MATA South Intermodal Facility / brg3s architects
Architects: brg3s architects
Location: Tennessee, USA
Architect of Record: TRO Jung|Brannen
Consultants: AECOM – interiors, James Toles and Associates – structural, JPA – Landscape architects, Bryson Hardy of E.W. MOON, Inc. – civil engineering
General Contractor: Zellner Construction Services
Building Area: 68,425 sf (under roof); 32,400 (enclosed)
Date of Completion: December 2010
Photographs: Jeffrey Jacobs Photography
Wissioming2 / Robert M. Gurney Architect
Architects: Robert M. Gurney Architect
Location: Maryland, USA
Project Architect: Brian Tuskey
Completed: November 2011
Photographs: Maxwell MacKenzie Architectural Photographer
The Shed / Hufft Projects
Architect: Hufft Projects
Location: Missouri, USA
Principal in charge: Matthew Hufft
Design Team: Adam Crowley, Dan Brown
Lighting: Lightworks
Consultant: Herman & Associates
Area: 500 sq.ft.
Completion: 2010
Photographs: Mike Sinclair
The Richard J. Klarchek Information Commons / Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Architects: Solomon Cordwell Buenz
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
General Contractor: Pepper Construction
Consultants: Halvorson & Partners, Elara Engineering
Client: Loyola University
Size: 69,000 sf
Completion: 2007
Photographs: Jim Steinkamp of Steinkamp Photography
Becherer House / Robert M. Gurney Architect
Architects: Robert M. Gurney Architect
Location: Albemarle County, Virginia, USA
Project Architect: Claire L. Andreas
Completed: November 2011
Photographs: Maxwell MacKenzie Architectural
Postcard House / Hufft Projects
Architect: Hufft Projects
Location: Missouri, USA
Principal in charge: Matthew Hufft
Design Team: Kendra Kirchmer, Dan Brown
Casework/Custom Fabrication: Hufft Projects
General Contractor: Kenson Goff Homes
Area: 5,700 sq. ft.
Completion: 2010
Photographs: Matthew Hufft, Andrew Fabin
Heavy Metal / Hufft Projects
Architect: Hufft Projects
Location: Joplin, MO, USA
Principals in Charge: Matthew Hufft, Kimball Hales
Design Team: Dan Brown, Adam Crowley, Jonathan Tramba
Area: 6,800 sqm
Completion: July 2010
Photographs: Matthew Hufft, Andrew Fabin
Ghost Town planned for New Mexico to test emerging technologies
Pegasus Global Holdings, LLC, a private international technology development firm, has announced plans to build a new billon-plus dollar city capable housing 35,000 people Lea County, New Mexico. However, no one will live there. The vacant city will be a full-scale, fully functional test city, dedicated to enabling and facilitating the commercialization of new and emerging technologies. Looking for a place to test out that self-driving truck? Look no further. The Center for Innovation, Testing and Evaluation (CITE) will provide 15-square-miles of resident-free cityscape in the middle of the New Mexico’s Chihuahuan Desert.
Continue after the break to learn more about CITE.
Hamilton Grange Teen Center / Rice+Lipka Architects
Architects: Rice+Lipka Architects
Location: New York, NY, USA
Project Team: Benjamin Cadena (Project Architect), Karl Larson (Project Manager), Andrew Dadds (Designer)
Area: 4,400 sqf
Photographs: Michael Moran, Rice+Lipka Architects
Reactor Films / Brooks + Scarpa Architects
Architects: Brooks + Scarpa Architects
Location: 1330 4th Street, Santa Monica, California, USA
Principal in Charge: Lawrence Scarpa
Design Team: Angela Brooks, Jackson Butler, Adam Davis, Mike Ferguson, John Jennings, Gwynne Pugh, Lawrence Scarpa
Furniture and Fixture Design: Mike Ferguson, John Jennings and Lawrence Scarpa (with Dave Scott)
Steel and Furniture Fabrication: Dave Scott of DESU
Construction Team: Brian Crommie and Tom Hinerfeld of BT Builders
Client/Owner: Stoney Road Productions and Reactor Films
Total Square Footage: 7,000 sq. ft.
