Robert Hammond
Garden Club of America Rome Prize
September 9, 2009–July 30, 2010
Profession
Cofounder and President, Friends of the Highline, New York
Project title
Exploring the Tiber
Project description
I propose to spend six months in Rome exploring the Tiber riverfront. In many ways this will be a continuation of my work on the High Line in New York City over the past decade. The goal of this project is not to produce a concrete plan for the riverfront, but rather to spark greater creative activity, awareness, and enthusiasm, under the light of which this largely forgotten urban space may begin to rediscover itself.