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09.18.07
Although this year’s 9-11 remembrance ceremony was much more low-key than in past years, check out this issue to read about what is happening in Lower Manhattan. See Remembering 9-11, Downtown Receives Dose of Realism, Three Draws a Crowd, and Sited for updates.
- Jessica Sheridan, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP
9/10/2007 Battery Park. 6:10 PM, NYC 9/11 Memorial Field; 6:19 PM, Wall of Patches from around the World.
9/11/2007 Ground Zero Ceremony. 7:36 AM; 9:37 AM.
9/11/2007 WTC Construction Site. 1:25 PM; 1:29 PM.
9/11/2007 Tribute in Lights from Brooklyn Heights Promenade. 8:04 PM; 11:03 PM.
9/12/2007 Fort George 9/11 Memorial, Staten Island. 1:32 AM; 1:53 AM.
Event: Progress Report on the Redevelopment of Lower Manhattan
Location: Marriott World Financial Center, 09.06.07
Speakers: Avi Schick — Chairman, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation; Robert Douglass — Chairman, Downtown-Lower Manhattan Association (introduction)
Organizers: Lower Manhattan Development Corporation
Avi Schick addressed some issues of progress in Lower Manhattan and skirted others.
Jessica Sheridan
With signs of progress (or at least of Freedom Tower construction) finally in sight, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC) chairman Avi Schick spoke with optimism, respect, and responsibility in his recent progress report on the redevelopment of Lower Manhattan. He spotlighted silver linings and tried to keep the most recent setback, the August 18 Deutsche Bank fire, in appropriate perspective.
Ground Zero still is promising more than it is achieving, and the cultural and recreational components lag behind the more profit-driven elements. But the 9/11 memorial, East River Esplanade, and a soon-to-be-announced $45 million LMDC grant for “community enhancement” should begin redressing that balance in 2008 and 2009.
In June JPMorganChase said it would build its new investment-banking headquarters at the Deutsche Bank site; Schick anticipates 7,000 new jobs from the project. He also cited new hotels and a 20% increase in local apartment inventory. Making Lower Manhattan livable on a 24-7 basis depends on public-sector initiatives as well as the business community.
As with many political addresses, things left unsaid made as much difference as things covered. Schick paid homage to firefighters Joseph Graffagnino and Robert Beddia killed in the Deutsche Bank fire, and pledged that LMDC would “ensure that the conditions that led to the blaze, that exacerbated it, and that contributed to the difficulty in fighting it are completely eradicated.” Schick pledged, “We will bring that wretched building down.” Accountability for those conditions, however, remained between the lines; John Galt Corporation and Bovis Lend Lease never came up. Recent revelations about air quality around the World Trade Center site, too, were ignored. However, outside engineering review will align construction timetables with technical considerations, not political ones.
Perhaps the most encouraging inference one can draw involves LMDC’s reluctance to offer false encouragement. When asked for the best estimate of when Deutsche Bank would be gone, Schick declined to specify a date, claiming that the demolition would proceed “sequentially and slowly and carefully.” A question about the transit center received the same treatment. A more headline-minded spokesman might have nailed down a deadline or two for the sake of drama, feasible or not, but Schick has apparently been around Ground Zero long enough to know better.
Bill Millard is a freelance writer and editor whose work has appeared in OCULUS, Icon, Content, and other publications.
Event: Politics, Publics and Design
Location: Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP), Columbia University, 09.10.07
Speakers: Dr. Rene Spitz — Chairman, International Design Forum (IFG), Ulm; Kenneth Frampton — Ware Professor of Architecture, GSAPP, Columbia University; Adi Shamir — Executive Director, Van Alen Institute
Organizers: Kadambari Baxi — Associate Professor, Undergraduate Architecture, Barnard College & Columbia College; Irene Cheng — Doctoral Candidate, GSAPP, Columbia University
Living City was awarded a 2007 New York Prize Fellowship through the Van Alen Institute.
Courtesy David Benjamin and Soo-In Yang
In a time where globalization meets global warming, the boundaries between public and private are constantly shifting. The International Design Forum (IFG) Ulm and Van Alen Institute are two organizations examining the relationships among politics, the public realm, and design — the former with an annual design competition, and the latter with its New York Prize Fellowship.
The Designing Politics competition intends to “encourage projects to develop consequences which leave a lasting mark on our social and physical environment,” according to Dr. Rene Spitz, IFG Ulm chairman. What made the winning projects in 2006 stand apart from other submissions was the way they examined the relationship between design and politics.
The KwaThema Project: Designing Negotiations Between Planning and Violence, submitted by Hannah le Roux of Johannesburg, proposes to overcome the tension between violence and planning within derelict public spaces in a small township in South Africa by working with the local community. One aspect of the project, for example, is to transform an eroding former liquor store into a children’s playground with help and input from local school children. Uncounted Counts. Citizenship by Design and Design for Democracy is a research project investigating the relationship between the individual and the state, examining nationality within globalization. Created by Kadambari Baxi, associate professor at Barnard and Columbia Colleges, and Irene Cheng, doctoral candidate at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation (GSAPP), Columbia University, research will lead to prototypes of alternatives to the standard products, including passports,
naturalization tests, ballot papers, and election
booths.
The Van Alen Institute’s 2007 New York Prize Fellowship “provides international emerging practitioners and scholars an opportunity for in-depth research and a platform for interventions in the public realm,” according to the online overview. Living City, one of the prizes awarded to David Benjamin and Soo-In Yang, evaluates NYC’s air quality. For three months, Benjamin and Yang will develop a full-scale architectural membrane that “breathes” reacting to the surrounding air quality. Through a responsive, kinetic surface, movement is converted into public information.
In response to the panel discussion held at GSAPP on the two programs, Kenneth Frampton, Ware Professor of Architecture at GSAPP, discussed the importance of contextualization, but voiced concern over the inherent latency some of the projects presented. Whether or not all of the projects will be implemented, the proposals are forward looking and a step in the right direction toward social responsibility.
Annie Kurtin is a first-year MArch student at the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation, Columbia University.
