s onwards that, starting from the hypothesis of the Modern Movement, they surpassed its orthodoxy to adapt the urban features to local conditions. Este articulo es parte de Never Modern (Nuca Modernos), una serie comisariada por Hidden Architecture donde exploramos las condiciones de varios proyectos urbanos de 1950 en adelante en los que partiendo de las hipótesis del Movimiento Moderno, se superaron la ortodoxia de varios postulados para adaptar sus características urbanas a las condiciones locales. This is no longer my island. / Ésta ya no es mi isla. Located between Manhattan and Long Island City (the west area of ​​Queens), Roosevelt Island is in between two forms of understanding the city. Manhattan: order, pre-established method, constant and intensive growth. Long Island City (LIC): oscillation, resilience, a land that can be adapted to the needs that Manhattan has outsource without adapting its own entity. Formerly, it was built by factories and warehouses; currently it is growing through generic residential towers that lack a stable residential urban fabric, a kind of extension of Manhattan n without incorporating any of its metropolitan characteristics. Beyond LIC: Queens, a large residential area with a small scale and low density peripheral urbanism. Localizada entre Manhattan y Long Island City (el área más al oeste de Queens), Roosevelt Island se dirime entre dos más maneras de entender la ciudad. Manhattan: orden, método preestablecido y un crecimiento constante e intensivo. Long Island City (LIC): oscilación, resiliencia, un terreno que se va adaptando a las necesidades que Manhattan necesita externalizar en cada momento sin adoptar una entidad propia.