Croton Arch of Triumph​

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This one-to-one-scale cross section of the Old Croton Aqueduct unearths the hidden infrastructure of New York City as an homage to foresight, planning, and public service. The aqueduct, which opened in 1842 in an effort to mitigate wide-spread fires and industrial pollution of local water sources, is a feat of ingenuity, engineering, and cooperation among government, community and private enterprise. Cortes Ortega’s monument suggests that learning from history may be a means of confronting the crises we face today.

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Dionisio Cortes Ortega, a co-founder of Reform Architecture, designed the sculptures and Reform Architecture helped produce the shop drawings and coordinate construction.