Archinect - News 2024-12-23T18:53:34-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150413307/foster-partners-completes-south-carolina-administrators-building-behind-warm-colored-metal-and-glass Foster + Partners completes South Carolina administrators building behind warm-colored metal and glass Niall Patrick Walsh 2024-01-19T12:02:00-05:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b4/b4a3b3114e72a2e76905c16dbf04ee4c.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/fosterandpartners" target="_blank">Foster + Partners</a> has completed a new home for Greenville County administrators in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/112407/south-carolina" target="_blank">South Carolina</a>. The new Greenville County Administration Building spans four stories and is designed with a glass <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/647760/curtain-wall" target="_blank">curtain wall</a> that &ldquo;symbolically removes the boundary between the public and government officials.&rdquo;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/71/718461df0735b07f4b8376b40106bfa5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/71/718461df0735b07f4b8376b40106bfa5.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Brandon Stengel, courtesy of Foster + Partners</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ad/ad8cda010fbf5b5d4cf8372fda6a3281.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ad/ad8cda010fbf5b5d4cf8372fda6a3281.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Brandon Stengel, courtesy of Foster + Partners</figcaption></figure><p>The scheme forms part of the wider Greenville County Square master plan by RocaPoint Partners, which seeks to create a link between Falls Park, Cancer Survivor&rsquo;s Park, and the Swamp Rabbit Trail. The administration building, described by the team as &ldquo;the cornerstone of the community,&rdquo; is located on the corner of Church Street and University Ridge.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/13/131afe345051019b14748e04aa019333.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/13/131afe345051019b14748e04aa019333.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Brandon Stengel, courtesy of Foster + Partners</figcaption></figure><figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/08/0870c1d16591716caec533b9a01a5b88.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/08/0870c1d16591716caec533b9a01a5b88.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Photo: Brandon Stengel, courtesy of Foster + Partners</figcaption></figure></figure><p>&ldquo;The building will make a significant contribution to Greenville County, acting as a place for local people to meet in serene natural surro...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150267150/winthrop-center-is-making-progress-in-its-quest-to-become-the-world-s-largest-passive-house-office-building Winthrop Center is making progress in its quest to become the world's largest Passive House office building Josh Niland 2021-06-09T13:09:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/30/301622df81f59f0c7a770a2abe0d4de8.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Curtain wall construction has begun on what will become the world&rsquo;s largest <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/28520/passive-house" target="_blank">passive house</a> office building, marking an important milestone in the drive to give Boston an iconic and environmentally friendly new skyscraper that could help the city meet its <a href="https://www.wbur.org/news/2019/01/29/carbon-free-boston-report-takeaways" target="_blank">carbon-free mandate</a> by midcentury.&nbsp;</p> <p>Winthrop Center is awaiting certification from the Passive House Institute conferring its office portion with a status that, once completed, will make it the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150149029/passive-house-towers-are-good" target="_blank">largest of its kind</a> anywhere in the world.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3f/3f36fffaf95e417ca39b81c8505fc5ad.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3f/3f36fffaf95e417ca39b81c8505fc5ad.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Winthrop Center. Image courtesy of Millennium Partners Boston. </figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/2249/handel-architects-llp" target="_blank">Handel&rsquo;s</a> vision for the 52-story center is a mixed-use development that includes a bar, restaurants, 321 luxury residences, and a triple-high atrium gathering space dubbed The Connector that seeks to blur lines between indoor and outdoor space in the through-block site along Federal Street to the adjacent <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149954289/a-closer-look-at-boston-s-winthrop-square-redevelopment-bids" target="_blank">Winthrop Square</a>.</p> <p>Only the 800,000 square foot office portion of Winthrop Center will seek the designation although the building&rsquo;s overal...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150157872/architects-lobby-for-bird-friendly-glass-as-nyc-overhauls-cladding-regulations Architects lobby for bird-friendly glass as NYC overhauls cladding regulations Antonio Pacheco 2019-09-09T20:30:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/75/751df629e853d78b6f3e74c95af7a5a4.