Author: Jessica Sheridan Assoc. AIA LEED AP

An Answer to Summertime Blues

Water Taxi Beach

The Water Taxi Beach.

Jessica Sheridan

I have just returned from vacation, so I thought I’d stay in my eased frame of mind and recommend a great location to retreat from the city without leaving it completely. The Water Taxi Beach is located in Long Island City across from midtown Manhattan. A short ferry ride from 34th Street, the beach offers sand, cocktails, picnic benches, beach volleyball court, and, most importantly, amazing views of the east side of Manhattan.

When I visited last week, I was surprised to find the beach relatively empty — something that is rare for a NYC beach in August. The sun was setting, music was playing, the neon palm tree was glowing… I could see Manhattan (a place where I find that if I don’t leave occasionally I get swallowed up by the hustle-and-bustle), yet the relaxed atmosphere allowed me to feel removed from the noise. Even so, I could still enjoy the beauty of the skyline as the sun went down and the lights turned on.

The Water Taxi Beach, founded and operated by New York Water Taxi, is open through Columbus Day, so there is still plenty of time to enjoy. If you choose not to take the water taxi, the beach can also be reached by subway, LIRR, bike, walking, or by car. Check the website for days and hours of operation.

Stay Tuned..

The Staten Island Ferry will be transformed into a floating radio station for eight days in September by the artist duo neuroTransmitter. A public art project, live on-air activity will include experimental sound performances and lectures by experts in the fields of marine biology, geography, radio, and sound art. NYC listeners will be able to pick up the air waves on WSIA 88.9FM, and international audiences can tune in via the FM Ferry website. Programs will be transmitted September 14-15, 20-22, and 27-29. How’s that for energizing the waterways?

Gallery Hours
Monday–Friday: 9:00am–8:00pm, Saturday: 11:00am–5:00pm, Sunday: CLOSED

Join an Architalker for a Hosted Tour of Center for Architecture
Exhibitions
Join us for free Architalker-hosted tours of the Center for Architecture exhibitions Fridays at 4:00pm. To join one of these tours, meet in the Public Resource Area on the ground floor of the Center for Architecture.

ATTENTION:
The Center for Architecture will be hosting FringeNYC 2007 from Friday, August 10 to Sunday, August 26. Exhibitions located in the Mezzanine, Judith and Walter Hunt, KPF, HLW, South Galleries and Tafel Hall will have limited viewing hours. The exhibitions will be open for viewing during the following times:

8/21, 9am to 12pm
8/22, 9am to 12pm
8/23, 9am to 8pm
8/24, 9am to 12pm
8/25, 11am to 12pm

For more information on FringeNYC, please visit www.fringenyc.org

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

August 23 — October 27, 2007

New Practices London

Galleries: Judith and Walter Hunt Gallery, Mezzanine Gallery

The Future of the Architecture Profession in London. The exhibition features young firms whose work shows invention and promise. New Practices London is organized by the AIA New York Chapter’s Center for Architecture in collaboration with The Architecture Foundation in London.

6a Architects
AOC
Carmody Groarke
drdharchitects
Ullmayer Sylvester Architects
Witherford Watson Mann Architects

Exhibition Design:
Gage/Clemenceau Architects

Organized by:
AIA New York Chapter in collaboration with The Architecture Foundation in London.

Related Programming Organized by:
Center for Architecture in collaboration with the AIA New York Chapter’s New Practices Committee and the AIA New York Chapter’s International Committee and the Center for Architecture Foundation

Media Partners: The Architect’s Newspaper

Related Events

Wednesday, August 22, 2007
New Practices London and New York: Milieus and Methods

Thursday, August 23, 2007, 6:00 — 9:00pm
Exhibition Opening Party

Saturday, September 15, 2007, 1:00 — 4:00pm

FamilyDay@TheCenter: Design Your Own Exhibition
Organized by the Center for Architecture Foundation

Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 6:00 — 9:00pm
New Practices London Symposium

Super-Model Lecture Series
AIA New York Chapter’s New Practices Roundtable presents an exploration of innovative models of architectural and design practice.

