Dan Barasch: A park underneath the hustle and bustle of New York City

Prevodilac: Milenka Okuka Lektor: Ivana Korom

My dream is to build the world's first

Moj san je da sagradim prvi svetski

underground park in New York City.

podzemni park u Njujorku.

Now, why would someone want to build an underground park,

Sad, zašto bi neko želeo da sagradi podzemni park

and why in New York City?

i zašto u Njujorku?

These three tough little buggers

Ova tri malena bandita

are, on the left, my grandmother, age five,

su, s leva, moja baka, kad joj je bilo pet godina,

and then her sister and brother,

i njena sestra i brat,

ages 11 and nine.

imali su 11 i devet godina.

This photo was taken just before they left

Ova fotografija je napravljena

from Italy to immigrate to the United States,

pred njihovu emigraciju iz Italije u SAD,

just about a century ago.

tačno pre jednog veka.

And like many immigrants at the time,

I kao većina emigranata tada

they arrived on the Lower East Side

stigli su u Donji Ist sajd

in New York City

u Njujorku

and they encountered a crazy melting pot.

i zatekli su mahnito stapanje kultura.

What was amazing about their generation

Kod njihove generacije je divno

was that they were not only building new lives

to što oni nisu samo iznova gradili svoje živote

in this new, unfamiliar area,

u ovoj novoj, nepoznatoj sredini,

but they were also literally building the city.

oni su takođe, doslovno gradili grad.

I've always been fascinated by those decades

Oduvek su me fascinirale te decenije

and by that history,

i ta istorija,

and I would often beg my grandmother

i često bih molio baku

to tell me as many stories as possible

da mi priča što više priča

about the old New York.

o starom Njujorku.

But she would often just shrug it off,

Ali ona bi samo slegnula ramenima,

tell me to eat more meatballs, more pasta,

rekla bi mi da jedem još ćufti, još testenine,

and so I very rarely got

i tako sam retko slušao

any of the history that I wanted to hear about.

bilo šta o istoriji o kojoj sam želeo da slušam.

The New York City that I encountered

Njujork koji sam zatekao

felt pretty built up.

izgledao je prilično izgrađeno.

I always knew as a kid that I wanted

Znao sam još od malena da želim

to make a difference, and to somehow

da budem značajan i da nekako

make the world more beautiful, more interesting

učinim svet lepšim, interesantnijim

and more just.

i pravednijim.

I just didn't really know how.

Samo što nisam zaista znao kako.

At first, I thought I wanted to go work abroad,

Prvo sam želeo da radim u inostranstvu,

so I took a job with UNICEF in Kenya.

pa sam se zaposlio pri UNICEF-u u Keniji.

But it felt weird to me that I knew more about

Ali bilo mi je neobično da poznajem bolje

local Kenyan politics than the politics of my own hometown.

lokalnu politiku Kenije nego politiku svog rodnog grada.

I took a job with the City of New York,

Zaposlio sam se u njujorškoj opštini,

but very quickly felt frustrated

ali me je brzo iznervirala

with the slowness of government bureaucracy.

sporost državne birokratije.

I even took a job at Google,

Čak sam radio i u Guglu,

where very fast I drank the Kool-Aid

gde sam se brzo stopio sa sredinom

and believed almost wholeheartedly

i verovao sam gotovo svesrdno

that technology could solve all social problems.

da tehnologija može da reši sve društvene probleme.

But I still didn't feel like I was making the world a better place.

Ali i dalje nisam imao osećaj da menjam svet na bolje.

It was in 2009 that my friend

Godine 2009. mi je moj prijatelj

and now business partner James Ramsey

i sadašnji poslovni partner, Džejms Remzi

alerted me to the location of a pretty spectacular site,

skrenuo pažnju na lokaciju, na spektakularnom mestu,

which is this.

to je ovo mesto.

This is the former trolley terminal

Ovo je nekadašnja tramvajska okretnica

that was the depot for passengers

koja je bila depo za putnike

traveling over the Williamsburg Bridge

koji su išli preko mosta Vilijamsburg,

from Brooklyn to Manhattan,

od Bruklina do Menhetna.

and it was open between 1908 and 1948,

Bila je otvorena između 1908. i 1948,

just around the time when my grandparents were

baš u vreme kada su moji baka i deka

living right in the area.

