Low Line Park Exhibit Opens April 1st at Mark Miller Gallery in the Lower East Side

We recently announced that the incredible<a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/the-low-line-a-spectacular-two-acre-underground-park-to-be-constructed-in-nycs-lower-east-side/" target="_blank"> Low Line Park project</a>, which plans to transform an abandoned underground subway station into a flourishing subterranean public space, has started a <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/low-line-park-under-delancey-street-launches-kickstarter-campaign/" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign</a> that is pulling in big bucks. Collecting more than $140,000 in funds already, the underground oasis is moving closer and closer to realization. In honor of this enormous backing, and to rouse up even more excitement, <a href="http://www.markmillergallery.com/" target="_blank">Mark Miller Gallery</a> will be displaying a life-size rendering of the <a href="http://delanceyunderground.org/" target="_blank">Delancey Underground</a> throughout the month of April. In an exhibition titled <a href="http://www.markmillergallery.com/" target="_blank">"Let There Be Light,"</a> visitors can see the underground park at scale, examine the designers' 3D replica of the park, and learn more about the solar technology that can make the park possible.

Designed by architect James Ramsey, the principal of <a href="http://raadstudio.com/">RAAD</a>, in part with Dan Barasch of tech think tank <a href="http://poptech.org/">PopTech</a>, the Delancey Underground calls for pumping natural sunlight into the subterranean space with fiber optics.

The team has already created a successful mini prototype of the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/low-line-creators-design-a-sunlight-irrigation-system-prototype-for-the-delancey-underground-park/" target="_blank">sunlight irrigation system</a>, and the money from their <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/855802805/lowline-an-underground-park-on-nycs-lower-east-sid" target="_blank">Kickstarter campaign</a> will fund a large-scale prototype.

This diagram shows how the sunlight irrigation system of the Low Line works. The solar collectors harness the sunlight above ground and filter it through fiber optics into the underground space.

New Yorkers (us included!) can't get enough of this one of a kind underground park. While the exhibition opening at <a href="http://www.markmillergallery.com/" target="_blank">Mark Miller Gallery</a> will certainly be exciting, we're already looking forward to what comes after that: a life-size demo of the Delancey Underground.

In order to build the massive replica, Barasch and Ramsey are overhauling a now<a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/design-guidelines-approve-for-spura-manhattans-largest-tract-of-undeveloped-land/" target="_blank"> empty warehouse</a> south of Delancey. Giant drawings and walkways will mimic the layouts of the project plan, complete with seating and plant life.

This photo shows the current state of the abandoned Essex Street trolley terminal. You can learn more about the history of the space and watch a video about it <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/inside-the-subterranean-essex-street-trolley-terminal-the-proposed-space-for-the-low-line/">here</a>.

On a recent visit to the underground space, the Low Line team snapped this photo showing the rail line remnants and cobblestones. The design aims to restore these elements and incorporate them into the new park.

This aerial map highlights the park space in Community Board 3, where the Low Line would be located. The chart shows how lacking the area is in green space compared to all of NYC and urban areas throughout the country.

This map highlights the underground terminal where the Low Line could be created.