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007, 6:00 — 8:00pm
MEDI_20—100, Medium Size Firms Compare

Tuesday November 6, 2007, 6:00 — 8:00pm
MINI_1-20, small firms means & methods

Thursday, December 6, 2007, 6:00 — 8:00pm
Exfoliation- RE-GENERATION

Exhibition Underwriter:




*Opening presented as part of the SKYY90 Diamond Design Series

Sponsors:


OS Fabrication & Design, The Conran Shop

Supporters:
Arup
bartcoLighting
Fountainhead Construction
FXFOWLE ARCHITECTS
MG & Company
Microsol Resources
Structural Enterprises

Friends:
Barefoot Wines
Cosentini Associates
DEGW
Delta Faucet Company
Perkins Eastman & Partners

July 23 — September 1, 2007

Art Commission Awards for Excellence in Design

Galleries: Street Gallery, Public Resource Center, Gerald D Hines Gallery

This exhibition showcases the winners of the Art Commission’s 25th annual Awards for Excellence in Design. The 10 award-winning projects were selected by the members of the Art Commission from the hundreds of public art, architecture and landscape architecture projects reviewed during 2006.

Established in 1898, the Art Commission is New York City ’s design review agency; it is composed of 11 members, including an architect, landscape architect, painter and sculptor as well as representatives of the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library.

Organized by:
the AIA New York Chapter and the Art Commission of the City of New York

Design: Pentagram

Exhibition Patron:


Exhibition support provided in part by the George Lewis Fund

July 19 – October 19, 2007

arch schools: r(each)ing out

Galleries: Kohn Pedersen Fox Gallery, HLW Gallery, South Gallery

Last September, leading New York area architecture schools participated in an exhibition that set out to foster a closer connection between the schools, students, and the profession.

This summer will feature our third annual architecture schools exhibition, arch schools: r[each]ing out, devoted exclusively to the work of students. The AIA New York Chapter’s annual architecture schools exhibition demonstrates exemplary student work representing the 9 New York area architecture schools, whose deans sit on the Board of the AIA New York Chapter, and 8 invited schools, including the four interiors design programs in New York City. The schools are asked to submit work related to the 2007 New York Chapter’s presidential theme “Architecture Inside/Out”.

Participating Schools:

The City College of New York (CUNY)
Columbia University
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Cornell University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New York Institute of Technology
New York School of Interior Design
Parsons the New School for Design
Pratt Institute
PrincetonUniversity
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
School of Visual Arts
Syracuse University
University at Buffalo (SUNY)
University of Pennsylvania
Yale University

Exhibition and related programming organized by the AIA New York Chapter and the Center for Architecture Foundation

Sponsors:



Supporters:
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

Friends:
Beyer Binder Belle: Architects & Planners
Butler Rogers Baskett Architects
Francois de Menil Architect
Gabellini Sheppard Associates
Mancini Duffy
Terrence O’Neal Architect

Related Events

Friday, September 14, 2007, 7:00 –– 9:00pm
AIAS Event

Monday, September 24, 2007, 6:00 –– 9:00pm
Deans Roundtable and Reception

Monday, October 1, 2007, 6:00 – 8:00pm
2007 Dean’s Forum

Thursday, October 11, 2007, 9:00pm – 2:00am
Party@theCenter!

May 31-August 25, 2007

The Park at the Center of the World: Five Visions for Governors Island

Galleries: Edgar A. Tafel Hall

Five Visions for Governors Island

The exhibition features five landscape architecture and architecture teams selected to present their design visions for the future open spaces on Governors Island, the 172 acre Island off the tip of Manhattan. Governors Island’s open space will include the two mile Great Promenade that provides outstanding views of Lower Manhattan and New York Harbor, a new park, and restoration of the landscape in the Island’s National Historic District. Showcasing conceptual and illustrative designs by the five teams for the open space of Governors Island, the exhibition provides a platform for public feedback before the jury will take place in late June 2007. A design team will be selected by mid summer.

Exhibition related programming organized by American Institute of Architects Planning & Urban Design Committee , American Society of Landscape Architects New York Chapter, Center for Architecture Foundation and Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC)

Exhibition Designer: Freecell
Exhibition Graphics: WSDIA | WeShouldDoItAll

For a list of the teams click here.

June 2nd – September 2nd on Governors Island
Governors Island is open for visitors every Saturday and Sunday. (For ferry schedule and other information log onto www.govisland.com)

Sponsored by: Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC)

Related Events

Panel discussion with winning team date tba

Saturday, August 11, 2007, 9:45 – 11:30 AM
FamilyDay@theCenter
Governors Island Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
To Register: 212.358.6133

05.07-07.07

The AIANY Chapter wants to extend a heartfelt “Thank you” to all who renewed membership this year. The chapter’s growth and long-term health is in your hands and we appreciate your support!

