Madison Square Gardens

The Madison Square Gardens Tower posits a new type of skyscraper for the Manhattan skyline. The structure departs from the historic skyscraper typology as a means for capital gains through private venture and instead proposes a new public/private venture as means to grow healthy vegetables and greens in the heart of New York City.

Positioned within the park, the tower serves as an extension of the green space. It’s central location to the five boroughs seeks to establish a more resilient approach to securing safe, healthy and more affordable food for all New Yorkers. The food grown within the vertical would be distributed to surrounding communities in need, local grocers, restaurants and the like.

Comprised of both a vertical farm above and public spaces below including community gardens, a marketplace, an auditorium, classrooms and a recreation space, Madison Square Gardens seeks to establish that a new symbiotic relationship could exist between New York City’s open space and it’s most iconic figure: the skyscraper.