NEW YORK, N.Y.- Park Avenue Armory today unveiled the designs by Herzog & de Meuron for the renovation, restoration, and transformation of one of the country’s most important landmarks into a new kind of cultural facility and institution. The multi-year project reinvigorates the original design of the historic building, which includes the 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall and an array of period rooms by some of the most innovative designers of the 19th century, while advancing the Armory’s mission, dedicated to the creation and presentation of visual and performing art that cannot be realized within the limitations of traditional performance halls and white-wall museums. The Herzog & de Meuron design has been guided by the understanding that the Armory’s rich history and the patina of time are essential to its character and must be respected and built upon. Encompassing the Armory’s entire