Those who are not currently members, we encourage you to consider the benefits. In addition to architects, we welcome the public, students, and professionals in related industries. Visit our membership page online for further information.

The AIA New York Chapter Membership Benefits Task Force has been meeting regularly and working to extend the benefits that are being offered. New programs include a resource collection of Architecture Firm Portfolios in the library, partnerships for member discounts with the Museum of the City of New York and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and a purchasing discount program with Kaplan AEC. We hope that you will take advantage of these new opportunities; suggest other ideas for the Chapter to puruse, or join the committee to help implement new perks for the future. Please contact Suzanne Mecs, Director of Membership, with any questions.

New Architect Members: Michael Jonah Altschuler, AIA, Michael J. Altschuler, Architect | Matthias R. Altwicker, AIA, AB Architekten | Paul C. Bailey, AIA, Perkins Eastman & Partners | Jeffrey Burke, AIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP | Ivan Chabra, AIA, Parsons The New School of Design | Natalie S.-W. Cheng, AIA, Alta Architecture P.C. | Jill S. Edelman, AIA, FXFOWLE Architects | Michael Even, AIA, Em Design Group | Mark G. Fiedler, AIA, Fiedler Marciano | Eugene Flotteron, AIA, Swig Equities. LLC | Robert Scott Franks, AIA, Stonehill & Taylor Architects and Planners | Mark Gage, AIA, Mark Foster Gage-Architecture & Design | Sara A. Grant, AIA, Murphy Burnham & Buttrick, LLP | Terence D. Hairston, AIA, Terence Hairston Architect | Anne-Sophie Hall, AIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP | Jian Hei, AIA, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners | Stephan Jaklitsch, AIA, Stephan Jaklitsch Architects PC | Harry Junger, AIA, Junger Architects | Brian Kaminsky, AIA, SBLM Architects | Wade H. Laing, AIA, Gensler | Jinseuk Lee, AIA, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, P.C. | William K.Y. Leung, AIA, Array | Steven B. Levine, AIA, LBS Associates | Eric Lifton, AIA, MESH Architecture | Stephen Matkovits, AIA, Handel Architects LLP | Thomas McKay, AIA, McKay Architecture & Design | Amanda McNally, AIA, Beyer Blinder Belle: Architects & Planners | Rick Migliorelli, AIA, Ann Taylor Inc. | Richard A. Miller, AIA, Beyer Blinder Belle: Architects & Planners | Nancie N. Min, AIA, Blue Pentagram NYC, LLC | Josef M. Prini, AIA, Josef Prini Associates LLC | Erich Schoenenberger, AIA, su11 Architecture & Design PLLC | Stephen M Starensier, AIA, Hope Community Corporate | Neal-James Stufano, AIA, MacAndrews and Forbes, Inc. | Trent Tesch, AIA, Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, P.C. | William Tims, AIA, Corcoran Sunshine Marketing Group | Yung G. Wang, AIA, Y G Wang Architect | Lee J. Washesky, AIA, Rafael Vinoly Architects P.C. | Henry Weintraub, AIA, Howard B. Spivak Architect P.C. | Chia Hwei Yen, AIA, Robert A.M. Stern Architects | Kirsten Elaine Youngren, AIA, Tonetti Associates Architects, PC | Jinling Yu, AIA, Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

The following individuals have recently upgraded to Architect Level membership: Nicholas P. Colello, AIA, Curtis + Ginsberg Architects | Anne Rachel Goulet, AIA, Stephen B. Jacobs Group, PC | Delia Nevola, AIA, Goshow Architects | Ruangpong (Ron) Rodpracha, AIA, EDI Architecture, Inc.