Event: SUPERMODELS: MEDI_20-100, Expanded Mediums
Location: Center for Architecture, 09.05.07
Speakers: Rob Rogers, AIA — Principal, Rogers Marvel Architects; Charles Renfro, AIA — Principal, Diller Scofidio + Renfro; Christopher Sharples — Principal, SHoP Architects
Moderator: Julie Iovine — Executive Editor, The Architect’s Newspaper
Organizer: AIANY New Practices Committee
Sponsors: Exhibition Underwriters: Häfele Americas; SKYY 90; Associated Fabrication; Patrons: 3form; ABC Imaging; Sponsors: Severud Associates; Thornton Tomasetti; OS Fabrication & Design; The Conran Shop; Supporters: Arup; Bartco Lighting; Fountainhead Construction; FXFOWLE Architects; MG & Company; Microsol Resources; Structural Enterprises; Friends: Barefoot Wines; Cosentini Associates; DEGW; Delta Faucet Company; Perkins Eastman; Media Partner: The Architect’s Newspaper
The challenge of running a medium-sized firm lies in retaining the flexibility and intimacy of a small firm while taking on a variety of project types and scales. Ranging from 20 to 100 employees, it is difficult to define overarching issues relevant to all medium firms. Rogers Marvel Architects (50 employees), Diller Scofidio + Renfro (45 employees), and SHoP Architects (66 employees) are similar in number of employees, but the principals run their offices differently. The one term agreed on by Rob Rogers, AIA, of Rogers Marvel Architects, Charles Renfro, AIA, of Diller Scofidio + Renfro, and Christopher Sharples of SHoP is “in flux” when talking about identity, management styles, and type of work.
The biggest benefit of a mid-size firm is that it is large enough to work on a variety of different projects, but small enough that every employee can be involved in all aspects of design. Rogers claims that Rogers Marvel is run like a 20-person firm even though they have 50 employees. The open studio atmosphere allows everyone to be involved in every project. Because the three principals at Diller Scofidio + Renfro oversee all design aspects, running the firm like an art studio — complete with group critiques — allows everyone to contribute and own a piece of the work. SHoP Architects’ five principals originally come from different disciplines. By hiring employees with specialized talents, work is distributed equally, and the firm is able to maintain its diversity.
Freedom to be creative is key, and keeping bureaucracy at a minimum is something to strive for in medium firms, especially when the firms need to grow. Often, firm growth is a result of a specific need, not necessarily a goal. Diller Scofidio + Renfro is moving to a bigger office, and therefore has space to hire more employees. The number of employees at Rogers Marvel fluctuates based on the needs of its current projects — sometimes they hire professionals who specialize in a specific field and other times they need more employees for large projects. SHoP grows as they obtain more projects; according to Sharples, with 19 active projects in six different market sectors, growth is a necessity.
While large firms can afford to pay higher salaries, employee retention is a priority to mid-size firms. Rogers Marvel aims to provide a challenging and interesting work environment so employees are excited to come to work. SHoP removed the names of the principals on the door to facilitate a collaborative atmosphere. By eliminating the hierarchy, employees can take ownership of the firm and the SHoP brand can change as the work develops. Diller Scofidio + Renfro maintains daily intrigue by working on small boutiques as well as long-term projects. Because smaller projects have a faster turn-around, employees can be involved in every stage of design and construction, and momentum is sustained with the larger projects.
Moderator Julie Iovine, executive editor of The Architect’s Newspaper, quoted the three firms’ online mission statements without stating which belonged to whom. While the stresses of medium-sized firms may be similar, it is apparent every firm approaches challenges differently.
Event: IDP Inside Out
Location: Center for Architecture, 09.14.07
Speakers: Thomas Penn, AIA — NY State IDP Coordinator; Shanntina Moore, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP — AIA National Associates Committee, Regional Associate Director New York Region, representing Cannon Design 2006 IDP Firm of the Year; Tony P. Vanky, Assoc. AIA — Vice President, American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
Moderator: Mark Behm, LEED AP, Assoc. AIA
Organizers: Emerging New York Architects (ENYA); AIANY Professional Practice Committee; AIAS; in conjunction with the arch schools: r(each)ing out exhibition
The path to licensure is not always direct. Quality of work experience is just as important as immediately fulfilling all of the Intern Development Program’s (IDP) training unit requirements, according to panelists demystifying the IDP process. Tony Vanky, Assoc. AIA, vice president of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), discussed how interns should engage their employers to gain exposure to different tasks. It is important to evaluate the diversity of experiences offered by firms during job interviews. “A job is a lot like a nice pair of shoes,” said Vanky, “once you’ve put them on, you can’t return them.”
IDP candidates should be aware that several changes in the program are underway. Soon, a rolling clock system may disallow candidates from reporting earned training units that are more than six months old. Some states are now allowing students to take some sections of the Architecture Registration Examination (ARE) after graduation, prior to fulfilling their IDP requirements. In addition, the ARE is changing from its current nine-exam form into a condensed, seven exam series that integrates graphics and multiple-choice questions into each section beginning May 2008.
According to the panelists, students should open a record with the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) as soon as they are eligible, in order to capture any qualifying internships they may have completed while in school. (Note: NY State requires that an applicant for licensure must have three years of experience after graduation, in addition to having fulfilled the requirements of IDP). And now that NCARB recently launched online applications, there is no excuse to procrastinate!
Carolyn Sponza, AIA, is an architect with Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners and is the AIANY Chapter Vice President of Professional Development.
Event: The Future of Design
Location: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, 09.05.07
Speakers: Etienne Fang — Strategic Director, Cultural Insights Studio, Cheskin; Rie Norregaard — Creative Director, Frog Design; Elizabeth Pastor — Co-founder, NextDesign Leadership Institute & Co-founder, Humantific; Leslie Wellott — The Insight Group, Imagination
Moderator: Chee Pearlman — Director, Chee Company
Organizer: Media Bistro
Architecture is often product-driven, and architects do not always think about enriching their designs by engaging employees and clients. As design becomes more complex, collaboration and communication are increasing important within and outside of the workplace. A panel focusing on trends in graphic and information design pointed out changes silently happening within architecture offices as well.
Articulating the thought process behind design is what will solve problems, stated Ettiene Fang, strategic director of the Cultural Insights Studio at Cheskin. Architects have long realized the lure of a thick marker sketch in a client meeting — but what about the idea of letting the client behind the veil? “Design has shifted from being a craft to design-oriented thinking” focused on providing problem-solving skills and a perspective on design, according to panelist Leslie Wellott of The Insight Group. When it comes to finding solutions, cross-collaboration with other disciplines is critical.
Though moderator Chee Pearlman, director of Chee Company, stated, “design is no longer a field about authorship,” architects are somewhat late to the game as dozens of name-brand buildings are popping up all over town. When it comes to communication and marketing, architects may want to look toward other allied professions for ways to effectively leverage design collaboration.
Carolyn Sponza, AIA, is an architect with Beyer Blinder Belle Architects and Planners and is the AIANY Chapter Vice President of Professional Development.
