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10 living room designs we liked this week

2024-05-04T08:00:00-04:00

In case you haven't checked out Archinect's Pinterest boards in a while, we have compiled ten recently pinned images from outstanding projects on various Archinect Firm and People profiles.

Today's top images (in no particular order) are from the board Living Spaces.

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↑ Villa Messenia in Messeni, Greece; Interior architecture, design and styling: block722; Photo: Gaelle Le Boulicaut

↑ The Glass Cabin in Polubný, Czech Republic, by Mjölk architekti; Photo: BoysPlayNice

↑ Walters Cassar Residence in Palm Springs, CA, by Studio AR&D Architects; Photo: Lance Gerber

↑ Rustic Canyon in Los Angeles, CA, by Walker Workshop; Photo: Joe Fletcher

↑ Reclaimed Barn in Center Harbor, NH, by Murdough Design; Photo: Chuck Choi

↑ Blodgett-Calvin Residential Compound in San Marino, CA, by Fung + Blatt Architects; Original Architect: Calvin Straub; Photo: Mark Mahaney

↑ Low Energy House in London, UK,...

Paris Olympics Athlete's Village to cool without AC during summer games

2024-05-03T17:30:00-04:00

To combat the intense summer heat in France, a geothermal energy system will cool the athlete apartments in the Seine-Saint-Denis suburb. This technology utilizes natural resources and is expected to reduce carbon impact by 45 percent compared to traditional air conditioning systems. The system will maintain a temperature below 79 degrees Fahrenheit during the night, even in the event of a heatwave, according to Laurent Michaud, the director of the Olympic and Paralympic Villages.

The planned alternative system will distribute cold water from underground to cool through the floors of the apartments, which will later become home to more than 6,000 permanent residents after the more than 15,000 Olympic and Paralympics athletes vacate in September. The buildings all have green roofs and will reportedly be powered completely by renewable energy in line with Paris' 2050 principles. Their construction achieved a 30% reduction in its carbon footprint compared to other modern projects.

Other countries, meanwhile, have promised to bring their own portable systems as a backup as experts have forecasted another unusually hot summer for the continent.

Chicago's Thompson Center begins demolition ahead of $280 million Google takeover

2024-05-03T17:12:00-04:00

NBC Chicago is reporting on the start of planned demolition work for the Thompson Center in advance of a $280 million makeover that will turn the famed Helmut Jahn-designed building into a new office space for Google for 2026. Work will cover the exterior glass curtain facade and interior atrium. The 39-year-old former state office building had become a $17 million-a-year liability for Governor JB Pritzker before the property was offloaded for $105 million in July of 2022.

“These types of improvements take several years to complete; we’re excited about what this project symbolizes for the greater Chicago community and will share more about our plans in the future,” Karen Sauder, Google's Chicago Site Lead, said in a December update.

Jean Dubuffet's 29-foot 'Monument with Standing Beast' sculpture is also being evacuated to the Art Institute of Chicago.

Webuild and Carlo Ratti propose replacement for Baltimore’s collapsed Key Bridge following tragedy

2024-05-03T15:28:00-04:00

Today, the Webuild group advanced a proposal designed in collaboration with architect and MIT professor Carlo Ratti and French structural engineer Michel Virlogeux for a new bridge in Baltimore that would replace the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge.

The design, which was released ahead of next week’s preliminary reconstruction forum called by the Maryland Transportation Authority, calls for a cable suspension span totaling 2,300 feet with a 213-foot clearance and offering wider lanes and increased vessel navigation safety, structural maintenance monitoring technology, smart traffic management, and enhanced connection to the Harbor area.

Webuild had already famously contributed to the rapid reconstruction of Renzo Piano’s Morandi bridge replacement in Genoa, Italy, after the deadly 2018 collapse that killed 43 people. The company is also expecting to begin constructing what will become the world's longest suspension bridge over the Strait of Messina by the end of the year.

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In rural Ontario, a timber cabin by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design creates a ‘quiet haven in the trees’

2024-05-03T15:03:00-04:00

Toronto-based Dubbeldam Architecture + Design has offered an insight into their completed cabin in rural Ontario, Canada. Named Bunkie on the Hill and described as a “quiet haven in the trees for family members to retreat and re-connect with nature,” the cabin sits at the top of a steep slope overlooking a collection of family cottages below.

