…City Council members say they don’t want to renovate the City Hall, vacant police station and parking deck on the downtown block bounded by Morgan, McDowell, Hargett and Dawson streets. Instead, they want to demolish them and start over on the site. “This whole block is an anti-civic block,” Councilman Russ Stephenson said. “This building … Continued
…To take a deeper look at NYC’s modern architecture, we turned to the experts at Docomomo New York/Tri-State, which works to “increase public awareness and appreciation of Modern movement architecture.” The group stresses that this isn’t intended to be a comprehensive list of the city’s modern structures, but rather a list of buildings that “remind … Continued
Daniel R. Ringelstein and Gunnar Hand will lead a workshop on SOM’s Regenerative Cities initiative (RegenCities) at the International Conference on Transport and Health (ICTH). The conference will take place in Barcelona, Spain, from June 26-29; the workshop will take place on Tuesday, June 27th. Ringelstein, Director of Urban Design and Planning, is based in … Continued
After myriad false starts, it looks like the massive redevelopment of the James A. Farley Post Office into the Moynihan Train Hall is finally going to happen. Governor Cuomo today announced that the $1.6 billion deal for the revamped Penn Station has been finalized, paving the way for the start of “major construction” on the new station. The announcement also comes with some new renderings … Continued
Related Companies, Vornado Realty Trust and Skanska have sealed a $1.6 billion deal with the Empire State Development Corporation to convert the James A. Farley Post Office into a train hall and commercial complex, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced today. … The complex, to be known as Moynihan Train Hall, will host a 255,000-square-foot train hall for Long Island Railroad and Amtrak passengers and 730,000 square … Continued
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced plans to move forward with a $1.6 billion overhaul of Penn Station, with design led by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). The massive redevelopment will transform the James A. Farley Building on 34th Street and Eighth Avenue into the Moynihan Train Hall. New renderings were also unveiled, further … Continued
…The new railroad concourse, which officially opened at 6 a.m. Thursday in the post office building on the intersection of Eighth Avenue and West 33rd Street, is the first phase of the Moynihan Station, which is scheduled to be completed by December 2020. The train hall will eventually also serve Amtrak riders. The project aims … Continued
On Friday, March 3rd, SOM Associate Gunnar Hand will participate in AIA|LA’s roundtable discussion on the recently approved Transit Oriented Communities Affordable Housing Incentive Program. Held at Los Angeles City Hall, the discussion will focus on the design and development of housing and mixed-use projects near the city’s major transit stops. The incentive program applies specifically to developments that commit to providing a greater amount of affordable … Continued
The New York City chapter of the Illuminating Engineering Society (IESNYC) presented the Center for Character & Leadership Development (CCLD) with the Award of Excellence in the 2017 Lumen Awards. Now in its 49th year, the award program celebrates projects that feature innovative uses of lighting to create comprehensive and thoughtful solutions. CCLD is located … Continued
Commuters emerged Thursday morning from the bowels of New York Penn Station looking confused, then bemused. Over and over, the travelers uttered the same cheerful pronouncement: Wow! Rarely has a new hallway elicited so much delight. But if the new pathway—officially called the West End Concourse—offers a fresh route to escape the much-maligned Penn Station, … Continued