Dara McQuillan of Silverstein Properties counts down until CD sets for the east bathtub are complete.
Rick Bell
Larry Silverstein’s remarks were on target. He spoke of how much is happening at the World Trade Center site, and how the three teams hired by Silverstein Properties to design Towers 2, 3, and 4 have been working side-by-side in the super-sized studio at 7WTC. But the point of the September 6 convocation was the buildings themselves. Among other common features, including their projected LEED ratings, all focused on integrating commercial space on the ground floor thus animating the eastern façades along Church Street and enlivening the streetscape.
For Tower 2, to be known as 200 Greenwich Street and designed by Foster and Partners with Adamson Associates, retail space lines both the north and south sides of the building’s base. The 78-story structure respects the major aspects of the WTC Master Plan by Studio Daniel Libeskind, including integration with the “Wedge of Light” plaza and inflective roof planes. Tower 2 contains 138,000 square feet of retail and some 2.3 million square feet of office space. According to Foster and Partners’ project architect Michael Jelliffe, “the glazed crystalline form and diamond shaped summit of the building will be visible throughout the city and situate the Memorial Park when viewed from any location.”
Tower 3, designed by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) has 2.1 million square feet of office space and 193,000 square feet of retail. Richard Paul, partner at RSHP, noted that the 175 Greenwich Street structure, “stands centrally across Greenwich Street from the main axis formed by the two reflecting pools of the memorial.” Renderings show Dey and Cortlandt Streets as pedestrian streets unencumbered by stairways within the paved area. The verticality of the rectilinear tower is accentuated by antennae that stretch the building height to 1,240 feet above grade.
The fourth tower at 150 Greenwich Street is 64 stories tall. At 975 feet above grade it contains 1.8 million square feet of office space and five floors of retail, four located at or above sidewalk level. Project architect Gary Kamemoto of Maki and Associates said that “the above-grade retail takes the form of a podium that becomes a catalyst in activating and enlivening the immediate urban environment at pedestrian street level,” as does the Transit Hall that connects public space to the Cortlandt Street IRT stop. The angular, trapezoidal and parallelogram-shaped floor plans will create a distinctive profile on the Lower Manhattan skyline.
A countdown clock on the wall in the 7WTC super-studio indicates how many days remain until completion of construction documents for the east bathtub area of the site. Six years after the destruction of the World Trade Center, there was a sense of urgency in the room overlooking the site, and confidence the new towers would be realized regardless of the demolition schedule of Deutsche Bank or related construction schedules of the underground service concourse.
The presentation of the towers was put into perspective, as well, by an update on the National September 11 Memorial & Museum by its president/CEO Joe Daniels. The memorial project, now under construction, integrates the “Reflecting Absence” design by Michael Arad, AIA, and Peter Walker, FASLA, with the underground Memorial Museum by Davis Brody Bond Aedas (including a portion of the Vesey Street “Survivors Stair”) and the “Memorial Pavillion” visitors’ arrival center by Snohetta.
AIANY Team sets sail (left) after readying the boat on the docks (right).
Kristen Richards
The wind was steady as evening set over Lower Manhattan. With 17 sailboats aiming for the start line and 30 seconds remaining, there was only one thing to do: tack. Randy Lewis, of the NYC School Construction Authority and regular sailor with the Manhattan Sailing Club, kept an eye on the clock. Skipper Damian Besculides of Mancini Duffy pushed the tiller slowly away from him. Rick Bell, FAIA, AIANY Executive Director, and I released the jib and reeled in the sheets port-side. Barb Steffen, AIANY Communications Coordinator, held onto the mainsail sheet while snapping photos of the action. Anthony Dowling, crewmember more familiar with Australian seas, and Mark Behm of Mancini Duffy kept an eye off the bow for oncoming traffic.
From then on, it was smooth sailing… except for the sheets getting caught on our ankles, the confusion over how to wrap the ropes clockwise (sorry!), and a brief collision with an oncoming Skidmore, Owings & Merrill boat (we had the right-of-way!). Luckily, no one was hit by the boom.
In its seventh year, the annual ChallengeNY Architect’s Regatta was held September 6, organized by Gerry Dolezar, hosted by the Manhattan Sailing Club, and providing a refreshing atmosphere for architects to socialize away from usual settings. This was the first year the AIANY Chapter sponsored a boat, and even though we came in close to the end of the pack, the prize awarded us by Robert A.M. Stern Architects — a martini glass trophy with an engraved face of Robert A.M. Stern, FAIA, wishing us “better luck next time” — made it worth the effort. That and the fact that the $1,000 each team donated to participate in the event is going to Project City Kids, a free sailing program for urban children.
Participating teams included: AIANY; Allen-Killcoyne Architects; BKSK Architects/Levien & Company; Bostwick Purcell Architects; Bureau V; FXFowle Architects; Daniel Frisch Architecture; Pei Partnership Architects/Fuller & D’Angelo; HLW International; HOK; Mancini Duffy; Murphy Burnham & Buttrick Architects; Rogers Marvel Architects; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Robert A.M. Stern Architects; Swanke Hayden Connell Architects; and Ted Moudis Associates. At the end of the evening, HOK won the big prize, a trophy designed by Les Metalliers Champenois. However, each team created a prize for the team finishing behind it, and no one was left empty handed (especially HLW International — recipient of a large rubber ducky and Captain Morgan Rum nibs presented by Rick Bell). For more photographs from the evening check out Sighted.
In this issue:
·Barnes Foundation Makes Art More Accessible
·Papermaking Studio Dons Garment District Loft
·Science Meets Landscape in Urban Meadow
·Jersey City Condo Reflects in Hudson River
·A Tower Grows From Masonry Base
·From Head to Toe, Two Firms Fashion New Boutiques
·Green Projects Aim for Gold Trifecta
Barnes Foundation Makes Art More Accessible
The responsibility to design a new center for the Barnes Foundation’s preeminent collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and early Modernist paintings falls to NY-based Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, who have been unanimously selected to advance its educational mission and ensure long-term viability. Located in Center City, Philadelphia, the design will replicate the original galleries currently located in Merion, PA. In addition to new classrooms and an auditorium, the building will include much-needed facilities for conservation, research, and administration; a gallery for special exhibitions; a retail shop and restaurant; and areas for special events and visitor services.
Papermaking Studio Dons Garment District Loft
Wet studio for papermaking at Dieu Donné.
