About Heartwalk

Heartwalk is the winner of the fifth annual Times Square Valentine’s Day Heart Design Competition that invites emerging architecture and design firms to submit ambitious proposals for a public art installation. Times Square Arts, the public art program of the Times Square Alliance, collaborated with Design Trust for Public Space, to invite emerging architecture and design firms to submit proposals for consideration.

Heartwalk draws inspiration from the collective experience of Hurricane Sandy. This project was built entirely from wooden planks salvaged from the boardwalks of The Rockaways in Queens; Long Beach, NY; Sea Girt, NJ; and Atlantic City, NJ. After first opening in Times Square in February 2013, Heartwalk traveled to DUMBO, Brooklyn, The Rockaways in Queens and now has a permanent home on the boardwalk of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Take the walk, share the love and check out your photos in the gallery below. A full press release can be found here