Norman Foster will present his winning scheme for 425 Park Avenue at the 2012 MAS Summit in New York City on Friday. Finalists' designs will also be on display. Foster + Partners' winning scheme for 425 Park Avenue in New York City. Norman Foster will discuss his winning scheme for an office tower at 425 Park Avenue on Friday morning at the 2012 Municipal Arts Society (MAS) Summit for New York City, a two-day event kicking off today that features panels and presentations about making the city more livable. L&L Holding Company, the developer of the 650,000-square-foot Manhattan tower, named
For 15 years, Architectural Record has made it easy to earn Continuing Education credits. In our print issues and online, we offer our community of readers editorial articles for credit as well as sponsor-supported courses. We know lots of you have to fulfill your requirements by the end of 2012, but if you take one of our courses before the end of October, you’ll be part of our celebration of the one-millionth Architectural Record CEU test taker—and have a chance to win prizes in a sweepstakes. Click here to access the CEU section of the Record site. From our October
This story originally appeared on ENR.com. Courtesy Center for Architecture Left to right: Greg Lynn, Ben van Berkel, Frank Gehry, and Dennis Shelden at AIA's Center for Architecture in New York on Tuesday. As more powerful processor cores are harnessed into cloud computing services, collaboration using massive data files is gaining in use and sophistication—especially in the design and construction disciplines that work in 3D files. One example is the latest launch from Gehry Technologies, which has gone to market with its GTeam platform following six months of testing. The firm calls it a cloud based 2D and 3D file
Pelli Clarke Pelli adds a modest house of worship to its sky-scraping portfolio. Pelli Clarke Pelli's St. Katharine Drexel Chapel at Xavier University in New Orleans, Louisiana. With the completion earlier this month of the St. Katharine Drexel Chapel for Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, Cesar Pelli and the architectural firm he heads have added the first house of worship–among its smallest projects at 12,000 square feet–to their vast portfolio. The project represents a long-held goal of the firm’s founder and of the university as well—the original blueprints for the university, founded in 1925, included a chapel that
The U.S. Department of State's new Design Excellence program is coming to fruition. Courtesy Davis Brody Bond Architects and Planners Davis Brody Bond Architects and Planners' U.S. Embassy in Jakarta is under construction. The project was commissioned before the State Department's Design Excellence program, but embodies the principles of the new initiative. After years of building standardized embassies and consulates on the edges of cities, focused solely on security and the bottom line, the U.S. Department of State launched an ambitious Design Excellence building program two years ago. It is now coming to fruition. Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects has
Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island in New York City was dedicated this morning—nearly 40 years after it was designed by architect Louis I. Kahn. Former President Bill Clinton speaking at the dedication of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island in New York City on Tuesday. The long-awaited Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park on Roosevelt Island in New York City was dedicated this morning—nearly 40 years after it was designed by architect Louis I. Kahn.
In a time of 24/7 connectivity and cloud computing, it is essential for architects to make room for “forms of low-tech creativity,” said Jeanne Gang, principal of Chicago-based Studio Gang Architects, describing both the way she designs (by hand as well as by computer) and the materials she uses in her buildings.
After a spike prompted by a 2009 federal stimulus package, construction of government buildings continues to drop. This year starts are expected to decline further, to $8.4 billion. Source: McGraw-Hill Dodge Analytics Click the image above to view a full presentation of these stats [PDF].
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