Author: Camila Schaulsohn - Editor

Names in the News

I.M. Pei of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners is the recipient of the International Union of Architects (UIA) 2014 Gold Medal…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced six winners of the Rebuild by Design Competition: MIT CAU+ZUS+URBANISTEN, OMA, Interboro, SCAPE/Landscape Architecture, BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group, and PennDesign/Olin…U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker presented Skidmore, Owings & Merill (SOM) with the President’s “E” Award for Exports on 05.29.14… Continue reading “Names in the News”

New Deadlines

2014 OCULUS Editorial Calendar
The Oculus 2014 Editorial Calendar has been set. If you are an architect by training, or see yourself as an astute observer of New York’s architectural and planning scene, Oculus wants to hear from you! Projects/topics may be 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.

Winter 2014
Emerging Skyline / Evolving Street
Submit story ideas by July 14, 2014 Continue reading “New Deadlines”

On View: At the Center for Architecture + About Town

On View

“Barcelona Glòries: Dialogues & Transformation”
Through 06.28.14

“2014 Design Awards”
Through 06.17.14

“Polis: 7 Lessons from the European Prize for Urban Public Space [2000-2012]”
Through 06.21.14

“The Swiss Touch in Landscape Architecture”
Through 07.19.14

“Open to the Public: Civic Space Now”
Through 09.06.14

Upcoming

“Affording Resilience: Housing Retrofits for Climate Threats”
Opening 06.24.14

“QueensWay Connection: Elevating the Public Realm”
Opening 07.17.14 Continue reading “On View: At the Center for Architecture + About Town”

Editor’s Note

On 05.27.14, just a few weeks after Massimo Vignelli’s son invited designers who were influenced by the graphic designer to send him a letter of support and gratitude, Vignelli passed away at the age of 83. The design world, and our city, is deeply indebted to the work of the Italian-born, NYC-based designer. Vignelli’s famed 1972 subway map of New York City still lives on the MTA’s The Weekender website. His design for NYC’s subway system signage has been extended to other elements of the city, including the city’s website and pedestrian way-finding maps. So this week, as you ride the subway, take a minute to think about, and thank, Massimo Vignelli.

Names in the News

The winners of the design100 2014 New York Design Awards, presented at Steelcase on 05.20.14 as the closing event for NYCxDesign, include: STUDIO V Architecture for Empire City Casino at Yonkers Raceway; Family and PlayLab for +Pool; STUDIOS Architecture for Shuttercock Headquarters; Gwynne McCue Interiors for Transformer Tea House Dining Room; and dlandstudio architecture and landscape architecture for BQ Green; Built/NYC at the NYC Department of Design + Construction wins the Design Champion Award. AIANY executive director Rick Bell, FAIA, presented a special award to the City of New York… Continue reading “Names in the News”

New Deadlines

NEW DEADLINES

2014 OCULUS Editorial Calendar
The Oculus 2014 Editorial Calendar has been set. If you are an architect by training, or see yourself as an astute observer of New York’s architectural and planning scene, Oculus wants to hear from you! Projects/topics may be 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.

Winter 2014
Emerging Skyline / Evolving Street
Submit story ideas by July 14, 2014 Continue reading “New Deadlines”

On View: At the Center for Architecture + About Town

On View

“2014 Design Awards”
Through 06.17.14

“Polis: 7 Lessons from the European Prize for Urban Public Space [2000-2012]”
Through 06.21.14

“The Swiss Touch in Landscape Architecture”
Through 07.19.14

Upcoming

“Open to the Public: Civic Space Now”
Opening 06.12.14 Continue reading “On View: At the Center for Architecture + About Town”

Editor’s Note

It’s time to sign, seal, and deliver some letters. We are approaching the final two months of Legislative Session in New York, and passage of the Good Samaritan Act for Licensed Professionals (S. 3942-A/A.4380-B) will allow architects to help communities in the wake of a disaster without the added stress of liability concerns. Click here to send an e-mail to your state legislators asking them to pass the bill.

In addition, Massimo Vignelli, the graphic designer responsible for the groundbreaking 1972 NYC subway map, is not well and is spending his last days at home. His son, Luca, invites all of those for whom Vignelli was an influence or inspiration to write him a letter. Please send your letters to: Massimo Vignelli, 130 East 67th Street, New York, NY 10021.