Nitrogenated Marine Park Marine Park, Brooklyn, New York
Columbia GSAPP Spring 2024 | Studio Critic: Feifei Zhou of Feral Atlas | Initial Site Research with Maggie Su
The nitrogen influx coming from the nearby wastewater treatment plant and the adjacent golf course’s use of nitrogen-rich herbicide leads to the uncontrollable growth of the invasive plant species, Phragmites Australis. Phragmites’ dominance, facilitated by the absence of competing native plants and their diversity, has altered ecology, disrupting the life of native wildlife, increasing susceptibility to invasive pests, and consequently, disrupting the built environment.