Back in September, we told you about a competition to conceive a redesign of the MetLife Building. Earlier this week, the six finalists of the “Reimagine a New York City Icon” competition were announced. The competition, sponsored by Metals in Construction magazine and the Ornamental Metal Institute of New York, isn’t part of any actual process in the works to modify the Midtown office tower, but are fascinating ideas of what could be. Perhaps these ideas will be put into use at other buildings. — New York Yimby
SHoP Architects, AECOM, and Volley Studio are among the six finalists for the competition, which encouraged entrants to reimagine the MetLife Building “with a resource‐conserving, eco‐friendly enclosure – one that creates a highly efficient envelope with the lightness and transparency sought by today’s office workforce – while preserving and enhancing the aesthetic of the building’s heritage.”
Here is FXFOWLE, Thornton Tomasetti, and Dagher Engineering's entry, described as "Harnessing Urban Energies":
Here is AECOM and Volley Studio's "Vertimeme":
And here's a look back at Archinect's coverage of the Pan Am/Met Life building:
![Bracket [takes action]: submissions selected and new website launches!](https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/05/05kznvyyjy1lqoiq.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=248&h=147 "Bracket [takes action]: submissions selected and new website launches!")
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For those who may be interested can find the other finalists here:
https://metalsinconstruction.org/2016winners/
We are very proud to be included along side these finalists.
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