Black and white photograph of a light skinned man dressed with a scarf, jacket, and gloves and standing on an abandoned elevated railroad track

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.