{"id":214622,"date":"2026-06-09T14:59:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/214622\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T14:59:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:59:13","slug":"experience-the-schuylkill-river-in-a-whole-new-way-with-floatlab-nbc10-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/214622\/","title":{"rendered":"Experience the Schuylkill River in a whole new way with FloatLab \u2013 NBC10 Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"

A first-of-its-kind floating public space is making its way to Philadelphia\u2019s Schuylkill River.<\/p>\n

FloatLab<\/a>, a bright yellow, 75-foot-wide floating platform, is expected to arrive on the Tidal Schuylkill River near the Platt Bridge around 8 a.m. Wednesday, June 10, before being transported by tugboat to its installation site at Bartram\u2019s Garden<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The project has been 10 years in the making and traveled from North Carolina by barge and tugboat after beginning its journey on May 21.<\/p>\n

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Designed by artist J. Meejin Yoon and H\u00f6weler + Yoon Architecture<\/a> in partnership with Bartram\u2019s Garden and Mural Arts Philadelphia<\/a>, FloatLab is described as the first tide-responsive public space in the United States.<\/p>\n

Beginning this fall, visitors to Bartram\u2019s Garden and the Bartram\u2019s Mile section of the Schuylkill River Trail will be able to experience the river from a unique water-level perspective. <\/p>\n

An innovative ballast system allows the circular platform to rise and fall with the rhythm of the river. Visitors will have a unique chance to “reconnect with a previously inaccessible stretch of the river.”<\/p>\n

FloatLab is designed as a gathering space for a variety of activities, including hands-on workshops, outdoor art programs, kayaking, fishing and other riverfront experiences. <\/p>\n

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Organizers said that once open, FloatLab will be free to the public. Additional details about grand opening events, public programming for all ages and interests will be available soon. <\/p>\n

For more information visit\u00a0bartramsgarden.org\/floatlab<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A first-of-its-kind floating public space is making its way to Philadelphia\u2019s Schuylkill River. FloatLab, a bright yellow, 75-foot-wide…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":214623,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[69,71,70,33486,9347],"class_list":["post-214622","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-schuylkill-river","tag-schuylkill-river-trail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214622","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214622"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214622\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214623"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}