Image credit: Riley Snelling

The 1,000-square-foot cabin by the Dubbeldam team, who was recently honored at the 2024 RAIC Annual Awards as the Architectural Practice winner, sees a contemporary interpretation of the traditional A-frame shape. Inspired by overlapping layers of shale rock in the surrounding landscape, the split roof features two intersecting gables that allow for window openings where the roof volumes split.

Image credit: Riley Snelling

“These geometric windows allow for curated views of the treetops on one side and lake below on the other and invite natural light to flood the...

New architecture and design competitions: Singapore Tanjong Pagar Railway Station, Helsinki Museum of Architecture and Design, Tallinn Architecture Biennale, and Architecture at Zero

2024-05-03T14:06:00-04:00

For this week's curated picks of architecture and design competitions listed on Bustler, we are highlighting four briefs seeking creative designs for an outdoor installation as part of the Tallinn Architecture Biennale, ideas for how Singapore's former Tanjong Pagar Railway Station can be transformed into a multi-functional community building, concepts for the New Museum of Architecture and Design in Helsinki, and sustainable, forward-thinking proposals for a new middle school campus building in East Los Angeles.

For the complete directory of newly listed competitions, click here.

Rafael Viñoly Architects reveals first Canadian project in Toronto

2024-05-03T11:59:00-04:00

Rafael Viñoly Architects' debut work in Canada has been announced as a two-million-square-foot mixed-use development in Midtown Toronto. The four-tower, 2,364-unit scheme previewed by the firm last week was designed by its late founder before his passing and will stand as his sole Canadian project at the culmination of an undetermined construction phase that begins next year.

Rendering courtesy Binyan and Madison Group

Two 58-story structures will connect with another pair equaling 61 stories via a six-story skybridge between 90-110 and 150-164 Eglinton Avenue in the popular commercial neighborhood. A public plaza area will engage the site further with its civic context with a new amphitheater, retail spaces, and a children’s play area.

Rendering courtesy Binyan and Madison Group

MPFP Landscape Architecture will complete the landscape design for the program. Turner Fleischer Architects is listed as a collaborator. Overall, this is the third new project announced by the firm since Viñ...

Explore academic job opportunities at 6 architecture schools

2024-05-03T11:41:00-04:00

Our latest weekly curated jobs roundup from the Archinect Job board highlights six architecture schools seeking fellows, faculty, and facilities staff.

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Teaching Positions

University of Oregon seeks a Studio Instructor in Design Media and Visiting Faculty/ Professor of Practice - Department of Architecture, Design – Open Pool in Eugene, OR

Studio Instructor in Design Media details: "We particularly invite applications from candidates who have the potential to deliver visionary design studio and design media teaching that is informed by an active creative practice and by broad engagement with current discourses on design processes, design media (drawing, modeling, fabrication), introductory design studio pedagogy, and design studio teaching. Candidates should be positioned to support a diverse student body t...

Jameos Del Agua: 20 Town Houses by Carrillo Arquitectos

2024-05-03T10:43:00-04:00

Located in the -El Bercial- neighborhood, with garages, sports facilities (swimming pool and paddle tennis), a children's play area integrated into a common interior space of green and living areas.

In this project of single-family homes in Getafe we have applied the project concept that is born from the natural phenomenon Jameos del agua; a natural space and an art, cultural and tourism center designed by César Manrique. Located in the municipality of Haría in the north of the island of Lanzarote. Los Jameos are within the Volcano and Malpaís de La Corona Natural Park and since December 19, 1994 it was classified as a site of scientific interest. It is also considered an area of ecological sensitivity.

INTRODUCTION
Jameos del Agua is, therefore, a unique space located on a unique island. For this reason we want to achieve a unique space from the place where the project is located. This concept has inspired a unique promotion of 20 single-family homes, within El Bercial, a modern and...

How New York City is approaching EV charging

2024-05-03T10:41:00-04:00

Since 2021, 100 new curbside chargers have been added across all five boroughs. Jockeying for space alongside parking meters, LinkNYC kiosks, and bus shelters on public sidewalks, they are part of a pilot partnership between the Department of Transportation, Con Edison, and Flo, an EV charging system operator. In the outer-borough neighborhoods that lack the robust EV infrastructure of Manhattan’s Central Business District, these chargers are proving quite popular.