New Associate Members: Kanan Ajmera, Assoc. AIA, Cooper Robertson & Partners | Ebraheem N. Alforaih, Assoc. AIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP | Lori A. Apfel, Assoc. AIA, Costas Kondylis and Partners | Joseph A. Auld, Assoc. AIA, Volunteers Of America Greater New York | Craig L. Bacheller, II, Assoc. AIA, Assemblages | Jimmy Barnes, Assoc. AIA, Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum, P.C. | Matthew J. Beary, Assoc. AIA, Barbara Marks Architect | David E. Bench, Assoc. AIA, Richard Meier & Partners LLP | Marga Bergman, Assoc. AIA, A/R Architects LLP | Steven R. Butler, Assoc. AIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP | Breanna Alexia Carlson, Assoc. AIA, bStudio | Tsan Ming Simon Chan, Assoc. AIA, Ted Moudis Associates | Ting Chin, Assoc. AIA, TPG Architecture, LLP | Daeyoung Choi, Assoc. AIA, Cooper Robertson & Partners | Sergey Chudin, Assoc. AIA, Stantec | Naphtali Deutsch, Assoc. AIA | Xyrus John Nava Diego, Assoc. AIA | La’Quel Y. Edness, Assoc. AIA, Mancini Duffy | Bronwyn Hannah Evans, Assoc. AIA, New York City Transit Authority | Eric Fauerbach, Assoc. AIA, BLL, Inc. | Gudmunda Geirmundsdottir, Assoc. AIA, Platt Byard Dovell White Architects | Giovanni Gioia, Assoc. AIA, Ismael Leyva Architects, PC | Sally C. Greene, Assoc. AIA, Artemis Development | Shani Gurevich, Assoc. AIA, New York City Transit Authority | Daniel Hawes, Assoc. AIA, Mullman Seidman Architects | Kevin Patrick Homier, Assoc. AIA, SBLM Architects | Milenko Ivanovic, Assoc. AIA, Cannon Design | Mitchell W. Joachim, Assoc. AIA, Terreform | Kylie M. Kaiser, Assoc. AIA, Gensler | Adela Kalenja, Assoc. AIA, Rafael Vinoly Architects P.C. | Robyne S. Kassen, Assoc. AIA, Pedestrian Studio LLC | Kenneth M. Lake, Assoc. AIA, Andrew Bartle Architects, P.C. | Christopher Maurer, Assoc. AIA, StudioMDA | Wibowo Muljono, Assoc. AIA, Gensler | Alysa Nahmias, Assoc. AIA, RMJM Hillier | Buyachi Ndengu, Assoc. AIA, Hoffmann Architects | Cindy Ng, Assoc. AIA, BL Companies | Gregory Okshteyn, Assoc. AIA, Studios Go, Inc. | Vivian I. Okwuagwu, Assoc. AIA, The Louis Berger Group Inc. | Mikako Oshima, Assoc. AIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP | Albrecht Pichler, Assoc. AIA, Hart Howerton Architect | Ritu Saheb, Assoc. AIA | Monika Sarac, Assoc. AIA, FXFOWLE Architects | Michael F. Sargent, Assoc. AIA, Arquitectonica | Scott John Sassano, Assoc. AIA, SBLM Architects | Monica F. Schaffer, Assoc. AIA, Satellier | Hilary Kathryn Scruggs, Assoc. AIA, Atelier 1980 | Adam Semel, Assoc. AIA, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP | Natalie Marie Severson, Assoc. AIA, Ronnette Riley Architect | Marjorie Sobylak, Assoc. AIA, Mancini Duffy | Nina M. Stern, Assoc. AIA, Rockwell Group | Steven I. Super, Assoc. AIA, Steven I. Super, Counselor at Law | Shawn C. Walsh, Assoc. AIA, Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design

New International Associate Members: Olivio A. Capellan, Int’l Assoc. AIA, Gordon Kahn and Associates | Rosanne Dube, Int’l Assoc. AIA, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects | Stuart Jon Traynor, Int’l Assoc. AIA, Davis Brody Bond, LLP

