@SituStudio’s Times Square “Heartwalk”

Dumbo, Brooklyn-based Situ Studio (@situstudio) recently built in Times Square “Heartwalk,” a heart-shaped structure constructed entirely of debris from Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath. Thefour-person groupof designers and builders shared their process of constructing Heartwalk on Instagram along the way.

“The genesis of the Heartwalk project was tied to reusing reclaimed material from Hurricane Sandy. The entire structure is fabricated out of boardwalks salvaged from different communities around the Tri-State Area,” says Situ’s Bradley Samuels. “Approximately 500,000 people pass through Times Square each day, and we decided that Instagram would be the most effective tool topopulate a gallerywith user-generated content.”

The Heartwalk sculpture, shared on Instagram through the #heartwalktsqhashtag, was the winning submission to the fifth annualTimes Square Valentine Heart Designcompetition and was commissioned by Times Square Alliance (@timessquarenyc) and Design Trust for Public Space (@designtrustnyc). It will be on display in Times Square until Sunday, March 10.

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