Author: Camila Schaulsohn - Editor

Archtober Tweet-for-Treat!

Fall is around the corner, but Monday will be a scorcher in New York City. Luckily, Archtober can help you beat the heat with free ice cream!

Join us this Monday, 08.29.16 from 1-2pm for the Archtober summer kick-off event at Samsung 837 (at 837 Washington Street in the Meatpacking District), this year’s first Building of the Day. We’ll be bidding farewell to the summer and celebrating New York City’s month-long architecture and design festival in New York City.

Free ice cream sandwiches from COOLHAUS, architecturally inspired desserts, for the first 100 people to follow us on social media.

Names in the News

The award recipients of ENR New York’s Best Projects 2016 include: the Number 7 Line Extension by Dattner Architects; World Trace Center Transportation Hub by Santiago Calatrava; St. Patrick’s Cathedral renovation by Murphy Burnham & Buttrick; the Public Safety Answering Center II and the Kathleen Grimm School for Leadership and Sustainability by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; Adler Center for Nursing Excellence and G-Wing Renovation by Mitchell | Giurgola Architects; Mohawk Valley Gateway Overlook Pedestrian Bridge by Saratoga Associates; the East Harlem Center for Living and Learning by Perkins Eastman; West 215th Step Street renovation by WXY Architecture + Urban Design; 7 Bryant Park by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects; La Sirena at the Maritime Hotel by TPG Architecture; VIA 57 by BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group; and Ocean Breeze Indoor Horse Riding Area by Sage and Coombe Architects. Continue reading “Names in the News”

New Deadlines

08.29.16: Call for Designers: Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP) Making Policy Public

08.31.16: Call for Entries: Inhabitat Biodesign Competition

09.01.16: Call for Entries: United States Institute for Theatre Technology (USITT) 2017 Architecture Awards

09.01.16: Call for Entries: Bespoke Access Awards 2016

09.01.16: Call for Expressions of Interest: Selection of Architectural Team for the Upper Orwell Crossings Project, Ipswich

09.02.16: Call for Applications: BSA Foundation 2016 Grants

09.02.16: Call for Entries: 2016 AIA New England Awards

09.05.16: Call for Entries: Lumion Student Competition 2016: Re-imagine an Iconic Building

09.06.16: Call for Papers: 2017 Coverings Internatoinal Tile & Stone Show, 04.04-07.17, Orlando, FL

09.07.16: Call for Nominations: Curbed Groundbreakers Award 2016

09.09.16: Call for Entries: Architectural Record Cocktail Napkin Sketch Contest 2016

09.10.16: Call for Papers: UrbanPromo 2016 International Conference: A New Cycle of Urban Planning Between Tactics and Strategy, Milan 11.08-11.16

09.12.16: Call for Entries: AECOM, Van Alen Institute and 100 Resilient Cities Urban SOS: Fair Share

09.15.16: Call for Applications: 2017 Graham Foundation Grants to Individuals

09.15.16: Call for Papers: University of East London’s “Between Data and Senses: Architecture, Neuroscience and the Digital Worlds” International Conference, London, 03.23-24.17

09.16.16: Call for Entries: AIANY COTE Awards 2016 Continue reading “New Deadlines”

Mapping Lower Manhattan

Throughout U.S. history, countless major events of local and national significance have played out in the storied streets of Lower Manhattan. CultureNOW has captured the multiple and overlapping stories woven into New York City’s life in a single document – the two-sided Lower Manhattan Then and NOW Map. The map embraces the city’s history, highlighting many of the events and places of import for the people of NYC.

Lower Manhattan Then superimposes three different historical maps that provide a snapshot of what the city looked like around 1800, 1850, and 1900. Lower Manhattan NOW describes the city as it looks today and what it might look like in the future, with an overlay of Superstorm Sandy’s surge and the projected NOAA flood zone showing 31-inch sea level rise.

Get a copy of the map this weekend! The first 10,000 maps will be available near Federal Hall on 08.13.14 from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm, courtesy of the NYC Department of Transportation. Following the launch event, maps will be available for sale for $10. Contact info@culturenow.org for more information.

 

Come, Collaborate: AIANYS 2016 Design Conference

AIA New York State’s 2016 Design Conference registration is open! This year’s conference, taking place 09.29-10.01.16 in Saratoga, NY, promises informative and engaging seminars by some of the top architects and design professionals worldwide. A full schedule of programming, including seminars, tours, and parties, is available online. Continue reading “Come, Collaborate: AIANYS 2016 Design Conference”

Names in the News

The winners of the AIA 2016 Healthcare Design Awards include Planned Parenthood Queens: Diane L. Max Health Center by Stephen Yablon Architecture; Memorial Sloan Kettering Regional Ambulatory Cancer Center by EwingCole; the Christ Hospital Joint and Spine Center by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill; the University of Arizona Cancer Center at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, and the Seattle Children’s Hospital, South Clinic by ZGFArchitects; and Univeristy Medical Center New Orleans by NBBJ and Blitch Knevel. Continue reading “Names in the News”

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/projects by the deadlines indicated below to Kristen Richards, Hon. AIA, Hon. ASLA: kristen@ArchNewsNow.com

Winter: The Practice Issue / Beyond Practice
Focus or diversify; specialized partnerships; diversity; global practice: international work growing or shrinking; value (or not) of competitions; etc.
Deadline for story ideas: 08.19.16 Continue reading “New Deadlines”

Sighted

08.02.16: At the AIANY Transportation and Infrastructure Committee’s “Layered: Data and Representation in Infrastructure and Design,” speakers discussed how data can be accessed and used to inform design decisions and engage in policy discussions. (l-r) Luc Wilson, Associate Principal, Director, KPF Urban Interface; Shannon Mattern, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Media Studies, The New School; Ben Wellington, Ph.D., Quantitative Data Analyst, Two Sigma; Visiting Assistant Professor, City & Regional Planning Program, Pratt Institute. Continue reading “Sighted”