01.28-29.08: Sighted & Sited: Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park: Panel, Party, and Hard Hats

Just prior to the exhibition opening last Monday, the Center for Architecture was filled to overflowing for “Collaboration and Green Design,” a panel discussion among key players involved in the design of the 2.1 million-square-foot, 52-story Bank of America Tower at One Bryant Park. (l-r): Rocco Giannetti, AIA, Gensler; Francesca Bettridge, IALD, Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design; Scott Frank, PE, LEED AP, Jaros Bolles & Baum; Edward Depaola, PE, Severud Associates; Jody Durst, Durst Organization; Richard Cook, AIA, Cook + Fox; and Carol Willis, Skyscraper Museum (moderator, not pictured).

The next day, USGBC-NY hosted a hard-hat tour of the building, slated to be the first LEED Platinum skyscraper, led by Cook + Fox Associate Partner Serge Appel, AIA, LEED AP. This included walking through the thermal storage and cogeneration plants located three stories underground, a walk-through of an almost completed trading floor to review the under floor air distribution systems – and spectacular views from the 50th floor that as yet has not been glassed in.

12.08.07: The AIANY Emerging NY Architects Committee (ENYA) held a jury for the Schedium Call for Portfolios competition. Jurors included professor Lance Jay Brown, FAIA, artist Nancy Golding, architect Sherida Paulsen, FAIA, and The Architect’s Newspaper editor-in-chief, William Menking. Three winners — Francis Hur, Manole Voroneanu, Evangelique Zhao — and three honorable mentions — Bogdana Frunza, Alessandro Ayuso, and John Arthur Liu — were announced. Winners will take part in an evening drawing event pairing an established architect with the emerging winner, the first will be held this Spring at the Center for Architecture. The series’ sponsors are Richter+Ratner and The Architect’s Newspaper.