CIVIC & CULTURAL

AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND
APOLLO THEATER
BRONX LIBRARY CENTER
CFPB HEADQUARTERS
DAVIDSON CO. COURTHOUSE
EL MUSEO DEL BARRIO
E. CELLER FED. COURTHOUSE
E. M. DIRKSEN COURTHOUSE
GALLERY URBAN
CITY COLLEGE GREAT HALL
MOYNIHAN TRAIN HALL
NY BOTANICAL GARDEN
NY TRANSIT MUSEUM
NY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
NYS CAPITOL SKYLIGHTS
OLD DC CITY HALL
P. RODINO FEDERAL OFFICE
AMERICAN AIRLINES THEATRE
S. STREET SEAPORT MUSEUM
ST. JOHN CATHEDRAL CHURCH
THURGOOD MARSHALL
US PATENT & TRADEMARK

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AFRICAN BURIAL

GROUND NATIONAL MONUMENT

New York, NY

CLIENT

National Park Service

ARCHITECT

Aarris Architects

PROJECT SCOPE

The winner of an international design competition, the African Burial Ground National Monument in lower Manhattan is the largest, and oldest known excavated burial ground for free and enslaved Africans in North America. DGA not only designed the lighting for the project on a pro bono basis, but also worked with luminaire manufacturers to furnish equipment at no or low-cost, in honor of the memorial’s unique cultural significance and commemorative character.

AWARDS

2007 GE Edison Lighting Award of Excellence

2008 NY Construction Award of Merit

2009 NOMA Design Excellence Honor Award