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Alley Pond Environmental Center

Sector: Road • Location: Queens, New York, USA

Source: World-Architects

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Completed

The Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) is a new building designed to offer an innovative and immersive learning experience to over 100,000 students annually. It serves as a gateway to the Alley Pond Park wetlands in New York City, featuring sustainable design elements such as a green brick wall, sloping roof for rainwater capture, elevated ground floor to resist flooding, and exposed mechanica

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Closed
Sector
Road, Education, Commercial, Government
Location
Queens, New York, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World-Architects

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The project “Alley Pond Environmental Center” is an infrastructure initiative in the Road sector, located in Queens, New York, USA. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World-Architects.

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2026-07-22

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The Alley Pond Environmental Center (APEC) is a new building designed to offer an innovative and immersive learning experience to over 100,000 students annually. It serves as a gateway to the Alley Pond Park wetlands in New York City, featuring sustainable design elements such as a green brick wall, sloping roof for rainwater capture, elevated ground floor to resist flooding, and exposed mechanical systems for educational purposes. The building includes flexible classroom spaces, an animal room, observation decks, and nature trails, aiming for LEED Gold certification and environmental stewardship.

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United States of America (USA)

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New York

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Queens

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Road, Education, Commercial, Government

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2025-11-02

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