January 2010

HM White has been awarded a 2010 Honor Award from the New York Chapter of the ASLA for its courtyard design for the New York Times building Lobby Garden. As a counterpoint to its bustling Times Square neighborhood, the open-air garden’s location reveals a serene, symbolic fragment of the Hudson River Valley woodland landscape. The minimalist design emphasizes a poetic approach of bold simplicity to create a restrained visual abstraction, yet strong natural statement that harmonizes rather than competes with the design elements of the building. The building’s transparency allows the garden to provide an unique ever-changing backdrop for visitors and tenants who are invariably aware of the transformations daily with weather and seasonal transitions.