The Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center

The new Education and Welcome Center will strengthen the visitors’ experience of The Green-Wood Cemetery as a cultural institution for art, history, and nature. Founded in 1838, the 478-acre Green-Wood was a prelude to New York City’s public parks and has become a cultural landmark.

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Green-Wood Education and Welcome Center

The new building will centralize programs previously housed in disparate buildings across the Cemetery and will orient the public before they chart their own paths through the landscape across the street. Surrounding two sides of the restored historic greenhouse, the new L-shaped building offers expansive views towards the Cemetery and the Richard Upjohn Arches. Its massing is organized by a one-story volume that relates to the existing greenhouse and a two-story volume along the west of the building site, introducing a new entry courtyard. Within, flexible spaces for gathering, exhibition, education, and staff work supports Green-Wood’s role as community hub and will expand the city and neighborhood’s existing cultural fabric.

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An aluminum curtain wall screened by custom glazed terra cotta baguettes exemplifies Green-Wood’s commitment to historic preservation with an inspiring sustainable design. The new building is targeting LEED Gold.

Landscape: Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
Graphics: Pentagram

News
Rendering of people walking through the entrance to the new Education and Welcome Center at Green-Wood Cemetery
The Green-Wood Cemetery Breaks Ground on New Education and Welcome Center
Press
Rendering of the new Welcome and Education Center at Green-Wood Cemetery, with the historic greenhouse in the foreground
The Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center in Commercial Observer
Photograph of seven officials sitting in front of historic Weir Greenhouse.
The Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center Groundbreaking on News12
Rendering of the new Education and Welcome Center with burgundy terra cotta facade, surround historic Weir Green-House
The Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center in The New York Times
Rendering of the entry to the new Welcome & Education Center at Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center in The Architect’s Newspaper
Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center in Bklyner
Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center in Bklyner
Rendering of the landscaped entrance to the Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center
The Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center in ARCHITECT
Rendering of the interior of the new Education and Welcome Center, looking towards the historic greenhouse
Green-Wood Cemetery Education and Welcome Center in Brooklyn Paper