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

Fall: Accidental Preservation:
Why cutting-edge businesses love older buildings, and how they are transforming older buildings, neighborhoods, and the city at large. Adaptive reuse & interiors.
Deadline for story ideas: 05.16.16 Continue reading “New Deadlines”

Sighted

04.04.16: AIANY Architecture for Justice Committee organizers gathered with architects of the Staten Island Courthouse at the Center for Architecture to discuss how the new structure celebrates the civic traditions of our judicial system. (l-r) Jeff Hyman, AIA, RicciGreene Associates; Christopher Halloran, AIA, Ennead Architects; Kristy Gasparino, AIA, LEED AP, AIANY Architecture for Justice; Susan T. Rodriguez, FAIA, Ennead Architects; and Frank Greene, FAIA, RicciGreene Associates Continue reading “Sighted”

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”

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”