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shell will be “nested” over the fixed structure, which is next to a residential skyscraper also designed by Diller Scofidio and Renfro, and Rockwell Group.

Among the inaugural offerings next year will be a live production, conceived by filmmaker Steve McQueen and music giant Quincy Jones, exploring the impact and history of African-American music. Other artists connected to inaugural projects include poet Anne Carson, opera singer Renee Fleming, and screenwriters Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger.

“If the range of artists that we present represent the range of society, then you have a chance of welcoming people from all over the place,” said Alex Poots, the founding artistic director and CEO of The Shed.

When Hudson Yards is fully complete sometime in the first part of the next decade, developers say there will be 18 million square feet of residential and commercial space, as well as 14 acres of public space.