Construction of The International Plant Science Center
| The New York Botanical Garden is one of the world's preeminent research institutions in the plant sciences. The International Plant Science Center for the LuEsther T. Mertz Library and the Herbarium will provide state-of-the-art care and housing for distinguished research collections: The LuEsther T. Mertz Library, one of the world's great collections documenting the plant sciences, and the Herbarium, the largest collection of preserved plant specimens in the Western Hemisphere. Designed by the firm of Polshek and Partners Architects, The International Plant Science Center will be a five-story, 70,000-square-foot facility constructed as an addition to the Beaux-arts style Museum Building, to be completed in the year 2000. |
See the architect's illustration of the completed The International Plant Science Center |
See the most recent photograph of the construction of the The International Plant Science Center (Friday, December 10, 1999) |
In recognition of this project's status as a national priority, the United States Congress, with leadership from Senators Daniel Patrick Moynihan and Alfonse M. D'Amato, made public funds available through the United States Department of Agriculture. The Plant Studies Center is also made possible by generous support from the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust; Edward P. Bass of the Philecology Trust; Shelby White and Leon Levy; Arthur and Janet Ross; The Starr Foundation; the National Science Foundation; The Prospect Hill Foundation; The Bank of New York; and J.P. Morgan and Co., Incorporated. |
| The Garden gratefully acknowledges support of the Honorable Rudolph W. Giuliani, Mayor of the City of New York; the Honorable Peter F. Vallone, Speaker of the City Council; the Honorable Fernando Ferrer, Bronx Borough President; the Bronx City Council Delegation; and the Bronx State Delegation. |