Stephen Yablon Architect
The Dieu Donné Papermaking Studio has moved uptown to a circa 1926 steel and masonry building in the Garment District. Stephen Yablon Architect designed the new 7,000-square-foot “factory for art” with double-height areas to inspire creativity and collaboration among paper artists. The workspace supports the technical production requirements unique to the papermaking process. The facility houses offices, an exhibition gallery, a fully equipped papermaking studio, and a climate controlled archive space for paper art and historic paper samples. Cost saving strategies for the non-profit institution included minimal intervention and adaptation of the loft’s original elements, adaptive reuse of industrial lighting fixtures, and preserving existing floors.
Science Meets Landscape in Urban Meadow
Temporary Landscape.
Balmori Associates
Landscape design firms Balmori Associates and XS Space are collaborating to explore ways to temporarily transform vacant urban lots into productive green spaces. Recently the firms transformed an 8,000-square-foot vacant lot owned by the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation into a verdant meadow with rolling hills of grasses, wildflowers, and flowering trees. Urban Meadow BKLYN is a product of scientific data collected by scientists at Columbia University’s Center for Climate Studies on the site’s potential environmental benefits. As a result, the site maximizes its capacity to absorb storm water run-off, offset carbon emissions, and create a cooler microclimate. Although initially conceived as a temporary landscape, it was recently adopted under the auspices of the Community Garden “GreenThumb” program and will be maintained by local residents.
Jersey City Condo Reflects in Hudson River
77 Hudson.
Cetra/Ruddy
Sales have set sail on the Cetra/Ruddy-designed 77 Hudson, a 500-foot-tall residential condo with five-star hotel amenities. Located one block from the Hudson River in Jersey City the architects gave the building a nautical flavor with a curtain wall of blue glass that transmutes from mid-blue to deep blue to greenish blue intended to replicate water reflecting the sky. A navy blue stainless steel sculptural element in the lobby houses the concierge and acts as the centerpiece for the building. The building’s triangular “stingray” shape with serrated corners affords most of the 420 condo residences corner views and floor-to-ceiling windows. The lower façade of the building is of red brick, echoing those of its neighboring brick townhouses in the historic Paulus Hook section of the city.
A Tower Grows From Masonry Base
330 Hudson Street.
©2007 Brennan Beer Gorman / Architects LLP
Brennan Beer Gorman/Architects is set to design a $220 million mixed-use building at 330 Hudson Street. An existing eight-story 1910 historic masonry former warehouse-turned-office building, designed by Charles Haight, will be restored and transformed into 292,000 square feet of office space, 15,000 square feet of retail space, and a 12-story, 171-room boutique hotel. The 22-story building is capped with a signature double-height loggia and will feature a 7,000-square-foot roof garden with a pool, sky bar, restaurant, conference center, and fitness center. The building aims to garner a LEED Silver rating. Construction is expected to begin in October, with the office and retail spaces available for tenant fit-out in January 2009.
From Head to Toe, Two Firms Fashion New Boutiques
(l-r): Nina Footwear; Liz Claiborne.
HOK; Spacesmith
HOK’s NY office completed the new headquarters of Nina Footwear, a 33,000-square-foot duplex at Union Square housing executive offices, design studios, and showrooms. A central staircase between the two floors fosters employee meetings, and a new reference library for designers and marketing staff is intended to foster creative collaboration. The new office also includes an extensive shoe archive, cataloguing 4,000 pairs of vintage shoes.
And, Spacesmith has completed the interiors for Liz Claiborne and Ellen Tracy’s new corporate offices and showroom. Located in the Fashion District, the new 6,500-square-foot office/showroom houses operations for the international fashion designer and retailer features a tailored design that uses natural materials, such as wenge wood fused with bronze glass, mirrors, and coil curtains.
Green Projects Aim for Gold Trifecta
The Center at Maple Grove.
Peter Gisolfi Associates
Three new “green” buildings designed by Peter Gisolfi Associates are nearing completion and all will receive LEED Gold certification. The new student center at Manhattanville College in Purchase is a 31,000-square-foot building that saves 45% of the energy used by a typical code-compliant building of similar size. Solar collectors supply 8% of the building’s electricity, and energy efficient evaporative chillers provide necessary cooling. The Darien (Connecticut) Public Library uses geothermal heating and cooling to control the temperature, natural and multi-level lighting controls, and biofiltration for storm water. The Center at Maple Grove, a new 18,000-square-foot building at the Maple Grove Cemetery complex in Kew Gardens, Queens, also employs geothermal heating and cooling, and saves 35% of the energy used by a typical building of similar size. All three projects have been constructed of natural, local, non-toxic materials.
In this issue:
·AIA NY State Convention Needs Volunteers
·AIA Calls for Issues for 2008 Legislative Agenda
·Students Hunt Governor’s Island’s Past
·Survey Shows Americans Lost in Sea of Green
AIA NY State Convention Needs Volunteers
Marking the 150th anniversary of the AIA’s founding, Manhattan (home to the oldest chapter) will host this year’s AIA New York State Convention from October 4-6, 2007. In order for events to run smoothly and out-of-town guests to feel comfortable, volunteers are needed throughout the three-day period.
Volunteer positions include:
1. Introducing speakers.
2. Distributing and collecting CES credit registration cards for lectures/keynote luncheons.
3. Escorting tour participants from the Grand Hyatt Hotel to various walking tour sites.
4. Checking in staff and guests at the Host Chapter Party or President’s Dinner.
Volunteers must also participate in web-based orientation program on September 25 from 8:00-9:00 AM. Those who commit to a three-hour period may audit one CES seminar or class of their choice during the convention (course selection may be limited based on prior enrollment). If you are interested, please contact Suzanne Mecs by September 20. Please indicate the days and hours you are available.
AIA Calls for Issues for 2008 Legislative Agenda
As the AIA prepares its legislative agenda for 2008, it wants to hear from you about important and pressing concerns. AIA leadership and staff will examine the feedback and match proposed issues to legislative and regulatory opportunities at the federal, state, and local levels for action next year.
AIA Vice President, Government and Community Relations, Paul Mendelsohn notes that of the three top priorities for the AIA in 2007, two of them — requiring new Federal buildings to meet the 2030 Challenge, and an energy efficient commercial buildings tax deduction extension — have been passed by one or both chambers of Congress, while the third — supporting green infrastructure — was included in the House’s report on legislation passed this past spring. Adds Mendelsohn, “It is only with the support of our 80,000 members that the AIA can remain a credible voice before government at all levels.”
To voice your opinions on important issues for the 2008 legislative session, post a comment on the Angle Blog. To read AIA’s 2007 Congressional Issues Agenda, click the link.
