Projects by NYC-based firms recognized with AIA 2016 Institute Honor Awards include: the Smithsonian Master Plan for the South Campus Mall by BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group; the Asia Society Hong Kong Center by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects; PivotApartment by Architecture Workshop; St. Patrick’s Cathedral Conservation, Renovation & Systems Upgrade by Murphy Burnham & Buttrick Architects; and Henderson-Hopkins School by Rogers Partners. Continue reading “Names in the News”
Category: 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
Summer: 2016 AIANY Design Awards
Deadline: 02.05.16; click here for submission details
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
01.21.16: New Practices New York committee co-chairs and jurors convened at the Center for Architecture to select the winners of the competition for 2016. (l-r) Christopher Leong, Assoc. AIA, Co-Chair, AIANY New Practices Committee; Julian Rose, Principal, Formlessfinder; William Menking, Editor-in-Chief, The Architect’s Newspaper; Ada Tolla, Partner, LOT-EK; Jane Smith, AIA, IIDA, ASID, Partner, Spacesmith; Martino Stierli, Philip Johnson Chief Curator of Architecture and Design, MoMA; and Philipp von Dalwig, Assoc. AIA, Co-Chair, AIANY New Practices Committee. Continue reading “Sighted”
MoMA Offers Discounted Memberships to Artists and Architects
Did you know that MoMA offers special, discounted annual memberships for artists – and that architects are eligible? If you are an architect, you qualify for an Artist Membership – and right now it’s only $35! Full membership information here.
In the News
In this issue:
– Three’s Their Charm
– For the Kids of Kathmandu
– Remaking the Miracle Mile
– BAMPFA’s New Space Set to Open
– Are You Experienced? Continue reading “In the News”
Names in the News
The Center for Architecture is one of 46 NYC arts organizations awarded grants under the Shelley & Donald Rubin Foundation’s new Art and Social Justice initiative. 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! Submit projects/topics from anywhere, but architects must be New York-based. Please submit story ideas/projects to Kristen Richards, Hon. AIA, Hon. ASLA: kristen@ArchNewsNow.com
Summer: 2016 AIANY Design Awards
Deadline: 01.29.16; click here for submission details
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
01.12.16: At the SMPS-NY 2016 Principal’s Breakfast – Real Estate & Construction Market Forecast, Michael V. Geary, CAE, CEO, Society for Marketing Professional Services, welcomed the panel (l-r): Russell A. Davidson, FAIA, 2016 AIA President (moderator); Richard Bearak, Land Use Director, Office of the President of the Borough of Brooklyn; Catherine Dannenbring, Director of Development, Thor Equities; Frank J. Sciame, Jr., President, Sciame Development; Kristen Richards, Hon. AIA, Hon. ASLA, Editor-in-Chief, Oculus magazine and ArchNewsNow.com; and Mitchell Korbey, Esq, Partner, Herrick, Feinstein. Continue reading “Sighted”
Happy Holidays!
In this last issue of 2015, AIANY and the Center for Architecture would like to wish you all the best in 2016, and thank you for your continued support and readership. Before the year comes to an end, we would also like to remind you to visit our pop-up location at 181 Front Street in the Seaport Culture District before the space closes on 12.31.15.
Please note that the Center for Architecture office will be closed on Thursday, 12.24.15; Friday, 12.25.15; Thursday, 12.31.15, and Friday, 01.01.16.
In the News
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In this issue:
– Two for the Road
– Green Upper West Side Residential Project Gets the Green Light
– New Academy for New York’s Finest
– Four for Better Construction Sheds Continue reading “In the News”