živeli u toj sredini.

And we learned also that the site

Saznali smo takođe da je mesto

was entirely abandoned in 1948.

u potpunosti napušteno 1948.

Fascinated by this discovery,

Fascinirani ovim otkrićem,

we begged the authorities to draw us into the space,

molili smo vlasti da nas puste unutar tog prostora

and we finally got a tour,

i konačno su nas sproveli,

and this is what we saw.

a evo šta smo videli.

Now, this photo doesn't really do it justice.

Ova fotografija nije veran prikaz.

It's kind of hard to imagine the unbelievably magical

Teško je zamisliti taj neverovatno magični osećaj

feeling that you have when you get in this space.

koji vam se javi dok ste unutra.

It's a football field of unused land

To je neiskorišćeno zemljište veličine terena za američki fudbal,

immediately below a very crowded area of the city,

odmah ispod prenaseljenog dela grada.

and it almost feels like you're Indiana Jones

Gotovo da se osećate poput Indijane Džonsa

on an archaeological dig,

na arheološkoj iskopini,

and all the details are all still there.

svi detalji su još uvek tu.

It's really pretty remarkable.

Zaista je prilično izuzetno.

Now, the site itself is located at the very heart

Sam prostor je smešten u samom srcu

of the Lower East Side,

Donjeg Ist sajda,

and today it still remains one of the most

to je i dan danas jedan

crowded neighborhoods in the city.

od najgušće naseljenih delova grada.

New York City has two thirds the green space

Njujork ima dve trećine zelenog prostora

per resident as other big cities,

po stanovniku, u odnosu na druge velike gradove,

and this neighborhood as one tenth the green space.

a ovaj kvart ima jednu desetinu zelenog prostora.

So we immediately started thinking about how we

Zato smo odmah počeli da razmišljamo

could take this site and turn it into something

kako da ovaj prostor pretvorimo u nešto

that could be used for the public,

korisno za javnost,

but also could potentially even be green.

ali i nešto što bi čak moglo da bude i zeleno.

Our plan, in a nutshell,

Naš plan, ukratko,

is to draw natural sunlight underground

je da dovedemo sunčevu svetlost pod zemlju

using a simple system that harvests sunlight above the street,

koristeći jednostavan sistem, koji bi sakupljao svetlost na površini

directs it below the city sidewalks,

preusmeravao je pod gradske trotoare

and would allow plants and trees to grow

i tako omogućio biljkama i drveću da rastu

with the light that's directed underneath.

uz pomoć svetlosti koja je preusmerena u podzemlje.

With this approach, you could take a site

Ovim pristupom, možete uzeti prostor

that looks like this today

koji danas izgleda ovako

and transform it into something

i pretvoriti ga u nešto

that looks like this.

što izgleda ovako.

In 2011, we first released some of these images,

Objavili smo neke od ovih slika 2011.

and what was funny was,

i smešno je

a lot of people said to us, "Oh, it kind of looks

koliko ljudi nam je reklo: "Oh, nekako liči

like the High Line underground."

na podzemni Haj lajn."

And so what our nickname ended up becoming,

Tako smo dobili nadimak,

and what ended up sticking,

koji se na kraju primio,

was the Lowline, so the Lowline was born.

Loulajn, tako je rođen Loulajn.

What was also clear was that people really wanted

Bilo je jasno takođe, da ljudi žele

to know a lot more about how the technology

da znaju mnogo više o tehnologiji,

would look and feel,

njenom izgledu i ugođaju,

and that there was really much more interest in this

i zainteresovanost za ovo

than we had ever thought possible.

je premašila naša očekivanja.

So, like a crazy person, I decided to quit my job

Pa sam, poput ludaka, odlučio da napustim posao

and focus entirely on this project.

i da se u potpunosti posvetim ovom projektu.