Students Hunt Governor’s Island’s Past
By Tim Hayduk, Center for Architecture Foundation School Program Manager
Participants of FamilyDay@theCenter gather on Governor’s Island for an architectural scavenger hunt.
Carol Weil
This month’s FamilyDay@theCenter took to the road and across the East River to Governor’s Island for an architectural scavenger hunt. Center for Architecture Foundation members Erin McCluskey, Jerry Maltz, and I (Tim Hayduk) met our group at the Battery Maritime Building. Participants were given clipboards, historic maps, pencils, and crayons — documentation tools — and instructed to design their own park on the defunct residential portion of the island.
We made the swift crossing to Governor’s Island and began our tour of the Park at the Center of the World exhibition, featuring the designs put forth by five finalists of an international competition proposing plans for a public park at the island’s southern 100 acres. We then traversed the island, seeking out military landmarks and witnessing first-hand the changes to the island over time. Many of the forts on the island served as defenses, prisons, and even housing for the military elite. Participants of all ages were intrigued by the Burger King, which closed when the Coast Guard gave custody of the island to NY State. We were treated to Revolutionary War reenactments along the ramparts of Fort Jay, and peeked inside the newly restored Admiral’s House. Everyone enjoyed the island’s tranquility — monumental views of the skyscraper city minus automobiles, noise, crowds, and other modern distractions. It is a great place to bring the
family.
Special thanks to the Governor’s Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC), which was extremely helpful in assisting us with the planning of this outing.
Survey Shows Americans Lost in Sea of Green
Although buildings produce nearly half of all greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global warming, a survey released by the AIA shows that 40% of the 1,000 representative national voters believe cars and trucks are the highest contributors, compared to just 7% who accurately identified buildings as the top cause of emissions. The Tarrance Group and Lake Research Partners developed the survey for the AIA with a margin of error of +/-3.1%.
Studies show that buildings produce 48% of dangerous greenhouse gas emissions contributing to climate change, and that they consume 71% of electricity produced at U.S. power plants. Despite these statistics, only aerosol cans (1% of votes) finished behind commercial buildings as being identified as the top source for greenhouse gas emissions. Power plants (19%) and natural causes (15%) were thought to be top contributors.
Although voters may not realize that homes and buildings are responsible for half of the greenhouse gas emissions, most were willing to invest in energy efficient homes. 91% said they would be willing to pay an additional $5,000 for a house that would use less energy and protect the environment. Of the respondents who would not make the extra investment, 69% said they would if they could get their money back through lower electric and gas bills over the next seven to eight years.
The survey emerges as Congress reconvenes to produce energy bills from both the House and the Senate, including the AIA’s Federal Building policy position requiring that all new and significantly renovated buildings owned or leased by the federal government be carbon-neutral by 2030.
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Tere O’Connor Dance performs Rammed Earth.
Photo by Julieta Cervantes, courtesy chocolatefactorytheater.org
Choreographer Tere O’Connor seeks adaptability in contemporary architecture as a source for Rammed Earth, co-presented by The Chocolate Factory Theater and Danspace Project. The evening-length work highlights shifting layers of architectural reference in dance. Audience members are incorporated into the work as they are escorted into different viewing positions throughout the performance. Created in collaboration with lighting designers Brian MacDevitt and Michael O’Connor, composer James Baker, and performed by Tere O’Connor Dance, performances run from September 26 - October 7, Wednesdays-Saturdays 7:00 and 9:00 PM, and Sundays 5:00 and 7:00 PM. General admission is $15.00 and tickets are available via theatermania online or at 212-352-3101.
AIA NY State announced the 2007 AIANYS Design Award recipients. NYC firms to win Awards of Excellence include: Deborah Berke & Partners Architects (21C Museum Hotel); Parsons Design Workshop and ShoP Architects (39571 InfoWash); Moed de Armas & Shannon and Dewhurst Macfarlane and Partners (Apple Store Fifth Avenue); Voorsanger & Associates Architects (Blue Ridge Residence); Peter Marino Architect (Fendi Rome); Diller Scofidio + Renfro (Institute of Contemporary Art; School of American Ballet); Peter L. Gluck & Partners (Inverted Guesthouse); Roger Hirsch Architect (IS/Industries Stationery Store and Design Studios); Weiss/Manfredi (Olympic Sculpture Park); Mitchell/Giurgola Architects (Rehabilitation of Bailey Hall); and Skidmore,
Owings & Merrill (United States Census Bureau
Headquarters)…
Award of Merit recipients: Rothzeid Kaiserman Thomson & Bee, Ahuja Priya Architects, and George Cooper Rudolph III Architects (AirTrain Terminal at Jamaica Station); Perkins + Will (Al-Birr Foundation Headquarters); STUDIOS Architecture (Bloomberg LP Headquarters Expansion); Polshek Partnership Architects (The Mercersburg Academy, Burgin Center for the Arts; Yale University Art Gallery, Louis Kahn Building); Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Condé Nast Cafeteria; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Zuckerman Research Center); Bernard Tschumi Architects (Limoges Concert Hall); Desai/Chia Architecture (Madison Square); RMJM Hillier (Rohm & Haas China Research & Development Center); Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects (Steel Loft); Gluckman Mayner
Architects (Syracuse University, The Warehouse); Rafael Viñoly Architects (Wageningen University and Research Center, Atlas Building); David Jay Weiner, Architect (Weekend House); Voorsanger & Associates Architects (Wildcat Ridge Residence); Michael Fieldman Architect (Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care); and Cooper, Robertson & Partners (Zuccotti
Park)…
Citation for Design recipients: Rogers Marvel Architects and DeLaCour & Ferrara Architects (14 Townhouses); Croxton Collaborative Architects (Bay Educational Center); Architecture Research Office (Central Park West Apartment); Timothy Bryant Architect (Cory House); Swanke Hayden Connell Architects (Harlem Park Office Tower); Rafael Viñoly Architects (Howard Hughes Medical Institute-Janelia Farm Research Campus; Bard College, The Gabrielle H. Reem and Herbert J. Kayden Center for Science and Computation); Macrae-Gibson Architects (Ibero Loft); Weiss/Manfredi (International Retreat); Deborah Berke & Partners Architects (James Hotel Chicago); McCrum Architects (Larchmont Addition); Shelton, Mindel & Associates (North Sea Residence); ABS
Architects (Pascal Court); Tobin + Parnes Design Enterprises (R. Sole); Studio A at WASA and Ohlhausen Dubois Architects (Restoration and Adaptive Reuse of the 135th Street Gatehouse as Harlem Stage); Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (United States Census Bureau Headquarters); Cooper, Robertson & Partners Architect (Val d’Europe); Davis Brody Bond Aedas (Valeo Security Systems); and Wendy Evans Joseph Architecture (Wykagyl Shopping Center, Tractor Shed; North American Butterfly Association International Butterfly
Park)…
NY-based WORK AC won the Western Turkish cultural area of the New Silk Road international ideas competition, and THINK (Frederic Schwartz, FAIA, Michael Arad, AIA, Julie Bargmann, Jack Travis, FAIA), received honorable mention for the Hebraic area…
AIANY elected Anthony P. Schirripa, AIA, Chairman and CEO of Mancini Duffy, to the position of Vice President for Public Outreach for 2008… The NYC Chapter of the US Green Building Council elected Craig Norsted, AIA, LEED AP, of Perkins Eastman to be the Chapter representative for USGBC’s national Green Schools Campaign… V.J. Associates, Cost Consultants, appointed Stephen C. Smith as Director of Marketing & Business Development for the firm and all its branches…
The ChallengeNY Architect’s Regatta brought architecture firms around the city together for an evening of sailing.
