A few weeks ago, Richard Meier’s four-block-long mixed-use development was approved by Newark’s planning board. The project is a drastic shift for Meier; a break from his New York Five era and the decades of working with exclusive clientele on neo-Corbusian residences and museums. The development brings Meier back to his Newark roots and speaks to the recurring trend of architects designing for the people.
More about project after the break.
The apartment complex will serve middle-income teachers, as there are already 1,000 teachers for charter schools and another 5,000 working within the public school system. The buildings will extend from new charter schools on either side of Halsey Street, “like limbs reaching out into the neighborhood.”