Here is us with our team

Ovo smo mi s našim timom,

putting together a technology demonstration

pripremamo prezentaciju tehnologije

in a warehouse.

u skladištu.

Here's the underbelly of this solar canopy

Ovo je unutrašnjost ove solarne kupole

which we built to show the technology.

koju smo sagradili da pokažemo tehnologiju.

You can see the six solar collectors at the center there.

Možete da vidite šest solarnih kolektora tamo u centru.

And here's the full exhibit all put together

A ovde je celokupna izložba, sve je sastavljeno

in this warehouse.

u ovom skladištu.

You can see the solar canopy overhead,

Možete da vidite solarnu kupolu iznad,

the light streaming in,

svetlost kako teče unutra

and this entirely live green space below.

i ovaj, u potpunosti zeleni prostor ispod.

So in the course of just a few weeks,

Za samo nekoliko nedelja,

tens of thousands of people came to see our exhibit,

na desetine hiljada ljudi došlo je da vidi našu izložbu

and since that time, we've grown

i od tada je došlo do porasta

our numbers of supporters both locally

među našim sledbenicima, kako lokalno,

and among design enthusiasts all over the world.

tako i među dizajnerskim entuzijastama širom sveta.

Here's a rendering of the neighborhood

Ovo je prikaz kvarta,

just immediately above the Line's site,

odmah iznad Lajn područja,

and a rendering of how it will look

prikaz toga kako će izgledati

after major redevelopment that is coming

nakon ozbiljnog renoviranja koje se sprema

over the course of the next 10 years.

u narednih deset godina.

Notice how crowded the neighborhood still feels

Primećujete da i dalje izgleda natrpano

and how there's really a lack of green space.

i da zaista nedostaju zelene površine.

So what we're proposing is really something that will

Mi predlažemo nešto što će zaista

add one football field of green space

da doda zelenu površinu veličine terena za američki fudbal

underneath this neighborhood, but more importantly

ispod ovog kvarta, ali još značajnije je

will introduce a really community-driven focus

da će skrenuti pažnju na zajednicu

in a rapidly gentrifying area.

u oblasti koja se ubrzano unapređuje.

And right now, we're focusing very closely

Trenutno smo usredsređeni

on how we engage with the City of New York

na to kako da zainteresujemo gradsku opštinu

on really transforming the overall ecosystem

da uistinu preobratimo celokupni ekosistem

in an integrated way.

na integrisan način.

Here's our rendering of how we would actually

Ovo je naš prikaz toga kako ćemo

invite people into the space itself.

zapravo da privučemo ljude u sam prostor.

So here you see this iconic entrance

Ovde vidite simboličan ulaz,

in which we would literally peel up the street

gde ćemo bukvalno da oljuštimo ulicu

and reveal the historical layers of the city,

i razotkrijemo istorijske slojeve grada

and invite people into this warm underground space.

i pozovemo ljude u ovaj topli, podzemni prostor.

In the middle of winter, when it's absolutely freezing outside,

Usred zime, kada se sve prosto ledi napolju,

the last place you'd want to go would be

poslednje mesto za odlazak

an outdoor space or outdoor park.

bio bi vanjski prostor ili vanjski park.

The Lowline would really be a four-season space

Loulajn bi uistinu bio mesto za sva doba

and a respite for the city.

i predah za građane.

So I like to think that the Lowline actually brings

Volim da mislim kako Loulajn zapravo

my own family's story full circle.

zaokružuje priču moje porodice.

If my grandparents and my parents were really

Ako su moji baka i deka i moji roditelji

focused on building the city up and out,

bili usredsređeni na građenje i proširenje grada,

I think my generation is focused on reclaiming

mislim da je moja generacija usmerena na preuzimanje

the spaces that we already have,

prostora koji već imamo,

rediscovering our shared history,

na ponovno otkrivanje istorije koju delimo

and reimagining how we can make our communities

i na novu viziju toga kako da učinimo našu zajednicu

more interesting, more beautiful and more just.

zanimljivijom, lepšom i pravednijom.

Thanks.

Hvala.

(Applause)

(Aplauz)