In an interview with Urban Omnibus managing editor Kevin Ritter, New York City Department of Transportation officials Will Carry and Luis Gonzalez outlined the city's vision for creating a comprehensive electric vehicle charging infrastructure. The department has recently launched a curbside charging pilot program across the city's boroughs, which has proven popular with users.

"In Europe, they’ve reached a point in the market development where cities are making net revenue from these chargers," Carry said. "We’re not there in New York, but at some point there is the potential for this to contribute to the city’s general fund."

RIBA honors Royal Gold Medalist Lesley Lokko in London ceremony

2024-05-02T19:21:00-04:00

Lesley Lokko formally received the 2024 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture at a ceremony at the Royal Institute of British Architects headquarters in London today.

The award, which was presented to Lokko on behalf of King Charles by RIBA President Muyiwa Oki, enshrines her dedication and creativity in leading the 2023 Venice Biennale along with other curatorial and educational efforts which have spearheaded a push for professional and academic representation while advancing a narrative about the lessons African and other non-Western architectures can teach the broader profession.

Speaking to the more than 400 attendees gathered in RIBA's 66 Portland Place headquarters, Oki remarked: "Lesley Lokko is a true agent of change who has successfully shifted the dial and pioneered a more equitable approach to architectural education, dialogue, and discourse."

Upon receiving her Gold Medal, Lokko stated: "To be 'seen' across the full spectrum of the discipline, from its margins to its very...

Brookings research gives Los Angeles communities guidance for future ADU implementation

2024-05-02T18:02:00-04:00

New research published recently by the Brookings Institution has provided details of how local government in Los Angeles can galvanize a newfound abundance of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) through policy changes in order to combat an ongoing housing crisis currently affecting more than one million Angelenos.

Authors Jenny Schuetz and Eve Devens state: “The Los Angeles region offers a useful setting to explore the prospects of affordable ADUs. Four jurisdictions within the region have developed affordable ADU pilot programs. One program, the city of Los Angeles’ LA ADU Accelerator Program, offers operating subsidies for existing ADUs, while the other three offer development subsidies as well as vouchers to cover operating costs.”

This research can be used to bolster architects’ so-called “toolkit” of affordable housing solutions in conjunction with the recent Harvard Center for Housing joint study that compared the strengths and failures of California’s policies with those in othe...

Plans scrapped for $1 billion Hollywood Center towers development

2024-05-02T17:31:00-04:00

New York-based developer Millennium Partners has withdrawn their proposal for the $1 billion Handel Architects-designed Hollywood Center in Los Angeles. The two-tower scheme that was planned for parking lots adjacent to Welton Becket’s iconic Capitol Records building would have been the tallest in Hollywood, standing at 46 and 36 stories each and containing a total of 1,005 residences, but will now be scrapped in favor of a potential new hotel development as per Urbanize LA’s reporting this morning.

The decade-old scheme had been progressing despite a negative Environmental Impact Report and the late discovery of concerning fault lines beneath the property. Millennium Partners said: "While we have made the decision for now not to move ahead with our vision to build housing on the surrounding surface parking lots, we remain committed to working to make the Hollywood community a better place to live and work and to help Hollywood realize its full potential as the entertainment capital...

Philadelphia Co-Working Space by Verona Carpenter Architects

2024-05-02T13:59:00-04:00

This project, our second for one of the pioneers of co-working space, involved the conversion of three buildings into one learning and working facility for the creative community. We provided the space plan, custom furniture design, and finish specifications.

The project sought to preserve much of the original buildings’ character, like the plaster medallion over the main open space, while also providing a state of the art workplace.

Building on the brand language we established in Brooklyn, the space features a blackened steel, wood, and glass reception and retail area, and our custom large scale collaborative steel and wood tables with integral power.

Inspired by Japanese architecture, Pelli Clarke & Partners opens adaptive reuse sake brewery in Hyde Park, New York

2024-05-02T13:54:00-04:00

Pelli Clarke & Partners and Jun Mitsui & Associates have shared photos of the recently completed Asahi Shuzo’s Dassai Blue Brewery project in Hyde Park, New York. The adaptive reuse of a former grocery store into the first American home for the popular Japanese brand pays homage to the naturalism of its native country while mirroring the “dance” of fermentation.

