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We are raising funds to launch a competition for a design concept for a monument to New York’s Tunnel Workers, also known as Sandhogs. Their work, so invisible to the public, is laborious, dangerous, and foundational to our entire transit system.

We seek to incorporate into our design for Penn Station a monument memorializing their labors. It is fitting that a space designed to be lofty, inspiring and uplifting should also hold a space honoring the invisible, dangerous, gritty and essential work necessary to make it all happen.

The winning design concept team will receive a stipend of $10,000 to work along side our architectural/design team to further develop their concept into a plan, as the plans for Penn Station also evolve.

Can you donate $500, $1000, or even $5,000 today in honor of New York’s brave Sandhogs and to support young designers in having a beautiful impact on the public sphere?

Your support has already made a huge difference to the public conversation. Will you help us take this transformative project to the next stage?

Thank you for your commitment!

The BAA is currently working with the National Monuments Foundation (501c3) as a fiscal sponsor. All donations are tax deductible.

To send a donation via Zelle please send to the National Monuments Foundation (501c3) at cwilcox@thenmf.org. Please write 'For the BAA' in the message section. Checks may be made out to The National Monuments Foundation, with 'For the BAA' in the memo line, and mailed to The Beaux Arts Atelier c/o The National Monuments Foundation, 395 17th St NW, Atlanta, Georgia, 30363. For wire transfer information, please contact Richard Cameron directly. Thank you!

Original Penn Station Main Waiting Room Reimagined