Costs: $350,000.00 ($50.00/sq. ft.) includes building shell upgrades
Photographs: Marvin Rand
House at Tanglewood / Schwartz/Silver Architects
Architects: Schwartz/Silver Architects
Location: West Stockbridge, MA, USA
Completion: 2009
Photographs: Alan Karchmer/Sandra Benedum
Redesdale Residence / Space International
Architects: Space International Inc
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Principal in Charge: Michael Ferguson
Project Architect: Kelly Van Oteghem
Year: 2008
Area: 2,000 sqm
Photographers: Joshua White Photography, Steve King Photography
Seidenberg House / Metcalfe Architecture & Design
Architects: Metcalfe Architecture & Design
Location: Lafayette Hill, PA, USA
Design Team: Alan Metcalfe, AIA Aaron Goldblatt Jason Manning Matthew Pickering Teresa Maida, Interiors
Completion: 2009
Area: 3,775 square feet
Photographs: Barry Halkin Photography
Memphis Veterinary Specialists / archimania
Architect: Archimania
Location: Cordova, Tennessee, USA
Owner/Client: Tobias and Associates, LLC
Building Area: 18,323 square feet
Construction Cost: $3,219,900
Completion: June 2011
Photographs: Jeffrey Jacobs Photography
Dream Downtown Hotel / Handel Architects
Architect: Handel Architects - Frank Fusaro, AIA, Partner
Location: New York City, USA
Client: Hampshire Hotels & Resorts+ Vikram Chatwal Hotels
Site area: 25,300 SF
Gross Floor area: 184,700 SF
Completion: 2011
Photographs: Bruce Damonte, Handel Architects, Edward Menashy , Adrian Wilson
The Plant: An Old Chicago Factory is Converted into a No-Waste Food Factory
The old red-brick building sporting a “BEER” sign may not look impressive, but what is going on inside certainly is. “The Plant” is an indoor vertical farm that triples as a food-business incubator and research/education space located inside an 87-year old meat packing factory in the Union Stockyards of Chicago, Illinois. The project was partly funded by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity with a $1.5 million grant. Browse through the Plant Chicago’s Flickr Photostream and you can watch the space steadily transform into an urban farm that will grow fresh produce, farm fresh fish, brew beer and produce kombucha all while recycling the waste of the facility to make it a Net-Zero Energy System.
How does it work? Follow us after the break to learn more.
AIA Oppose Effort to Repeal Energy Reduction Law for Federal Buildings
Last week, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) released a press release stating their opposition to a House proposal to eliminate Section 433 of the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007. Basically, Section 433 is designed to free federal buildings from consuming fossil fuel-generated energy by 2030. Not surprisingly, the proposal is backed by the American Gas Association and the Federal Performance Contracting Coalition (FPCC), which includes members such as Chevron, Ameresco, Honeywell, and many more alike. However, as reported by Martin C. Pedersen on MetropolisMag.com, the surprising fact is that some of the FPCC members are participating in the 2030 challenge and many are considered prominent in the field of energy efficiency.
Continue reading after the break for AIA EVP and Chief Executive Officer Robert Ivy’s response.
PointCrowd: RhinoScripting in Python
PointCrowd is a RhinoScripting workshop using the remarkably easy to learn Python programming language that is available in the upcoming release of Rhino 5. This three week mini-course will start with the basics of programming and move into the mathematics of space and Rhino’s representation of geometry. The workshop is designed specifically for architects and designers with little or no programming experience or those interested in learning a new platform for expressing geometrical ideas algorithmically. Anyone with a good working knowledge of Rhino is welcome.
Workshop Topics:
Automation: Increase your efficiency by programming Rhino to complete tedious drawing and modeling tasks.
Optimization: Create a better design product by testing and improving your models against physical conditions like light and circulation.
Generative Design: Work through complex geometric ideas using simple Python scripts.
The class will also touch on topics such as scripting in Grasshopper and interfacing with other programs. Sessions will be held in DUMBO, Brooklyn on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6:30-10pm to fit into the schedule of working professionals. Register by May 7th to save $100. Please visit www.pointcrowd.com for details.
Genius Loci / Bates Masi + Architects
Architects: Bates Masi+ Architects
Location: Montauk, NY, USA
Square Footage: 7,000 sqft
Builder: Davis Builders Inc.
Interior Design: Bates Masi + Architects w/ Victoria Pryor
Landscape Design: Bates Masi + Architects
Custom Furniture: Bates Masi + Architects
Structural Engineer: Steven L. Maresca
Photographs: Michael Moran
Winners announced for the National Mall Redesign Competition
After an intense and highly publicized competition, the Trust for the National Mall has announced the three winning teams selected to redesign the neglected sites of America’s front yard. As reported by the Washington Post, Rogers Marvel Architects & Peter Walker and Partners will redesign Constitution Gardens east of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, while Weiss/Manfredi & OLIN will bring new life to the Sylvan Theater, southeast of the Washington Monument. The Union Square will be forwarded to the Architect of the Capitol and transformed by Gustafson Guthrie Nichol & Davis Brody Bond.
Continue reading for more on the winning proposals.