Image courtesy Pelli Clarke & Partners

Inside, 55,000 square feet of space for rice washing, Koji-making, drying, steaming, and other parts of the fermentation process are enabled without any major alterations being made to the building’s footprint. Production flows counterclockwise to accommodate a volume of approximately 140,000 cases annually.

Image courtesy Pelli Clarke & Partners

Elements from traditional Japanese architecture feature throughout, and the exterior is also rendered in the same character, beset by a materials palette led by Yakisugi...

How to Read a Croissant / Unfolding Spatial Violence

2024-05-02T13:51:00-04:00

A croissant, in some instances, becomes a logistical issue– even one of global import.

Part I of II

On April 8th, less than a week after Israeli airstrikes assassinated 7 World Central Kitchen aid workers, the Israeli authority that manages the border between Egypt and Gaza inspected and released 322 trucks of aid into Gaza. According to UNRWA, it would require 500 trucks of aid for the population of Gaza to avoid starvation. This is part of what occupation means– managing goods across a border without answering to any civilian authority of the people encircled by such a border. Within the framework of occupation, the distinction between bureaucratic delays and willful starvation can be opaque or negligible.

President Biden met with Prime Minister Netanyahu on April 4th, two days after the attack on the World Central Kitchen vans. According to the White House readout, in this meeting, “President Biden emphasized that the strikes on humanitarian workers and the overall huma...

Pine Grove Retreat by Saga Design Build

2024-05-02T13:41:00-04:00

The seed of this project started with the question: How do you craft a family legacy in the Hood River Valley? Saga endeavored to help answer this question collaboratively with our clients, bringing elements of the valley’s rural character, modern Scandinavian design, indoor and outdoor gathering spaces for family and friends and key view sheds of the the landscape and mountains together.

The architecture is at once grand and comfortable; capable of hosting many on a summer evening by the pool or just two for a winter weekend reading by the fire. Woven into the patchwork of the agricultural landscape this project feels both modern and new while fitting comfortably within it’s surroundings.

Notes on Progress: Sixteen Women Discuss What It Means To Be Female in Architecture School

2024-05-02T12:59:00-04:00

The tides are changing for women in architecture schools in surprising ways. Female deans currently lead Harvard, Yale, Princeton, NJIT, Cornell, Syracuse, NYIT, CCNY, Cooper Union, and Boston Architectural College, among others. Despite the difficulties some of them have faced, no doubt, their impact has been felt in architectural education across the U.S. and around the world.

Jamie Chan asks, what has changed for women in the last few years? And what still needs to change?

California's 2x8 architecture student exhibition & scholarship celebrates its 20th anniversary tonight in Los Angeles

2024-05-02T12:39:00-04:00

Architecture for Communities Los Angeles (ACLA) and AIA Los Angeles’ 2x8 exhibition of student work from throughout California is celebrating the launch of its 20th edition this year with a special ceremony held today, May 2nd, from 6 to 8 pm in historic West Adams.

A total of 20 schools are participating in the exhibition, with 40 projects vying to win its juried competition. Organizers share: “Last year, we were able to raise a total of $30,000! This allowed us to award merit-based scholarships to 11 winning student projects. For our 20th Anniversary, we’d like to match, if not surpass, last year’s amazing fundraising efforts and are aiming to provide as much support as we can for our aspiring student participants.”

New 'Zillow Gone Wild' HGTV show to launch inspired by popular Instagram account

2024-05-02T12:00:00-04:00

Friday, May 3rd, will see the launch of a new show on HGTV inspired by the popular Instagram account Zillow Gone Wild. The show, which bears the same name as the social media account, will offer insights into “exceptionally weird, wacky, and wild properties that sellers put on the market every day.”

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Hosted by actor and comedian Jack McBrayer, the series will feature characters from non-traditional homes with distinctive decor and imaginative architecture. The history of each will be explored, alongside backstories from buyers and sellers. Among the homes set to be featured are a house in Berkeley, California, designed by a jazz musician, and a home in New Orleans with an eclectic parlor lounge.

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The run of nine weekly episodes will conclude with HGTV awarding one home the accolade of “wild...

