AIA Newark & Suburban Architects, a section of AIA New Jersey and a Chapter and Region of the American Institute of Architects recently held its 17th annual design competition in which awards were given to the best architectural work from architects throughout the northern New Jersey area. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" Honorable mentions were given to Solutions for Architecture of Newark for Hayes Park East-Community Center in Newark; Philip Kennedy-Grant Architecture of Bernardsville, N.J. for its design of a modern kitchen for a residence and for River House in Flanders, N.J.; Julia Buteux Studio of Madison, N.J. for
The New York City Department of Transportation has announced the start of a five-month study to determine the feasibility of using streetcars to connect the growing neighborhood of Red Hook which currently only has one local bus line with Downtown Brooklyn and its surrounding areas. The study is part of the DOT’s effort to find long term, sustainable solutions to the city’s transportation needs and is part of Mayor Bloomberg’s 2009 campaign plan to improve mass transit. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The study is being funded through a Federal Transit Administration grant secured by United States Representative Nydia
The 2,300-sq-ft Louis Vuitton store located in Saks on Fifth Avenue in New York is currently being renovated by J. Tucci Construction of Bayside, New York and is scheduled to re-open this November. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" The store which was constructed in 2003 is being renovated because of its low ceilings due to an old elevator system with a complex steel infrastructure. J. Tucci has set up a temporary store for Louis Vuitton to operate in while removing the old elevator system and adding in a new dumbwaiter as well as removing the concrete wall behind the
The New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Department of Transportation have released a master plan for the redesign of Fordham Plaza in the Bronx. Designed by WXY architecture + urban design of New York, the plan seeks to turn Fordham Plaza into a pedestrian-friendly public space and world class transit hub by improving traffic circulation, transit access, expanding space for programming and increasing retail activity. Rendering Courtesy Of NYCEDC The DOT and the NYCEDC’s master plan for the redesign of Fordham Plaza is to transform the plaza into a pedestrian and environment friendly, world class transit hub. div
Ground has broken on a $12 million redevelopment of WNYC Transmitter Park along the East River in Brooklyn. Construction on the project which includes a pier at the end of Kent Street consisting of a concrete platform connected by aluminum bridges, a park, and waterfront esplanade is expected to be completed in early 2012. Rendering Courtesy Of NYCEDC The $12 million Transmitter Park will include a pier, a water esplanade and a park and is scheduled to be completed by early 2012. div id="articleExtrasA" div id="articleExtrasB" div id="articleExtras" “Across all five boroughs, we’re working to bring our waterfront back to
The New York City Department of Buildings has announced the eight finalists for the Urbancanvas Design Competition, a competition that was first launched back in June in an attempt to decorate the city’s construction sites. Participants were asked to create artwork that could be installed on fences, sheds, and other support systems such as scaffolds and cocoons while complementing the city’s varied streetscapes and promoting safety. Photo Courtesy Jiyoun Lee-Lodge These are two (top- “Bang” by Jiyoun Lee-Lodge & bottom- “...of Special Concern” by Chris Shelley) of the eight finalists chosen from over 100 design submissions for the Urbancanvas Design
Staten Island’s first new courthouse in more than 75 years, and the City’s first green courthouse, is rising in the St. George section of the borough. The $174 million project is transforming a four-acre surface parking lot and the former site of a 19th century Marine Hospital Quarantine Grounds into a civic center comprised of the courthouse, a public park memorializing the hospital’s former burial grounds and a 600-car parking garage. The five-story, 182,000-sq-ft facility will house the New York State Supreme Court and the Richmond County Criminal courts, consolidating outdated court facilities now spread across four locations. The Dormitory
Long before most people thought of green as anything other than a color, New York City began building sustainable buildings. Now the city is aiming to reduce its overall carbon footprint 30% by 2030 and for municipal operations by 2017. “That is a pretty tall order,” says Tom Paino, director of the sustainability unit at the Department of Design and Construction (DDC) of New York City. “We are looking at a broad spectrum of the city’s buildings to see where we can meet that executive order.” Mayor Michael Bloomberg has committed $100 million annually in capital funds to reduce energy
New York is a center of commerce, a hubbub of construction activity, even in difficult economic times, but it’s also home to millions of people. Mindful of residents and the city’s visitors, the New York Building Congress/New York Building Foundation’s “Construction for a Livable City” initiative aims to enhance the industry’s image and improve bystanders’ quality of life by making worksites more attractive and enhancing community relations. Photo courtesy Skanska USA Building Skanska USA Building has completed the first two phases of the Brooklyn Bridge Park project following livable city principles. Photo courtesy Bovis Lend Lease Bovis Lend Lease installed
It wasn’t long ago that a listing of major healthcare projects in the New York-New Jersey-Connecticut region would have at least one big job on the campus of every single large medical institution in the region. Related Links: Back to "Serious But Stable" Today, the list is thinner, and designers and contractors are looking to win smaller projects from these same institutions and scouting their master planning efforts to see what’s on the horizon – and how long it will take to get there. Here’s a sampling of the dwindling list of major jobs that are still ongoing, and a
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