More Coney Island Aquarium Redo Renderings

Wednesday, November 1, 2006, by Robert

After yesterday's publication of a couple of more "visions" of the future Coney Island in all of its odd dystopian glory, the additional renderings and models from one of the finalists vying to redesign the ~~butt ugly~~ utilitarian New York Aquarium are almost a breath of fresh air. (At least, there are no mermaids with pumpkins on their asses.) It may or may not win and get built, but they're pretty cool. This is the propsal from WRT and Cloud9. More images after the jump if you click through.
· Aquarium Design Proposal [ruiz-geli.com]
· Coney Island Makeover: Aquarium Redesign [Curbed]

BONUS: The city digs the Thor Coney vision. Coney Island Development Corp. interim president Joshua Sirefman tells the Post their latest renderings "show the right kind of energy that we've always talked about for Coney Island." But, Coney blogger Kinetic Carnival says they look like "lesser quality rejects" of drawings mistakenly released this summer and a "rehash."

A side view, showing some of the LED lighting.

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Comments (9 extant)

Kewl. Very "The Abyss"...

By D at November 1, 2006 3:30 PM

all the redesigning in the world wont help unless u get rid of the ghetto surrounding coney island.

time for a new urban renewal..this time bulldoze the projects and bring back low-rise brooklyn

By ugh at November 1, 2006 3:31 PM

Kewl. Very "The Abyss"...

By D at November 1, 2006 3:33 PM

all the redesigning in the world wont help unless u get rid of the ghetto surrounding coney island.

time for a new urban renewal..this time bulldoze the projects and bring back low-rise brooklyn

By ugh at November 1, 2006 3:35 PM

LOVE IT! Can't wait!

By Anonymous at November 1, 2006 5:08 PM

ugh.. doesn't really matter. Lots of places that are 'hip' and 'hot' in NYC have ghetto housing projects in their premises.

By dare at November 1, 2006 10:11 PM

at least one of the communist-themed apt. complexes is going coop (trump towers)...i can defintely see a major rejuvination in the area in the upcoming years

By ghetto no more at November 2, 2006 11:59 AM

Brooklyn is poppin word up Coney Island stand up 2007 stand up 23rd stand

By Lil Ski at March 30, 2007 10:13 AM

Well ghetto or not, Coney Island remains Hot. When no one patronized the area with little life to it, it still thrived, whereby, today we see big business consuming property. I suggust you try to purchase land there NOW...for millionaire status.

By ghettofabulous at April 2, 2007 7:50 PM