Ten construction equipment companies form new group to promote sustainability

2024-05-02T11:46:00-04:00

Ten major companies in the construction equipment industry have formed a coalition to promote sustainability in the sector. The France-based organization, named the Community of Sustainable Equipment Players (CAMD), includes Bouygues Construction, Colas, Eiffage, Haulotte, JCB, Kiloutou, Manitou Group, NGE, Salti, and Volvo.

The group has set out five key objectives for member companies. The group will aim to provide practical solutions and support cross-sector projects, build a knowledge base and a common decarbonization strategy, raise the profile of the materials sector and its role in the transition of the construction industry, defend the convictions of a sustainable industry, and foster a shared vision and ambition for decarbonizing the industry.

Related on Archinect: Federal 2007 ban on fossil fuels in government-owned buildings finally kicks in. Image: © Dave Burk/SOM

“The CAMD is based on the pooling of efforts, skills and best practices to accelerate the environmental trans...

In Japan, abandoned and vacant homes are on the rise

2024-05-02T11:42:00-04:00

New government figures show that 5.9% of all Japanese homes are abandoned, while 13.88% of homes are vacant (a total of 9 million homes). The issue is predominantly impacting the country's rural areas, while the number of vacant and abandoned apartments and condo units is also increasing.

Several measures have been undertaken by local and national governments to address the increased cases, which can have consequences for building upkeep and maintenance. In 2022, the city of Nagoya began requiring condo building management to update authorities on the state of their complexes, while, in 2018, Yokohama city asked architects to assess undermanaged condo buildings and set up management associations.

Related on Archinect: Minimalist concrete apartments fill a narrow site in Tokyo, designed by Ryuichi Sasaki Architecture. Image credit: Sherpa

More broadly, Japan passed a law in 2015 allowing local authorities to issue warnings about vacant homes at risk of collapse, including powers to de...

Help! Offer Partner - how to say no, not yet, maybe never?

2024-05-01T22:58:00-04:00

Hello all,

First time posting on here as I need some advice.

To start with, here is a little bit of a timeline that lead to me being offered ownership at my current firm.

2015-2017 Associates in Architectural Technology
2016-2019 Worked at a small design firm
2019-2021 Worked at my current firm as a designer
2021 Became a licensed architect and started managing and designing my own projects.
2024 Offered an option to buy in.

This all sounds amazing on paper, especially at only 27 years old. However, in 2020, I also started a residential design firm on the side since my employer allowed side residential work. It’s been growing the past 4 years and now has the potential to be my full time gig.

Im not quite ready to start on the residential stuff full time, but need to give the firm an answer tomorrow. How do I say not right now, without burning the bridge, getting let go tomorrow, and still leaving that door open in the future should the residential side not work out or not be what I...

Winning designer of Canada’s Afghan War memorial sues government for bid slight

2024-05-01T19:06:00-04:00

The winning bid for a $3.5 million contract to design a new memorial to Canadian military veterans of the war in Afghanistan from a Montreal-based studio that was replaced by the government has prompted a lawsuit by its architect. Renée Daoust is suing the federal government after it replaced hers with a proposal from the Indigenous artist Adrian Stimson citing an apparently “un-scientific” online survey, according to the CBC’s reporting last month.

"We're very concerned because it does create a precedent, a very dangerous precedent for Canada in terms of competitions, public art competitions, architectural competitions and so on," Daoust told the broadcaster. "There was political interference, so we don't want this to happen again."

Stimson is reportedly working to finalize his design without a clear resolution in sight. The American National Global War on Terror memorial in Washington, D.C. from Marlon Blackwell Architects is also being planned for the National Mall.

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List of America’s Most Endangered Historic Places for 2024 shows expanded 'collective idea of American history'

2024-05-01T18:31:00-04:00

The newly released list of the country’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places for 2024 has been announced to include LA’s Little Tokyo district and the Walden Pond Reservation area in Massachusetts. The pair was joined by nine other sites in eight states, Morocco, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The full list of America's Most Endangered Historic Places, compiled by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, includes:

Cindy Walker House, Mexia, Texas
Eatonville, Florida
Estate Whim Museum, Frederiksted, St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
Hudson-Athens Lighthouse, Athens, New York
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California
Minute Man National Historical Park, Walden, and nearby landmarks, Massachusetts
New Salem Baptist Church, Tams, West Virginia
Roosevelt High School, Gary, Indiana
Sitka Tlingit Clan Houses, Sitka, Alaska
Tangier American Legation, Tangier, Morocco
Wilderness Battlefield Area, Orange County, Virginia

Manica Architecture debuts new NFL stadium proposal for potential Kansas City Chiefs relocation

2024-05-01T17:17:00-04:00

Manica Architecture has released renderings related to a late bid to lure the Kansas City Chiefs NFL franchise across the state border to Wyandotte County, Kansas. The design has been made public for the first time a week after the firm’s plans for a new Bears lakefront stadium in Chicago were panned by critics.

