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The Lowline experiments with natural sunlight underground

Is this the future of parks?

The Lowline test facility in the Lower East Side of New York City.
The Lowline test facility in the Lower East Side of New York City.
Courtesy of The Lowline

Part-public park, part-mad scientist experiment, The Lowline in the Lower East Side of New York City hopes to bring natural sunlight and gardens indoors and underground. Using mirrors, lenses and aluminum in a formerly abandoned building, co-founders James Ramsey and Dan Barasch Dan hope to turn their 1,000-square foot experiment into a 60,000-square foot public park and garden open to the public.

You can read more about the park’s plans at their website: thelowline.org

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