Flying saucers, glass roadways, subterranean caverns: three visions of the Grand Central Station of 2112

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Three leading architects gathered last week at the third annual summit of The Municipal Art Society to present their visions for the dramatic redevelopment of New York's Grand Central Terminal. Foster + Partners, SOM and WXY each put forward ideas to renew Grand Central's grandeur, while also making it fit for purpose for the the hundreds of thousands of people that will use the station on any given day in the next hundred years. The three schemes offer strikingly different visions for the future of the terminal, though only one includes an enormous flying saucer... Continue Reading Flying saucers, glass roadways, subterranean caverns: three visions of the Grand Central Station of 2112

Section: Architecture

Tags: Foster and Partners, New York, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, Skyscrapers, WXY

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