03.09.16: NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC) Commissioner Feniosky Peña-Mora and Chief Architect Margaret Castillo unveiled the agency’s Design and Construction Excellence 2.0 Guiding Principles at the Center for Architecture. (l-r) Feniosky Peña-Mora, Commissioner, NYC Department of Design and Construction; Margaret Castillo, FAIA, LEED AP, Chief Architect, NYC Department of Design and Construction; Carol Loewenson, FAIA, 2016 President, AIANY; and Benjamin Prosky, Executive Director, Center for Architecture/AIANY. Continue reading “Sighted”
Category: In The News
In the News
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In this issue:
– Summertime and the Living is Easy in Coney Island
– Soaring to New Heights
– Factory Fresh
– Clinical Intervention Continue reading “In the News”
Names in the News
AIANY has announced the founding of two new committees: the AIANY Social Science and Architecture Committee, co-chaired by Melissa Marsh, Assoc. AIA, and Evie Klein, Assoc. AIA; and the AIANY Science and Research Facilities Committee, co-chaired by Hank Abernathy, AIA, Paul Drago, AIA, and James Berge, AIA … Jenna Ciano, Assoc. AIA, LEED AP, has been named the new co-chair of the AIANY Emerging New York Architects (ENYA) Committee, co-chaired by Miles Paloympis, Assoc. AIA. 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
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
02.23.16: AIANY Social Science and Architecture Committee inaugural panel explored what is meant by the word “program” when building and designing social spaces. (l-r): Melissa Marsh, Assoc. AIA, Founder and CEO, PLASTARC, Co-chair, AIANY Social Science and Architecture Committee; Anastasia Brown, Community Manager, NYC Coworking Facilityl; Meg Barnette, Chief of Staff, Planned Parenthood of New York City; Mike Lydon, Principal, Street Plans; and Stephen Yablon, AIA, LEED AP, Principal, Stephen Yablon Architect. Continue reading “Sighted”
In the News
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In this issue:
– DDC’s Duo Designed for New York’s Finest and Bravest
– Dream Weaver
– A Research Library to Learn About
– Back to the Garden
– A Museum Within a Tropical Florida Garden Continue reading “In the News”
Names in the News
The Architectural League’s 2016 Emerging Voices include Jon Lott, AIA, Principal, PARA Project, and Co-founding Member, Collective-LOK. 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”
Sighted
02.09.16: Collective-LOK’s Heart of Hearts, the winner of this year’s Times Square Heart competition organized by the Times Square Alliance in collaboration with the Center for Architecture, invites passerby to reflect on romance. (l-r) Ben Prosky, Executive Director, AIANY and Center for Architecture; Michael Kubo, Co-founder, Collective-LOK; Tim Tompkins, President, Times Square Alliance; William O’Brien, Jr. and Jon Lott, AIA, Co-founders, Collective-LOK; and Sherry Dobbin, Director, Public Art, Times Square Alliance. Continue reading “Sighted”
In the News
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In this issue:
– A Tale of Two City Projects
– Cosmetics Company Gets a Makeover
– Brick Gym Becomes a Glass and Metal Center for Design and Media
– Hangin’ In at the City of Dreams Pavilion Continue reading “In the News”