Recently, there has been a growing and overdue recognition in the architecture discipline that women are underrepresented, not just in terms of leadership positions held, but also in terms of receiving credit for the work they have done. The tall building industry includes many disciplines, from contracting to construction and engineering, each of which has … Continued
In 2017, the Chicago Picasso sculpture turned 50. In honor of the milestone, numerous events were held across the city. In this video, a panel of notable figures discuss the iconic piece of public art and its unique history. The panel was presented as part of the City of Chicago’s 2017 Year of Public Art?. In the discussion, Fred … Continued
On Wednesday, September 13th, SOM Associate Benton Johnson will lead a webinar hosted by the Wood Products Council. Johnson will discuss the results of research on timber-concrete composite floor systems that SOM conducted with Oregon State University to advance the findings of the Timber Tower Research Project.? The goal of the Timber Tower Research Project was to … Continued
In the early 1990s, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan proposed turning part of Manhattan’s James A. Farley Post Office—a McKim, Mead & White building just west of Madison Square Garden—into a new Pennsylvania Station, partially making up for the destruction of the same firm’s landmark station in 1963.? More than 20 years later, part of the plan … Continued
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday announced the start of construction on a sprawling New York City commuter rail station being built from a Manhattan post office. The renovations to the James A. Farley post office, on Eighth Avenue across from the current Pennsylvania Station, mark the second phase of Mr. Cuomo’s more than $1.6 billion … Continued
After 25 years of talk about turning the main post office in Manhattan into an extension of Pennsylvania Station, construction toward that ambitious and expensive goal is about to get underway. Next week, workers will shift from demolishing sections of the 105-year-old James A. Farley Building to transforming it into a grand train hall for … Continued
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced the start of major construction for a new light-filled train hall across from the cramped and dark Penn Station. The Democratic governor said Thursday that the planned Moynihan Train Hall was “for many years too difficult to achieve.” He said construction is underway because “New Yorkers don’t give … Continued
Construction has begun on Penn Station’s fast-tracked Moynihan Train Hall project has begun, announced New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo in a press conference.? … Designed by SOM, the renovation will feature a new 92-foot-tall skylight located within the center of the Beaux Arts building (designed by McKim, Mead and White). The train hall will service … Continued
It’s happening, it’s really happening. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced on Thursday that construction will officially begin on Moynihan Station next week. The announcement marks an enormous milestone for the project, which has been more or less on the table since it was introduced by its namesake Senator Daniel P. Moynihan in the early … Continued
The conversion of the James A. Farley Post Office building, across from Penn Station, into the new Moynihan Train Hall, is officially underway, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday afternoon. Demolition work at the post office building got underway in September 2016, but the site has now been prepped for the new train hall which will measure … Continued