Author: Camila Schaulsohn - Editor

Editor’s Note

CORRECTIONS: In Oculus Spring 2016, “A Win-Win for Rockefeller University” (pg. 24), the names of George Candler, Rockefeller University associate vice president for planning and construction, and Timothy O’Conner, chief-of-staff and vice president for university strategy and research operations, were misspelled. We apologize for the errors.

Also, “In Print” (pg. 40), the review of Slow Manifesto referred to “the late Kevin Roche.” We are delighted to report that Mr. Roche is alive and well – and regret the error.

New Fellows Honored for Professional and Public Good

On 03.16.16, AIA New York recognized 18 new AIA Fellows who belong to the AIANY Chapter, and 3 from other chapters in AIA New York State. They are among the 149 fellows inducted into the AIA College of Fellows in 2016. The 2016 New York Fellows are:

Donald R. Blair, FAIA, Blair + Mui Dowd Architects, PC
Margaret O’Donoghue Castillo, FAIA, LEED AP, NYC Department of Design and Construction
Charles Besjak, FAIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP
Gilbert Delgado, FAIA, Cornell University
Nicole M. Dosso, FAIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP
Martin J. Finio, FAIA, LEED, NCARB, Christoff Finio Architecture
Kelly M. Hayes-McAlonie, FAIA, University at Buffalo, Capital Planning Group
Alexander Lamis, FAIA, Robert A.M. Stern Architects
Victor A. Mirontschuk, FAIA, EDI International PC
Jeffrey A. Murphy, FAIA, Murphy Burnham & Buttrick, LLP
Stuart M. Narofsky, FAIA, Narofsky Architecture
Ann Rolland, FAIA, LEED, FXFOWLE Architects, LLP
William S. Ryall, Jr., FAIA, Ryall Porter Sheridan Architects, PC
Michael M. Samuelian, FAIA, Related Companies
Kimberly Sheppard, FAIA, Gabellini Sheppard Associates, LLP
James J. Slade, FAIA, LEED AP, Slade Architecture
Allen Swerdlowe, FAIA, d7architects
Douglas A. Tilden, FAIA, URS Corporation
Gregory T. Waugh, FAIA, Perkins+Will
Don Weinreich, FAIA, Ennead Architects LLP
Daniel E. Wood, FAIA, LEED, WORK Architecture Company Continue reading “New Fellows Honored for Professional and Public Good”

New Deadlines

2016 Oculus Editorial Calendar
The Oculus 2016 Editorial Calendar has been set. If you are an architect in practice or by training or see yourself as an astute observer of New York’s architectural and planning scene, Oculus wants to hear from you! You may submit projects/topics from anywhere, but architects must be New York-based. Please submit story ideas by the deadlines indicated below to Kristen Richards, Hon. AIA, Hon. ASLA: kristen@ArchNewsNow.com

Fall: Tech in the City
Why cutting-edge industry loves older buildings. How technology businesses transform neighborhoods and the city at large. Adaptive Reuse & Interiors.
Deadline for story ideas: 05.16.16

Winter: Preservation & Reinvention / Rethinking Preservation / Preservation & Urbanism / Preservation Today
Projects with a unique take on history and how to reconcile it with contemporary needs. Focus on daylight and natural ventilation as city becomes more dense; historic preservation as zoning tool; quality vs. scale. Is city preserving too much in historic districts?
Deadline for story ideas: 08.19.16 Continue reading “New Deadlines”

Sighted

03.10.16: The speakers of the AIANY Global Dialogues program “H2O: Ceremony, Control, Conservation,” explored the historic, ceremonial, spiritual, economic, and environmental connections between water and architecture in various contexts. (l-r) Carolina Salguero, Founder and Director, Portside New York; Stephanie Goldberg, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Lab Architect Group; Richard Roark, ASLA, LEED AP BD+C, Partner, Olin Studio; Roland Lewis, CEO, Waterfront Alliance; Anthony Acciavatti, Partner, Somatic Collective; and Archie Lee Coates IV, Principal, PlayLab. Continue reading “Sighted”

2016 AIANY Design Awards Winners Announced

Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 AIANY Design Awards!

The 31 selected projects and the architecture firms that designed them represent the exceptional work by AIA New York members and architects practicing in New York City. Collectively, our jurors enthusiastically decided not to award a Best in Competition, noting that each winner had successfully developed an idea and approach that not only resolved, but elevated, the project’s specific challenges.

Each winning project, granted either an Honor or Merit Award, was chosen for its design quality, response to its context and community, program resolution, innovation, thoughtfulness, and technique. The winning submissions, 19 of which were NYC-based, range from a chicken coop to large-scale urban interventions.

Click here to see a full list of winners.

 

Names in the News

The Municipal Art Society 2016 MASterworks Awards honor the Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Garage and Salt Shed by Dattner Architects in association with WXY Architecture (Best New Building); High Bridge by the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation and the NYC Department of Design + Construction (Best Neighborhood Catalyst); PS 62 The Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (Best New Infrastructure); Whitney Museum of American Art by Renzo Piano Building Workshop in collaboration with Cooper Robertson (Best New Urban Amenity); St. Anne’s Warehouse by Marvel Architects (Best Adaptive Reuse); and St. Patrick’s Cathedral renovation by Murphy Burnham & Buttrick Architects (Best Restoration). Continue reading “Names in the News”

New Deadlines

2016 Oculus Editorial Calendar
If you are an architect in practice or by training, or see yourself as an astute observer of New York’s architectural and planning scene, Oculus wants to hear from you! You may submit projects/topics from anywhere, but architects must be New York-based. Please submit story ideas/projects by the deadlines indicated below to Kristen Richards, Hon. AIA, Hon. ASLA: kristen@ArchNewsNow.com

Fall: Tech in the City
Why cutting-edge industry loves older buildings. How technology businesses transform neighborhoods and the city at large. Adaptive Reuse & Interiors.
Deadline for story ideas: 05.16.16

Winter: Preservation & Reinvention / Rethinking Preservation / Preservation & Urbanism / Preservation Today
Projects with a unique take on history and how to reconcile it with contemporary needs. Focus on daylight and natural ventilation as city becomes more dense; historic preservation as zoning tool; quality vs. scale. Is city preserving too much in historic districts?
Deadline for story ideas: 08.19.16 Continue reading “New Deadlines”