SOM’s design for The New School University Centre in New York City responded to a brief for a more university-centered building that would unite the school and create a heart to the university,’ says senior design architect Jon Cicconi. The new 16-story structure on 5th Avenue brings together the university’s main library, cafeteria and auditorium, … Continued
The $500-million Union Station redevelopment project in Denver is nearing completion. The historic terminal, with its iconic “Travel by Train” sign, is being converted into a hotel, which opens in July. Behind it is a brand-new train platform for Amtrak service and commuter rail, including a line to Denver International Airport that will begin service … Continued
The University Center adds 375,000 square feet of academic and student space to The New School’s Greenwich Village campus. The 16-story center houses design studios, laboratories, interdisciplinary classrooms, the main university library, a nine-floor student residence, an 800-seat auditorium, a cafe?, and flexible academic and social spaces for student activity.
“Conceived as a campus within a building, the University Center transforms the traditional university environment. Rather than compartmentalize learning, living, dining, and socializing spaces, these functions are situated in a vertical configuration, creating strategic adjacencies and heightening the university’s commitment to interdisciplinary learning. Connections between classrooms, studios, library, cafés, auditorium, and student residences take the … Continued
Photographer Ezra Stoller captured some of the most recognizable architectural landmarks of the modern era on camera. Stoller, who died in 2004, was the first recipient of the American Institute of Architects’ Gold Medal for Photography in 1961, and has been called “the chief enabler of our experiences of Modern architecture.”
On a remote plot of scrubland in the southwestern corner of Staten Island, the city is building a school unlike any other in New York. When P.S. 62 has its opening scheduled for the fall of 2015, it will be billed as a “net zero” school. This jargon means that, according to the architect’s projections, … Continued
Scott Habjan, SOM Senior Designer and Associate Director of Health + Science, is presenting “Shaped by an Urban Context and Translational Mission: The Mount Sinai Center for Science and Medicine” at the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories 2012 Conference. SOM’s new building for Mount Sinai was designed and coordinated with Building Information Modeling software and … Continued
“…In the 1950s, the first truly modern skyscrapers started to be built. Lever House opened on Park Avenue; not only was it nice to look at from the outside but it was also designed with the worker in mind. There was natural light for everyone and desks had rounded corners, so women didn’t snag their … Continued
The University Center adds 375,000 square feet of academic and student space to The New School’s Greenwich Village campus. The 16-story center houses design studios, laboratories, interdisciplinary classrooms, the main university library, a nine-floor student residence, an 800-seat auditorium, a cafe?, and flexible academic and social spaces for student activity.
The Chicago River has been under a great deal of scrutiny of late. In 2013, there was federal action regarding the water quality of the river system, the city held global competitions to design river boathouses, and many of us read about the risk of Asian carp moving through our rivers and into the Great … Continued