Reinstated Members: Sara Agrest, AIA, FXFOWLE Architects | Anthony C. Baker, AIA, Anthony C. Baker, Architects & Planners, P.C. | Salvador Behar, AIA, Perkins Eastman & Partners | George Chin, AIA, Sydness Architects, P.C. | James Cockinos, AIA, Merritt & Harris, Inc. | Brian Joseph Connolly, AIA, Zivkovic Associates Architects | Craig G. Copeland, AIA, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects | Christopher David Ernst, AIA, Cooper Carry Architecture | Bahaar F. Faquih, Int’l Assoc. AIA, Faquih and Associates | Kaif F. Faquih, Int’l Assoc. AIA, Faquih and Associates | Brian A. Ferrier, AIA, Butler Rogers Baskett Architects P.C. | Michael M. Fieldman, FAIA, Michael Fieldman, Architect | Thomas Fraehmke, AIA, American Continental Properties | Max Gordon, AIA, Marcus and Millichap | Robert F. Herrmann, Menaker & Herrmann, LLP | Yong Huang, AIA, Kohnke Architects, P.C. | Raymond Irrera, AIA, Gonchor Karlsberger | Stephen Kagel, AIA, Haks Engineers and Land Surveyors | Robert Alan Klein, AIA, Swanke Hayden Connell Architects | Wade H. Laing, AIA, Gensler | Diane Lewis, AIA, Diane Lewis Architects | Joel Martin Napach, AIA, GKN Architects | Michael A. Rodriguez, AIA, Rodriguez Architectural Studio PC | Joel Sanders, AIA, Joel Sanders Architect | Klaus Schmitt, Assoc. AIA, Ehrenkrantz, Eckstut & Kuhn, Architects | Ranabir Sengupta, AIA, Urbahn Associates, Inc | Abbas A. Shah, AIA, Empiretech Consulting Associates, Inc. | Anthony Sieverding, AIA, Davis Brody Bond, LLP | James P Simon, AIA, Gensler | Burt Stern, AIA, Burt L. Stern, AIA Architect | Michael Thoma, AIA, Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum, P.C. | Charlotte Worthy, AIA, John B. Murray Architect, LLC | Svetislav Zivkovic, AIA, Zivkovic Associates Architects

Congratulations to these longtime members who have upgraded to Emeritus Status: Raymond Vasques Gomez, Jr., AIA, RGA Architects and Planners | J. Arvid Klein, FAIA | Kenneth H. Walker, FAIA, Walker Group Designs

New Steel Corporate Members: Architectural Grille: Anthony Giumenta, Jr., Stephen Giumenta | Bulthaup Corporation: Stephanie Badillo, Ute Mack | Microdesk: Luis Couto

New Aluminum Corporate Members: American Bluestone LLC: Deborah J. McDuffey, Robert M. McDuffey, Ryan McDuffey | Acme Architectural Walls: Marc Teich | Credit Suisse First Boston: Chantal Hintermann | Jerome S. Gillman Consulting: Larry Gillman | Swiss House for Advanced Research and Education — SHARE: Christoph A. von Arb | W. B. Engineering & Consulting PLLC: Julie Pampuch

08.07.07

Welcome to August, the month that New Yorkers tend to flee the city’s heat and humidity. If you are sticking around, take advantage of the lighter crowds to explore some of those places you normally avoid. You may be surprised at how much they have changed. Some ideas: Bryant Park, Hudson River Park, West 23rd St at Chelsea Piers…

– Jessica Sheridan, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP

Thank you so much for the time and effort you put into the report on the Eldridge Street Synagogue (See “Eldridge Street Restores Jewish History,” by Linda G. Miller, e-Oculus 07.24.07). You expressed our philosophy and project goals perfectly. There are a few facts regarding the history of the project that we’d like to clarify. The project is based on plans and specifications prepared by Walter Sedovic Architects. The project that was begun by Giorgio Cavaglieri, FAIA, in 1989 was abandoned. The master plan, which has guided the restoration project over the last 17 years, was prepared under my supervision in 1990 while I was employed at Robert E. Meadows PC Architects (the firm Meadows/Woll wasn’t in existence in 1990). Peter Woll (there is no Bob Woll) was not involved with this project.

We feel that these are substantive corrections and hope that they will find their way into e-Oculus.

Again, thank you for all your hard work and for your interest in our firm’s projects.

Jill H. Gotthelf, AIA
Associate, Walter Sedovic Architects
Irvington, NY

“Design Star” Lights Up Sunday Night

Sunday, 7/29, marked the start of season two of HGTV’s “Design Star” program, where 11 designers compete to have their own show on HGTV. Unlike the Bravo series, “Top Design,” which was unsuccessful in my opinion (see “Design Scrapes Bottom of Barrel,” 02.06.07), “Design Star” gives a good sense of the struggles that designers often experience when given a difficult task under a tight deadline.

In the first episode, contestants were challenged to design the living space they will share throughout the show. Given $15,000 and 72 hours, individual designers chose a space to make their own. There was no attempt to create an overall unified space — it was every man or woman for him/herself. The finished design included a sunken dining room, a half-pipe skating ramp, window seating overlooking Las Vegas, and a telephone book sculpture. I could relate to the designers as they strove to make comfortable their temporary home.

