2024-11-23T15:14:38-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149990863/the-video-oculus-surveys-the-history-context-and-execution-of-calatrava-s-transit-hub Julia Ingalls 2017-02-07T18:24:00-05:00 >2017-02-07T18:24:46-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/pl/pllpac838c5w9qlx.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>How does Santiago Calatrava's Oculus encapsulate the complex history and significance of its site? In this brief video from filmmaker Jeff Durkin, Calatrava's elaborate transit hub canopy is sited in its aesthetic and social contexts via a series of carefully selected voice-over news clips and aesthetic commentary. Here, the horror of 9/11, the beauty of human perception, and sweeping shots of the architecture itself are layered to create this filmmaker's interpretation of what the Oculus is. Watch it here:</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/113337473/a-sort-of-grand-central-for-downtown Nam Henderson 2014-11-10T12:47:00-05:00 >2014-11-10T12:47:45-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/eu/euygcyaowpbybk2n.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>After years of delays and soaring budgets, the Fulton Center transit hub opened its doors at 5 a.m. this morning. Envisioned after the September 11th attacks as a way to help revitalize downtown, the complex makes it easier to connect between nine subway lines: the A, C, J, Z, R, 2, 3, 4, and 5. Eventually, riders will also be able to connect to the E and 1 trains, as well as the PATH.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Joe DeLessio provides a peak into the just opened&nbsp;Fulton Center Transit Hub.</p>