Rendering courtesy Manica Architecture

The proposed new dome-enclosed stadium was presented to Kansas lawmakers this week as part of a pitch to bring its first-ever major American sports franchise to the Jayhawk state in addition to potentially hosting the NCAA Final Four and concert tours, according to architect David Manica's recent statements to local outlets.

Rendering courtesy Manica Architecture

The repeat Super Bowl champions released a separate proposal for an $800 million renovation in Kansas City led by Populous in February. Its neighbor Kauffman Field (home to the Royals MLB franchise) is also weighing the costs of renovating its classic midcentury design over buil...

Nonresidential construction spending ticks up slightly following February decline

2024-05-01T15:40:00-04:00

An analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data from the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has shown nonresidential construction spending to have increased moderately by 0.2% in March. It follows February's decline of 1.0%. On a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, nonresidential spending now totals $1.19 trillion.

Spending was up in 10 of the 16 nonresidential subcategories on a monthly basis. Private nonresidential spending increased 0.2%, while public nonresidential construction spending expanded by 0.8%. The market for residential construction, conversely, was shown to have decreased by 0.7% over February.

"Nonresidential construction spending rebounded in March, ending a streak of two straight monthly declines," ABC's Chief Economist Anirban Basu said. "The increase was entirely due to increased public construction spending; private sector nonresidential spending dipped slightly lower in March. Despite wavering over the first three months of 2024, nonresidential spending is now...

Granville1500 by Lorcan O'Herlihy Architects [LOHA]

2024-05-01T14:20:00-04:00

Santa Monica Boulevard, which for many Los Angeles commuters is no more than an exit from the 405 Freeway, is actually the last piece of Route 66, “America’s Main Street”, that once spanned from Chicago to the Pacific Ocean. In Los Angeles, this wide stretch of roadway linked Downtown, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Santa Monica, in a commercial corridor of remnant and outmoded automobile parts stores and showrooms - an archetype of linear, car-centric urban planning. In that stretch which, contrary to reality, seems to have more traffic than residents, is Granville1500.

The new mixed-use, 153-unit, 320,000 SF project will provide affordable housing offered at below market rates to UCLA medical students and staff in addition to academic, commercial, and public functions. Located within 10 minutes of UCLA’s main campus, the project offers a new approach to growth: blurring the boundary and embedding academic life within the urban contexts in which they are positioned.

Granville15...

SOM's new Schwarzman College of Computing opens at MIT

2024-05-01T14:02:00-04:00

The new home for the recently established MIT Stephen A. Schwarzman College of Computing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been completed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill.

What will be a research hub for AI and other disciplines in the computing sciences offers 185,000 square feet of labs, collaborative spaces, classrooms, and faculty areas inside a shingled profile that defines two eight-story pavilions.

The structure's design was limited by an existing railroad track running along the site’s north axis, creating the need for a 44-foot bridge that connects to either volume across three levels. After entering its oak-finished triple-height lobby from a central plaza area, engineers and researchers have space to explore flexible arrangements in the offices along its perimeter on Vassar Street.

The building includes social kitchens, a large 250-seat lecture ...

New-York Historical Society opens 'Lost New York,' a remembrance of structures lost to time

2024-05-01T13:02:00-04:00

The New-York Historical Society recently launched Lost New York, an exhibition exploring the ever-changing palimpsest of the city’s built environment. 90 different historical photos, paintings, and other media document its transformation into a global metropolis.

Lost relics such as the original Madison Square Garden, old Yankee Stadium, the 1853–54 Crystal Palace, Croton Distributing Reservoir, and Penn Station appear along with first-hand witness depictions of city life as it was during the time of their prominence as civic landmarks.