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>It is estimated that up to 1 billion birds die every year in the United States due to <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150089880/amidst-a-growing-glass-skyline-philly-looks-to-keep-buildings-from-becoming-an-avian-death-trap" target="_blank">collisions with glass facades and buildings</a>, according to experts at the <a href="https://abcbirds.org/blog/truth-about-birds-and-glass-collisions" target="_blank">American Bird Conservancy</a> and the Smithsonian.&nbsp;</p> <p>This worrisome statistic has prompted municipalities to institute "bird-friendly" glass standards for certain types of buildings in cities as diverse as Minnesota, Oakland, Portland, Oregon, San Francisco, and Toronto.&nbsp;</p> <p>New York City is poised to become the latest municipality to try and reduce the number of bird collisions by <a href="https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Proposed-NYC-Bill-Would-Make-New-Buildings-Use-Bird-Friendly-Glass-507944901.html" target="_blank">adopting</a> new rules that would require up to 90-percent of glass on new and altered buildings to be treated with films, coatings, and other decorative elements to ensure that birds can see and avoid the expanses.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/04/04af6486429d539345144be52d8b30df.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/04/04af6486429d539345144be52d8b30df.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>FXCollaborative's Center for Global Conservation uses bird-safe glass. Image courtesy of David Sundberg/ESTO.</figcaption></figure><p>As the New York City Council's Committee on Housing and Buildings continues to debate the proposed regulations, architects are speaking out...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150087392/mvrdv-completes-a-white-and-gold-entertainment-complex-by-seoul-s-incheon-airport MVRDV completes a white and gold entertainment complex by Seoul’s Incheon Airport Hope Daley 2018-09-21T16:38:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/68/68aa4bd7f9059434425e6209d29f9ba5.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/327/mvrdv" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MVRDV</a> has recently completed The Imprint, a new 2-building art and entertainment complex next to <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/11458/seoul" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Seoul&rsquo;s</a> Incheon Airport. Featuring a nightclub in one building and indoor <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/65921/theme-park" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">theme park</a> in the other, the windowless structures are part of the larger&nbsp;Paradise City complex of 6 buildings next to South Korea's largest airport.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/33/331c31b19845e8b9426cdec06bc1d05b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/33/331c31b19845e8b9426cdec06bc1d05b.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The Imprint by MVRDV, located in Seoul. &copy; Ossip van Duivenbode</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/75/7513e1fcca23fb48293c90ccf1374fae.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/75/7513e1fcca23fb48293c90ccf1374fae.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The Imprint by MVRDV, located in Seoul. &copy; Ossip van Duivenbode</figcaption></figure><p>The program required an expressive facade with no windows. The firm created an imprint based design using&nbsp;fa&ccedil;ade features of the surrounding buildings, lifted entrances, and a golden entrance spot covering one corner of the nightclub building.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7a/7a781667a44ae7f40a7ba301abc4afad.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7a/7a781667a44ae7f40a7ba301abc4afad.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The Imprint by MVRDV, located in Seoul. &copy; Ossip van Duivenbode</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/51/512d8f3982aac00fa51703273eba4d60.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/51/512d8f3982aac00fa51703273eba4d60.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>The Imprint by MVRDV, located in Seoul. &copy; Ossip van Duivenbode</figcaption></figure><p>The fa&ccedil;ade was constructed of glass-fibre reinforced concrete panels. As many of the 3,869 panels are unique with construction requiring moulds to be individually produced using the f...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/136656245/american-curtain-wall-crisis-further-drives-up-costs-of-skyscrapers American curtain wall crisis further drives up costs of skyscrapers Alexander Walter 2015-09-14T15:10:00-04:00 >2015-09-14T18:25:43-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/wk/wkse5j6ejx0nl2tg.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>A shortage of US curtain walling makers caused by the 2008 crash is so severe that it is halting projects and has even forced one developer to open its own factory. [...] As a result the price for curtain walling systems has risen between 35% and 45% in the past 18 months, and lead times have increased dramatically [...] In New York, the availability of cladding systems has become the single main determinant of programme and schedule.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html>