The races took place off of North Cove Marina in Lower Manhattan.
Kristen Richards
From the AIANY boat, the races were intense.
Rick Bell
The HOK team celebrates its victory.
Kristen Richards
The Swanke Hayden Connell Architects team at the docks.
Kristen Richards
The Robert A.M. Stern Architects team (in blue uniforms) present the AIANY team with a martini trophy.
Kristen Richards
“A Lofty Goal,” by Umberto Dindo, AIA, chairman of AIANY Committee on Architecture, was featured in American School & University magazine August 1. Discussing the school system in Zurich, Switzerland, the article focuses on a recent symposium at the Center for Architecture related to the School Buildings: The State of Affairs — A New Architecture for a New Education exhibition.
Speaking on Ground Zero redevelopment, Rick Bell, FAIA, AIANY Executive Director, Ethel Sheffer, President of the NY Metro Chapter of the American Planning Association, and Dr. Eugenie L. Birch, Chair of the Department of City and Regional Planning at the University of Pennsylvania visited The Leonard Lopate Show on WNYC NY Public Radio. Click the link to listen.
9.25.07 Deadline Extension: New York Now
Showcasing recent work by AIANY members, this non-juried exhibition will be inclusive allowing the widest possible participation and offering a comprehensive view of the work being done by Chapter members. The exhibition will include works of all scales: small, large, commercial, residential, public, private, interiors, historic preservation, engineering, landscape, and urban design.
9.30.07 Call for Papers: Preserving New York
The New York Preservation Archive Project is calling for papers for a one-day symposium, to be held February 16, 2008 at the Museum of the City of New York. The symposium will focus on issues that have inspired and shaped preservation in NYC. Topics may include, but are not limited to: the role of the civic sector, individual preservationists, professionalism in preservation, the role of the media, aesthetic regulation vs. historical commemoration, and preservation advocacy and outreach efforts.
10.16.07 Grant Submission: NCARB Grant Program
The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) annually awards up to a total of $10,000 for the integration of practice and education. Up to three grants are awarded to NAAB-accredited programs to support new curricular initiatives. Programs applying for grants should present concepts are more risk-taking than an architecture school can initially afford.
11.13.07 Award Submission: Reiger Graham Prize
This second biannual prize hosted by The Institute of Classical Architecture & Classical America (ICA&CA), will be awarded to a recent graduate or architecture practitioner to promote the practice of classical architecture and foster the continuity of knowledge of the classical tradition. The winner will hold a three-month fellowship at the American Academy in Rome, including academy fees, travel allotment, and stipend.
11.16.07 Request for Proposals: 2008 Sustainable Design Assessment Team
The “SDAT” program, released by the AIA Center for Communities by Design, is a community assistance program integrating design and policy-based assessments since its 2005 inception. Teams of volunteer professionals (architects, urban designers, planners, hydrologists, economists, attorneys, and others) work with community decision-makers and stakeholders to help develop a vision and framework for a sustainable future. The AIA will provide up to $15,000 in cash and in-kind contributions per SDAT in 2008. Communities will provide a $5,000 cash match as well as contribute other resources to the process.
1.15.08 Submission: AMD Open Architecture Challenge
This international design competition challenges architects, designers, and others to develop innovative and sustainable solutions to improve international living conditions. Annually, the design community addresses a different systemic issue facing those living in under-served communities. This year’s challenge will focus on the design and construction of technology centers to help a community realize greater educational, social, and business opportunities via the Internet. AMD is providing the funding to implement one or more of the winning solutions including the first year’s operating costs for the community partner.
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
Architecture Inside/Out
September 19 — December 8, 2007
Galleries: Gerald D Hines Gallery, Street Gallery, Public Resource Center
Architecture Inside/Out demonstrates the unfolding of space by exposing architectural interiors through a range of typologies with an inward focus, including libraries, hotels, retail and work spaces. This exhibition challenges conventional categories and explores alternative typologies. The design of interiors has evolved into a complex and nuanced problem and addresses circulation patterns, use and adjacencies, sociologies of hierarchy and networks, and sustainability. The fully integrated interior considers light, color and materiality, but also new ways of programming space, the latest technological advances, innovative methods of construction and green practices.
Traditional representations such as section, plan and elevation, in addition to models and details will provide a lens to reveal inherent characteristics of featured interiors, exposing materials, structure and spatial relationships. Architecture Inside/Out takes the familiar architectural conventions and places them parallel to alternative ways of seeing and revealing. When these alternative methods of understanding space are applied to typologies, they provide views of the interior that shed new light on familiar places.
Curator:
Lois Weinthal, Director of Interior Design, Parsons
Exhibition Design: Freecell
Graphic Design: Language Arts
The exhibition and related programming are organized by the AIA New York Chapter in collaboration with the AIA New York Chapter’s Interiors Committee and the Center for Architecture Foundation.
Underwriter: AFD Contract Furniture
Patron: Certified of New York
Lead Sponsor: Zumtobel Lighting
Sponsor:: BBG-BBGM; Spartech Corporation; STUDIOS Architecture
Supporter:
Jack L. Gorden Architects; Perkins + Will
Supporters:
InterfaceFLOR
Knoll
Mancini Duffy
Perkins + Will
Steelcase
STUDIOS Architecture
Related Events
Wednesday, September 19, 2007, 6:00 — 8:00pm
Opening
Saturday, October 27, 2007, 11:00am — 5:00pm
Symposium
Saturday, October 20, 2007, 1:00 — 4:00pm
FamilyDay@theCenter:Architecture - Inside and Out!