One thing is clear: each designer has a particular sense of style and personality — a must for a television show host. Contestants are not all stereotypes, although there is a flamboyant Fabio look-alike, a pumped-up jock, and a passive aggressive southern belle. A self-proclaimed “Metro Hippie” from Minnesota, the show’s first green designer, showed promise, but, sadly, there was no green design in his attempt at built-in lounge seating. His eco-perspective will shine in future episodes, I hope. The one designer from NYC, Kim Myles, is a hairstylist with no formal training. Her meditative space was well laid out, if not very cutting-edge and exciting.

One of the show’s assets is the online design tips given by judge Vern Yip, designer and owner of Vern Yip Designs. He explains what fails and succeeds with each designer’s project. “At the end of the day, function must take precedence,” he claims.

At this point who knows the winner, although I’m rooting for the Metro Hippie to pull off some innovative sustainable design, which could lead to an appealing new HGTV show. He probably will not win, though, because at 25 his amateurism is apparent. Overall, the show is fun. It’s easy to get wrapped up in the challenges and to relate to the contestants.

Do You Have a Facebook Account Yet?

The world of social networking is expanding as the Center for Architecture now has a Facebook group. Find out about recent news and exhibition openings, post event photos and videos, connect with other members in the architecture community, and raise discussion topics on the Discussion Board. This is the second AIANY-based Facebook group, added to the Emerging NY Architects (ENYA) committee’s Schedium group, which provides up-to-date information on the upcoming international sketching competition.

Crowds gathered to celebrate the opening of Arch schools: r(each)ing out at the Center for Architecture July 19.

Arch schools: r(each)ing out

(l-r): Heather Philip-O’Neal, AIA, Board Director of Educational Affairs for AIANY with Judith DiMaio, AIA, dean at New York Institute of Technology’s School of Architecture and Design.

Jonas Hidalgo

Arch schools: r(each)ing out

(l-r): Elisabeth Martin, AIA, faculty at the School of Visual Arts and past president/secretary of the Center for Architecture Foundation with Jane Smith, chair of the Interior Design Program at the School of Visual Arts.

Jonas Hidalgo

The celebration continued at the opening for Art Commission Awards for Excellence in Design at the Center for Architecture July 23.

Art Commission Awards

(l-r): Jackie Snyder, Executive Director of the Art Commission of the City of NY, with Joan Blumenfeld, FAIA, IIDA, LEED AP, 2007 AIANY President.

Sam LaHoz

Art Commission Awards

(l-r): Jim McCullar, FAIA, AIANY First Vice President/President Elect, with Sarelle Weisberg, FAIA.

Sam LaHoz

Art Commission Awards

(l-r): Mark Strauss, FAIA, AICP, AIANY Immediate Past President with Tony Schirripa, AIA, IIDA, AIANY Board of Directors Treasurer.

Sam LaHoz

Art Commission Awards

David Burney, AIA, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Design + Construction, with Joan Blumenfeld, FAIA, IIDA, LEED AP, 2007 AIANY President.

Sam LaHoz

Gallery Hours
Monday–Friday: 9:00am–8:00pm, Saturday: 11:00am–5:00pm, Sunday: CLOSED

Join an Architalker for a Hosted Tour of Center for Architecture
Exhibitions
Join us for free Architalker-hosted tours of the Center for Architecture exhibitions Fridays at 4:00pm. To join one of these tours, meet in the Public Resource Area on the ground floor of the Center for Architecture.

ATTENTION:
The Center for Architecture will be hosting FringeNYC 2007 from Friday, August 10 to Sunday, August 26. Exhibitions located in the Mezzanine, Judith and Walter Hunt, KPF, HLW, South Galleries and Tafel Hall will have limited viewing hours. The exhibitions will be open for viewing during the following times:

8/11, 11am to 12pm
8/13, 9am to 12pm
8/14, 9am to 12pm
8/15, 9am to 12pm
8/16, 9am to 8pm
8/18, 11am to 12pm
8/20, 9am to 12pm
8/21, 9am to 12pm
8/22, 9am to 12pm
8/23, 9am to 8pm
8/24, 9am to 12pm
8/25, 11am to 12pm

For more information on FringeNYC, please visit www.fringenyc.org

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

July 23 — September 1, 2007

Art Commission Awards for Excellence in Design

Galleries: Street Gallery, Public Resource Center, Gerald D Hines Gallery

This exhibition showcases the winners of the Art Commission’s 25th annual Awards for Excellence in Design. The 10 award-winning projects were selected by the members of the Art Commission from the hundreds of public art, architecture and landscape architecture projects reviewed during 2006.

