The winners of the 2016 American Architecture Prize include New York City-based Gensler for Shanghai Tower (Architectural Design of the Year); FXFOWLE for Allianz Tower; Studio Link-arc for Oct Tower Shenzhen and China Pavilion for Expo Milano 2015; Trahan Architects for the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame and Regional History Museum; ROGERS PARTNERS Architects+Urban Designers for the Henderson Hopkins School; ZGF Architects for the GSA Federal Center South Building 1202, Pearl Izumi North American Headquarters, and the Stanford Central Energy Facility; Perkins+Will and HDR for Hartford Hospital – Orthopedic and Joint Institute; Dean/Wolf Architects for Restless Response: Queens Hospital Emergency Medical Station; Arup Associates for the New Doha Tennis Stadium and Cityringen Copenhagen Metro; Desai Chia Architecture for Photographer’s Loft and Michigan Lake House; BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group for VIA 57 WEST; Ssd for Songpa Micro-Housing; RAAD studio for Nolita Loft; Architecture Workshop for Pivot; SPAN Architecture for Hyatt Times Square; Reddymade Architecture & Design for Dream Machine by Wer2; and Henrybuilt for Henrybuilt Showroom New York. Continue reading “Names in the News”
Author: Camila Schaulsohn - Editor
New Deadlines
10.28.16: Call for Entries: UPenn Fels Policy Research Initiative Collaborative Working Groups Grants
11.01.16: Call for Entries: Center for Architecture Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant
11:04.16: Call for Nominations: 2016 ENYA Merit Award Continue reading “New Deadlines”
On View
At the Center for Architecture
“Reading Room: A Catalog of New York City’s Branch Libraries”
Through 01.07.16
“Authenticity and Innovation”
Through 01.14.16 Continue reading “On View”
Sighted
10.18.16: Amanda Dameron, Editor-in-Chief of Dwell; Julio Salcedo, Chair of the Spitzer School of Architecture at the City College of New York; Mark Gardner, AIA, NOMA, Principal, Jaklitsch|Gardner; Valerie Kennedy, Senior Vice President of Diversity, Innovation and Strategy at the NYC Economic Development Corporation; Jack Travis, FAIA, Principal, Jack Travis, FAIA, Architect; and Tonja Adair, AIA, Principal, Splice Design, convened at the Center for Architecture to discuss why diversity in design continues to pose a challenge. Continue reading “Sighted”
High-Calorie High Rises: The Great Architectural Bake-Off
On 10.11.16, WATG and Wimberly Interiors hosted seven architecture and design firms at Gallery 151 for the first annual Great Architectural Bake-Off New York, presented as part of Archtober. Firms showcased their design and baking abilities to create delectable replicas of renowned international architecture, using cake as their primary building material. Continue reading “High-Calorie High Rises: The Great Architectural Bake-Off”
Names in the News
The winners of the 2016 AIA New York State Design Awards are: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson for the Upper East Side Apple Store; Iu + Bibliowicz Architects for Carnegie Hall Studio Towers; Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners for The Met Breuer; Dattner Architects for Manhattan District 1/2/5 Garage and Spring Street Salt Shed and 34th Street – Hudson Yards Station; WXY architecture + urban design for Manhattan District 1/2/5 Garage and Spring Street Salt Shed; Peter Marino Architect for Boontheshop; WEISS/MANFREDI Architecture/Landscape/Urbanism for Novartis Visitors Reception and Marshall Family Performing Arts Center; SPAN Architecture for Calvin Klein Shenyang and Westport Pool House; FXFOWLE Architects for the Bilkent Erzurum Laboratory School; OLI Architecture for Mu Xin Art Museum; Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Center for Character & Leadership Development; Gensler for the Dwight Englewood Hajjar STEM Center; Perkins Eastman Architects for the East Harlem Center for Living and Learning; Collective-LOK for Van Alen Institute; Desai Chia Architecture for Photographer’s Loft; asap / adam sokol architecture practice for Apartment of Perfect Brightness; KieranTimberlake for Pound Ridge House; Bates Masi + Architects for Underhill; Tsao & McKown Architects for Astrid Hill House; Leroy Street Studio for The Shore House; Alloy Design for DUMBO Townhouses and One John Street; Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates for 500 West 21st Street; Deborah Berke Partners for Tiny House; STADTArchitecture for Upper West Side Apartment; CetraRuddy Architecture for Choice School; and Dioinno Architecture for High Living. Continue reading “Names in the News”
New Deadlines
10.26.16: Call for Applications: Fitch Foundation’s 2017 James Marston Fitch Mid-Career Fellowship
10.28.16: Call for Entries: UPenn Fels Policy Research Initiative Collaborative Working Groups Grants
11.01.16: Call for Entries: Center for Architecture Stewardson Keefe LeBrun Travel Grant
11:04.16: Call for Nominations: 2016 ENYA Merit Award Continue reading “New Deadlines”
On View
At the Center for Architecture
“Reading Room: A Catalog of New York City’s Branch Libraries”
Through 01.07.16
“Authenticity and Innovation”
Through 01.14.16 Continue reading “On View”
Sighted: Archtober Edition
10.01.16: Archtober 2016 kicked off its Building of the Day series with a guided tour of Samsung 837, the brand’s digital playground in the Meatpacking District, designed by Gensler (interior), and Morris Adjmi Architects (exterior). Continue reading “Sighted: Archtober Edition”
Archtober Fast Approaches
Archtober 2016 is almost here! The Center for Architecture and 66 partner organizations will be bringing you a jam-packed month of architecture and design activities. From weekend walking tours to lectures and symposia, children’s programs, and exhibitions, Archtober has something for everyone!
We invite you all to help us kick off the festival tomorrow with the opening of “Authenticity and Innovation,” an exhibition that explores preservation and adaptive reuse in New York City. While you’re here, don’t forget to head to the Archtober lounge, this year designed by Pentagram and SOFTlab, to pick up your favorite Building of the Day postcards. Continue reading “Archtober Fast Approaches”