August 23 — October 27, 2007
New Practices London
Galleries: Judith and Walter Hunt Gallery, Mezzanine Gallery
The Future of the Architecture Profession in London. The exhibition features young firms whose work shows invention and promise. New Practices London is organized by the AIA New York Chapter’s Center for Architecture in collaboration with The Architecture Foundation in London.
6a Architects
AOC
Carmody Groarke
drdharchitects
Ullmayer Sylvester Architects
Witherford Watson Mann Architects
Exhibition Design:
Gage/Clemenceau Architects
Organized by:
AIA New York Chapter in collaboration with The Architecture Foundation in London.
Related Programming Organized by:
Center for Architecture in collaboration with the AIA New York Chapter’s New Practices Committee and the AIA New York Chapter’s International Committee and the Center for Architecture Foundation
Media Partners: The Architect’s Newspaper
Related Events
Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 6:00 — 9:00pm
New Practices London Symposium
Super-Model Lecture Series
AIA New York Chapter’s New Practices Roundtable presents an exploration of innovative models of architectural and design practice.
Tuesday November 6, 2007, 6:00 — 8:00pm
MINI_1-20, small firms means & methods
Thursday, December 6, 2007, 6:00 — 8:00pm
Exfoliation- RE-GENERATION
Exhibition Underwriter:
*Opening presented as part of the SKYY90 Diamond Design Series
Sponsors:
OS Fabrication & Design, The Conran Shop
Supporters:
Arup
bartcoLighting
Fountainhead Construction
FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS
MG & Company
Microsol Resources
Structural Enterprises
Friends:
Barefoot Wines
Cosentini Associates
DEGW
Delta Faucet Company
Perkins Eastman & Partners
July 19 – October 19, 2007
arch schools: r(each)ing out
Galleries: Kohn Pedersen Fox Gallery, HLW Gallery, South Gallery
Last September, leading New York area architecture schools participated in an exhibition that set out to foster a closer connection between the schools, students, and the profession.
This summer will feature our third annual architecture schools exhibition, arch schools: r[each]ing out, devoted exclusively to the work of students. The AIA New York Chapter’s annual architecture schools exhibition demonstrates exemplary student work representing the 9 New York area architecture schools, whose deans sit on the Board of the AIA New York Chapter, and 8 invited schools, including the four interiors design programs in New York City. The schools are asked to submit work related to the 2007 New York Chapter’s presidential theme “Architecture Inside/Out”.
Participating Schools:
The City College of New York (CUNY)
Columbia University
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Cornell University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New York Institute of Technology
New York School of Interior Design
Parsons the New School for Design
Pratt Institute
PrincetonUniversity
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
School of Visual Arts
Syracuse University
University at Buffalo (SUNY)
University of Pennsylvania
Yale University
Exhibition and related programming organized by the AIA New York Chapter and the Center for Architecture Foundation
Sponsors:
Supporters:
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
Friends:
Beyer Binder Belle: Architects & Planners
Butler Rogers Baskett Architects
Francois de Menil Architect
Gabellini Sheppard Associates
Mancini Duffy
Terrence O’Neal Architect
Related Events
Monday, September 24, 2007, 6:00 –– 9:00pm
Deans Roundtable and Reception
Monday, October 1, 2007, 6:00 – 8:00pm
2007 Dean’s Forum
Thursday, October 11, 2007, 9:00pm – 2:00am
Party@theCenter!
Courtesy Frederieke Taylor Gallery
Through 10.13.07
Jackie Ferrara: new wall drawing and sculpture
Often collaborating with architects and landscape architects, Jackie Ferrara creates public spaces occupying the boundary between architecture and sculpture. For this exhibition Ferrara has created a group of furniture elements sited in a series of wall drawings derived from mathematical progressions enclosing the gallery space.
Frederieke Taylor Gallery
535 West 22 Street, 6th floor
Ring Dome, pavilion designed by Minsuk Cho/Mass Studies for Performance Z-A.
Courtesy Storefront for Art and Architecture
9.21.07 through 10.16.07
Performance Z-A
Storefront for Art and Architecture celebrates its 25th anniversary with a new edition of its first event. Performance Z-A is a 26-day celebration in Petrosino Park, adjacent to Storefront, in a specially built pavilion designed by Korean architect Minsuk Cho, AIA. Organized by Storefront’s three directors (Kyong Park, Sarah Herda, and Joseph Grima), the event includes representatives of all disciplines that have participated in programs over the past decades: architects, artists, writers, researchers, filmmakers, photographers, musicians, and more. Performances, concerts, open discussions, film screenings, and interviews will occur nightly. Performance Z-A is also part of a citywide celebration of the 40th anniversary of art programming in NYC’s parks.
Storefront for Art and Architecture
Petrosino Park, adjacent to 97 Kenmare Street
Fingering.
Courtesy ISE Cultural Foundation
Through 11.23.07
Synthesized Space
A two-part exhibition includes Artificial Landscapes: Noboru Ota, open through September 14, and Fingering, open through November 23. Artificial Landscapes explores digital tectonics — the study of an imaginary landscape’s inner structure. A site-specific installation, light acts as the mechanism for the sculpture, which allows viewers to interact with the projected, three-dimensional floating sphere illuminated by a two-way projection. Fingering is a reactive video installation that tracks a viewer. A Chinese woman holding a ‘finger-gun’ aims at the moving viewer and will ‘fire’ if the viewer stays completely still for more than 7 seconds in front of her. Visual and audio effects relate to psychological, corporeal, and virtual landscapes in digital technology.
ISE Cultural Foundation
555 Broadway (Between Prince and Spring Street)
The Drawbridge, Plate VII from the series Carceri, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, 1761; etching on laid paper.
Photo by Matt Flynn, courtesy Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, lent by The Arthur Ross Foundation
Through 01.20.08
Piranesi as Designer
Exhibited is a comprehensive look at Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s influence as an architect, interior designer, and furniture maker. His concept of modern design is highlighted through more than 100 etchings, original drawings, and decorative arts objects. Works by Peter Eisenman, FAIA, Michael Graves, FAIA, Daniel Libeskind, AIA, Robert A.M. Stern, FAIA, and Robert Venturi, FAIA, and Denise Scott Brown, RIBA, demonstrate Piranesi’s continuing influence. Drawings and prints of designs will also be shown together for the first time with corresponding three-dimensional objects produced after his designs.
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
2 East 91st Street at Fifth Avenue
Licht.Enstein, Ingo Maurer, 2001,On Off. Circuit-boards, metal, plastic, and LEDs.
