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FLOW GROUP
JANET ECHELMAN • JEANNE GANG • PETER HEPPEL • DOMINGO GONZALEZ

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The selection of the FLOW Group marks the accomplishment of a key milestone in a process
that began in December 2001, and meets the
goal of selecting a world-class design team to construct a memorial honoring the 57 Hoboken residents who died on September 11, 2001.

“Hoboken Island” is the memorial concept submitted by the FLOW Group and selected by the Memorial Fund Committee. The concept proposes a memorial that begins at the edge of Hoboken’s waterfront park, Pier A Park, with a low sloping Narrative Wall. On the Narrative Wall will be first-person-attributed accounts of the events of 9/11, beginning with the experience of observers, neighbors, volunteers, and medical-triage personnel who witnessed the attack on 9/11.  

The first-person accounts will be selected
in collaboration with the Hoboken community. 

The Narrative Wall will lead to a Bridge that
spans from Pier A Park to Hoboken Island, which
will be a stand-alone structure on the Hudson River. The island is intended to offer a place for
rest and contemplation amidst unobstructed views of the World Trade Center site and of Hoboken.


Located in the middle of the island will be a Tidal Well, a hole cut into the island’s center around which will be a cast-glass Circle of Names where each of the 57 names of lost Hoboken residents will be inscribed.   At night, the glass well and the water of the Hudson become illuminated.  

“Hoboken Island offers a place for rest and contemplation amidst unobstructed views of the former Towers and of Hoboken,” said Jeanne Gang, a member of FLOW Group and principal of Studio/Gang Architects.  

“Our vision is that upon reaching the island, one may feel that it is a place separated from the everyday that provides an atmosphere for reflection. At night, the glass well and the water of the Hudson become illuminated -- a symbol of this community, its loss and regeneration.” said artist Janet Echelman of FLOW Group.

“We are gratified that we reached this important milestone along this solemn journey,” said Hoboken Mayor David Roberts. “I would like to thank everyone involved in this process for their hard work and dedication. September 11th was a painful day for Hoboken and our nation. This memorial is a very important element in the healing process and a lasting monument to the friends and loved ones we lost.”

Janet Echelman produces monumental public sculpture which responds to wind, water,   and natural light, with major commissions in Portugal, Spain, Holland, and USA. Jeanne Gang, principal of Studio Gang Architects, explores transformative and changing qualities of space and materials in architecture, as in the Starlight Theatre with its kinetic roof. Peter Heppel has engineered America’s Cup sails, tensile fabric airlocks for NASA, and the Millenium Tower in Glasgow which rotates in the wind.   Aine Brazil, managing principal Thornton Tomasetti Engineers, has extensive experience in the design and construction of high-rise offices, hotels, hospitals and other public projects . Domingo Gonzalez illuminated the NYC Police Memorial, JFK Airport’s Terminal One, and the George Washington Bridge.

Memorial Fund Co-Chairs Lisa Frigand and Rick Evans said: “On behalf of the Memorial Fund committee, and all Hoboken residents, we would like to thank every one of the talented artists and designers who came forward to be a part of this process.   We congratulate the FLOW Group on being selected to design the Hoboken 9/11 memorial, and we look forward to working with individuals, organizations, and businesses in around Hoboken to raise the necessary remaining funds to make the vision of Hoboken Island a reality.”

The members of the FLOW Group are artist Janet Echelman, architect Jeanne Gang, aeronautical engineer Peter Heppel, structural engineer Aine Brazil and architectural lighting designer Domingo Gonzalez.   Janet Echelman produces monumental public sculpture which responds to wind, water,   and natural light, with major commissions in Portugal, Spain, Holland, and USA. Jeanne Gang, principal of Studio Gang Architects, explores transformative and changing qualities of space and materials in architecture, as in the Starlight Theatre with its kinetic roof. Peter Heppel has engineered America’s Cup sails, tensile fabric airlocks for NASA, and the Millenium Tower in Glasgow which rotates in the wind.   Aine Brazil, managing principal Thornton Tomasetti Engineers, has extensive experience in the design and construction of high-rise offices, hotels, hospitals and other public projects, Domingo Gonzalez illuminated the NYC Police Memorial, JFK Airport’s Terminal One, and the George Washington Bridge.
 
       
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