Two separate honors bestowed by the College of Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology will recognize built works in North, South, and Central America completed in 2022–2023.
SHoP Architects founding principal Gregg Pasquarelli joins the podcast to discuss the development of The Brooklyn Tower and how the firm tried to capture the essence of New York with its residential supertall at 111 West 57th Street.
The jury praised the Yokohama-based architect for “reminding us that in architecture, as in democracy, spaces must be created by the resolve of the people.”
This project's polemical suggestion—office tower as oversized doric column—reflected the architect's quixotic response to one of the period's defining challenges.
The coveted commissioning role comes with a $375,000 grant and is open to educational institutions and nonprofit architecture, art, and cultural organizations.
The painstaking Argentinian conservation project will be recognized at a February 27 event in Manhattan that also honors the life of the late Jean-Louis Cohen.