Photo by Thmoas Dix, courtesy Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
Through 01.27.08
Provoking Magic: Lighting of Ingo Maurer
A retrospective of German lighting designer Ingo Maurer’s 40-years of work features lighting installations, prototypes, commissioned one-off pieces, and photographs and films documenting Maurer’s international illumination projects. Maurer uses unexpected materials and found objects to create light, and he is among the first designers to experiment with halogen and light-emitting diodes (LEDs). Sketches and handwritten notes accompany the objects and installations.
Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum
2 East 91st Street at Fifth Avenue
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PROJECT ARCHITECT @hMa
Prestigious design studio is looking for a motivated architect with 2+ years of experience. Skills required: CAD drafting and working drawing experience on built projects required. 3-D modeling experience preferred. Please visit our website for application requirements.
http://www.hanrahanmeyers.com/contact/work.html
Professor of Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture — FY — 13383
Compensation: $38,001 - $95,197. Commensurate with experience and credentials.
College Web Site: www.ccny.cuny.edu
Notice Number: FY - 13383
Closing Date: Open until filled with review of applications to begin immediately.
The School of Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape Architecture invites applications for a tenure-track position for the architecture program, starting in Spring or Fall 2008.
QUALIFICATIONS
Candidate must hold a master’s degree in architecture plus a professional license in architecture, and, preferably offer evidence of published and/or notable built work. A candidate who holds a master’s degree in architecture plus a PhD degree in a related field and evidence of significant scholarly work will also be considered.
TO APPLY
Send an application for candidacy and three academic/professional references to:
Professor Achva Benzinberg Stein, FASLA
Chair, Search Committee
Shepard Hall S109G
160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031
CUNY/CCNY is an EEO/AA/IRCA/ADA Employer
New York City College of Technology
www.citytech.cuny.edu
Architectural Technology Assistant Professor
Description and Duties: Responsible for teaching, academic advisement,
research, curriculum development, guidance, committee and departmental
assignments and professional development. Must have a well-rounded
architectural background and ability to serve as the key person for the
continued integration and expansion of computer-based technology.
Qualification Requirements: A Master’s degree and architectural registration
(RA) in NYS is required. Five years of experience in an architectural
office in a responsible position is highly desirable. The successful
candidate must be familiar with various aspects of architectural office
practice and the development of working drawings. Proficiency and
experience teaching AutoCAD, AutoCAD Viz, 3D Studio, Maya, Photoshop and
Illustrator. Will be responsible for computer coursework, updating
curriculum for AutoCAD and other programs. Computer animation experience
a+.
Cover letter and resume.
Respond To Michelle Harris, Director
Instructional Staff Relations, Namm 321
New York City College of Technology
300 Jay Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Or electronically: isr@citytech.cuny.edu
Architect: Prepare and draw 3 to 6 different design options for client evaluation. Create, manage, update and archive AutoCAD drawings from concept, schematic to final construction drawings. Confer and coordinate with building consultants and engineers during all phases of projects. Check, coordinate and draw structural elements into current floorplans. Check for conflicts with mechanical elements. Must have a Bachelor’s degree or U.S. equivalent in Architecture plus two years experience as an Architect. Must have prior experience in federal courthouse design and detailing. Knowledge and experience in the following applications: AutoCAD computer drafting software; Photoshop; Powerpoint; Excel; Word; Adobe Acrobat PDF. Send resume by mail only to: Lola Conde, Thomas Phifer & Partners, 180 Varick Street, Ste. 1110, Floor 11, New York, NY 10014.
Science Park Development Corporation has issued an RFQ for 7.31 acres, located within Science Park at 275 Winchester Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut. SPDC seeks to develop the land from vacant industrial to mixed use. Visit www.cpstn.com/rfp.
Voted 2006 top architecture firm by AIA. Corgan Associates is actively recruiting Architects, Project Architects and Project Managers in NYC. Located in the Empire State Bldg, we specialize in Aviation, Critical Facilities, and Corporate Office. Excellent benefits, bonus, and culture.
Apply online at www.corgan.com
Design Consultant/Programmer
Job Location: DEGW North America
Job Region: New York, NY
Salary: Commensurate with experience
Contact: Jim Bisbee
Position Requirements:
Responsibilities:
· Conducting space inventory and workplace performance assessments
· Creating innovative workplace strategies to support client business objectives and culture
· Developing space programs
· Creating documentation of strategic and programmatic solutions
· Delivering solutions to and negotiating sign-off with client groups, including travel to client sites (approximately 25%)
· Supporting internal team to develop strategies that enhance clients’ strategic business goals
Experience:
· 2-4 years experience, including 1-2 years space programming experience
· Space planning experience
· Competency in analyzing and assessing information from a variety of sources to create cohesive and relevant findings related to space and occupancy
· Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task
· Ability to communicate complex issues visually and verbally
Technical skills:
· Competency in AutoCad
· Competency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
· Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
Civic Builders seeks Project Manager. The Project Manager will work with the Director of Real Estate and a team of Project Managers to build Civic’s portfolio of public charter school facilities in NYC. Position will be responsible for helping to execute the firm’s objective of completing eight facilities in the next four years. Responsibilities include researching, vetting, and developing potential real estate deals; supervising environmental, market, physical plant due diligence prior to building/site purchase; assisting with purchase and lease negotiations; project managing construction projects ranging from limited physical plant upgrades to large scale gut renovations and new construction. This includes managing architects, engineers, cost estimators, expediters, contractors, and attorneys to meet tight job schedules and construction budgets.
Successful candidate will have a proven ability to multi-task, take initiative, and work with a team. College degree, excellent organizational, written, verbal communication skills, relevant real estate and/or project management experience and an interest in Civic’s mission a must. Send Resume to hr@civicbuilders.org.
ARCHITECTURE FT/PermPosition
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Excellent growth opportunities, competitive salary and benefits.
Send CVs to info@street-works.com.
Senior Architect/Project Manager
Minimum 15 years experience, license preferred.
Award-winning mid-size firm seeking talented and experienced architects for leadership on significant mixed-use urban projects. CAD proficiency, design and construction document experience required. Congenial, design-oriented office specializing in sustainable ‘Green’ design, housing, community development and schools. Good benefits + salary with growth opportunity.
Please email resume and salary requirements to Lrondon@maparchitects.com
NBBJ, a leading global architecture firm, has growth opportunities for qualified Intermediate and Senior level Architects, Project Managers, and Interior Designers to join teams working on Corp/Comm, Sci/Ed and Healthcare projects regionally and internationally. To apply, please visit http://www.nbbj.com/whoweare/careers/joblistings.htm.
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