In a symposium at the AIA New York Chapter, seismologists, earthquake engineers, seismic code experts, emergency response managers, and architects conversant in seismic design will assemble for a conversation on available technologies and testing capabilities that, surprisingly, are located in New York State. They will "clarify the evolving role of design professionals, the building industry, and municipal and federal agencies in safeguarding our local communities", as well as "educate the audience about the earthquakes, subsurface conditions, and construction approaches."
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Earthquakes - How Well Are We Prepared?
MoMA PS1 YAP 2014 Runner-Up: Underberg / LAMAS
Wouldn't it be nice to save a little cold for when it’s hot (and maybe a little warmth for when it’s cold)? This was the premise of LAMAS’s MoMA PS1 runner-up proposal, Underberg. Underberg is an urban iceberg. Though it isn't a native New Yorker, it has adapted to its new home in New York City and its crevasses take on the form of the avenues and streets of the gridiron.
Underberg was one of five proposals shortlisted for the annual MoMA PS1 Young Architect’s Program (YAP) competition, which was won by the Living’s compostable brick tower. More on this proposal, after the break...
Bicycle Haüs / debartolo architects
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Architects: debartolo architects
- Area: 464 m²
- Year: 2013
Capitol Hill House / SHED Architecture & Design
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Architects: SHED Architecture & Design
- Area: 2458 ft²
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Professionals: Dolan Built, Harriott Valentine Engineers
9/11 Memorial Museum / Davis Brody Bond
With completion in sight (May 2014), Davis Brody Bond has released detailed information on the design of the subterranean 9/11 Memorial Museum in Manhattan. Located beneath the sculptural voids that form the 9/11 Memorial, the new museum has transformed a fixed set of geometric constraints into an emotional journey that gently descends visitors 70 feet below the ground level to the original foundations of the World Trade Center towers.
Lava House / Paul Weiner | DesignBuild Collaborative
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Architects: Paul Weiner | DesignBuild Collaborative
- Area: 2600 ft²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: Schneider Engineering
Henderson-Hopkins School / Rogers Partners
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Architects: Rogers Partners
- Area: 125000 ft²
- Year: 2014
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Manufacturers: Sika, Assa Abloy, Forbo Flooring Systems, Interface, Allegany Door & Hardware, +9
Peter’s House / Craig Steely Architecture
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Architects: Craig Steely Architecture
- Area: 1900 ft²
- Year: 2013
Main Street House / SHED Architecture & Design
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Architects: SHED Architecture & Design
- Area: 2332 ft²
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Professionals: Urban Wilds, Harriott Valentine Engineers, David Gray Construction
Journal Squared / Handel Architects + HWKN
Jersey City’s Journal Square will soon reach new heights, as Hollwich Kushner (HWKN) and Handel Architects have broken ground on what will be the tallest building in New Jersey: Journal Squared. The transit-oriented urban renewal project will be completed in three phases; the first, which will add 540 residential units to the area, is planned for completion in mid-2016. Once the 2.3 million square foot project is complete, three metal panel clad towers will dominated the skyline, ultimately totaling in 1,840 units and reaching up to 70 stories.
Komai Residence / Robert M. Gurney Architect
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Architects: Robert M. Gurney Architect
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Professionals: D. Anthony Beale
Lavaflow 5 / Craig Steely Architecture
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Architects: Craig Steely Architecture
- Area: 2800 ft²
- Year: 2013
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Manufacturers: Dornbracht, Duravit, Epic Metals, Fleetwood, Strongwell, +1
MoMA PS1 YAP 2014 Runner-Up: Mirror Mirror / Collective-LOK
A vision by Jon Lott (PARA-Project), William O’Brien Jr. (WOJR), and Michael Kubo (over,under), Collective–LOK’s compelling proposal to reimagine MoMA PS1’s triangular courtyard with a billowing “urban mirror” was one of five finalists shortlisted for the annual competition’s 15th edition. Though the Living’s compostable brick tower was ultimately crowned winner, the Collective-LOK’s Mirror Mirror was an intriguing proposal that transcended the boundaries of the site.
AA Visiting School Los Angeles
The AA Visiting School is a satellite programme of the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, and will be taking place in Los Angeles for the first time, from June 16 to June 27. The programme is broken up into research clusters that will be led by individual tutors based on the theme of “Machining Adaptive Living.”
AD Classics: Peabody Terrace / Sert, Jackson & Gourley
Built in 1964 during his tenure as Dean at the Graduate School of Design, Josep Lluís Sert’s Peabody Terrace provides housing for almost 1500 Harvard graduate students and their families. One of several projects Sert designed for Harvard’s campus, it is a manifestation of his vision for the ideal neighborhood. Many elements such as the negotiation of scale, mixed use program, shared open space and design aesthetic were influenced by but represent a departure from earlier modern housing projects.
Peabody Terrace is a prototypical example of a twentieth-century project heralded by the architectural community as an exemplar of progressive modern ideals, but lambasted by neighbors and members of the general public for being unattractive, cold and imposing. This project and others like it highlight the disconnect that can occur between the architectural intelligentsia and the communities in which they build.
Holston River House / Sanders Pace Architecture
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Architects: Sanders Pace Architecture
- Area: 3470 m²
- Year: 2013
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Professionals: Grace Construction, Chad Stewart & Associates, Griffith Engineering
House in Palm Springs / o2 Architecture
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Architects: o2 Architecture
- Area: 2100 ft²
- Year: 2013