FloatLab Has Arrived at the Garden!
That large, iconically bright yellow ring-like structure you might have spotted heading up the Schuylkill River isn’t a mirage—it’s FloatLab, a one-of-a-kind floating public space and waterfront destination, designed by J. Meejin Yoon and Höweler + Yoon Architecture with Mural Arts Philadelphia and Bartram’s Garden.
Starting this fall, visitors to Bartram’s Garden and the Bartram’s Mile section of the Schuylkill River Trail will enjoy a rare, water-level view of an urban river in motion. That’s thanks to FloatLab’s unique ballast system, which allows its circular platform to rise and fall with the rhythm of the Tidal Schuylkill River. Get ready to reconnect with the life-sustaining, beating heart of our city through hands-on workshops, outdoor art programs, kayaking, fishing, and other riverfront activities.
Visit bartramsgarden.org/floatlab to sign up for project updates and be the first to hear about FloatLab grand opening events and public programming this fall.
Financial assistance for FloatLab has been provided by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Honorable Josh Shapiro, Governor. ‘
Support also provided by the William Penn Foundation; the City of Philadelphia: Cherelle Parker, Mayor, Jamie R. Gauthier, City Council 3rd District, Susan Slawson, Parks & Recreation Commissioner; the Philadelphia Housing Authority through the Department of Housing & Urban Development Choice Neighborhoods Initiative Planning and Action Grant program; The Albert M. Greenfield Foundation; the Institute of Museum and Library Services; the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; the Hess Foundation; the 25th Century Foundation; Another Light Foundation; Bank of America; the Kligerman Family; Elizabeth Sterling; the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Coastal Zone Management; the National Endowment for the Arts; and HRP Impact Foundation.