Established in 1898, the Art Commission is New York City ’s design review agency; it is composed of 11 members, including an architect, landscape architect, painter and sculptor as well as representatives of the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the New York Public Library.

Organized by:
the AIA New York Chapter and the Art Commission of the City of New York

Design: Pentagram

Exhibition Patron:


Exhibition support provided in part by the George Lewis Fund

July 19 – October 19, 2007

arch schools: r(each)ing out

Galleries: Kohn Pedersen Fox Gallery, HLW Gallery, South Gallery

Last September, leading New York area architecture schools participated in an exhibition that set out to foster a closer connection between the schools, students, and the profession.

This summer will feature our third annual architecture schools exhibition, arch schools: r[each]ing out, devoted exclusively to the work of students. The AIA New York Chapter’s annual architecture schools exhibition demonstrates exemplary student work representing the 9 New York area architecture schools, whose deans sit on the Board of the AIA New York Chapter, and 8 invited schools, including the four interiors design programs in New York City. The schools are asked to submit work related to the 2007 New York Chapter’s presidential theme “Architecture Inside/Out”.

Participating Schools:

The City College of New York (CUNY)
Columbia University
The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
Cornell University
New Jersey Institute of Technology
New York Institute of Technology
New York School of Interior Design
Parsons the New School for Design
Pratt Institute
PrincetonUniversity
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
School of Visual Arts
Syracuse University
University at Buffalo (SUNY)
University of Pennsylvania
Yale University

Exhibition and related programming organized by the AIA New York Chapter and the Center for Architecture Foundation

Sponsors:



Supporters:
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners

Friends:
Beyer Binder Belle: Architects & Planners
Butler Rogers Baskett Architects
Francois de Menil Architect
Gabellini Sheppard Associates
Mancini Duffy
Terrence O’Neal Architect

Related Events

Friday, September 14, 2007, 7:00 –– 9:00pm
AIAS Event

Monday, September 24, 2007, 6:00 –– 9:00pm
Deans Roundtable and Reception

Monday, October 1, 2007, 6:00 – 8:00pm
2007 Dean’s Forum

Thursday, October 11, 2007, 9:00pm – 2:00am
Party@theCenter!

June 28 — August 11, 2007

Building Connections: 11th Annual Exhibition of K-12 Design Work

Galleries: Judith and Walter Hunt Gallery, Mezzanine Gallery

The Center for Architecture Foundation’s annual exhibit of K-12 explorations into the built environment showcasing models and drawings from Learning By Design: NY, a school based residency program, as well as work from its youth programs at the Center for Architecture.

Organized by:
The Center for Architecture Foundation

Exhibition Designer: 1100: Architect
Graphic Designer: Casey Maher

Exhibition Patron: Robert A.M. Stern Architects

Vanguard Construction
Exhibition Friend: Vanguard Construction

May 31-August 25, 2007

The Park at the Center of the World: Five Visions for Governors Island

Galleries: Edgar A. Tafel Hall

Five Visions for Governors Island

The exhibition features five landscape architecture and architecture teams selected to present their design visions for the future open spaces on Governors Island, the 172 acre Island off the tip of Manhattan. Governors Island’s open space will include the two mile Great Promenade that provides outstanding views of Lower Manhattan and New York Harbor, a new park, and restoration of the landscape in the Island’s National Historic District. Showcasing conceptual and illustrative designs by the five teams for the open space of Governors Island, the exhibition provides a platform for public feedback before the jury will take place in late June 2007. A design team will be selected by mid summer.

Exhibition related programming organized by American Institute of Architects Planning & Urban Design Committee , American Society of Landscape Architects New York Chapter, Center for Architecture Foundation and Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC)

Exhibition Designer: Freecell
Exhibition Graphics: WSDIA | WeShouldDoItAll

For a list of the teams click here.

June 2nd – September 2nd on Governors Island
Governors Island is open for visitors every Saturday and Sunday. (For ferry schedule and other information log onto www.govisland.com)

Sponsored by: Governors Island Preservation and Education Corporation (GIPEC)

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Saturday, August 11, 2007, 9:45 – 11:30 AM
FamilyDay@theCenter
Governors Island Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt
To Register: 212.358.6133