New York City · 2006.0509
Rockrose Development Corp. has broken ground on a residential building in the Long Island City area of Queens, New York. The building is the second of seven residential buildings planned for a 74-acre (30-hectare) former industrial site on the waterfront across from midtown Manhattan. Scheduled to open in late 2007, the building will be 290 feet (90 meters) tall, with 394 rental apartments, 825 parking spaces, and a supermarket.
El Segundo · 2006.0508
Construction has been completed on the Space and Missile Systems Center at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California — the U.S. Air Force's premier center for research, development, acquisition, and on-orbit testing of military space and missile systems. The Los Angeles office of Nadel Architects designed the two new buildings, totaling 535,000 square feet (49,700 square meters), that comprise a lowrise office campus for 2,200 employees and a 17,000-square-foot (1,600-square-meter) child development center. The buildings, which conform to Department of Defense requirements for blast resistance, feature raised floors with underfloor air distribution, exposed ceilings, angular glass walls, and steel diagonal braces. The project was awarded a 2004 Air Force national Honor Award for concept design and the 2004 American Planning Association's Planning Project Award (Los Angeles Division).
Kansas City · 2006.0505
Ellerbe Becket has hired J. Christopher Gale, AIA, as director of healthcare architecture for the new healthcare division of its Kansas City, Missouri, office. He previously owned and operated J. Christopher Gale & Co. in Kansas City for 20 years, serving healthcare and corporate clients, including collaborations with Ellerbe Becket. In 2005, Gale and Ellerbe Becket teamed to win an indefinite delivery/ indefinite quantity contract with the VA Heartland Network 15. Gale will continue to work with healthcare clients from his own company and will become an active participant on current Ellerbe Becket healthcare projects.
Victorville · 2006.0505
Construction is underway on a new $27 million city hall complex in Victorville, California, between San Bernadino, California, and Las Vegas, Nevada. Rachlin Architects and The Albert Group Architects, both based in Culver City, California, partnered to plan and design the 66,000-square-foot (6,100-square-meter) addition and 42,000-square-foot (3,900-square-meter) renovation. A two-story wing of offices for city government, state representatives, and federal officials will feature a central atrium with a glass facade and clerestory windows. Decorative aluminum projections above windows will increase the shading coefficient and decrease the cooling requirements of the building. Rooftop photovoltaics have been designed to meet electricity demands for lighting. The building is scheduled to open in 2007.
Bangalore · 2006.0505
Construction is scheduled to begin on a 31-story office tower in the Rajaji Nagar District of Bangalore, India, the first part of the Brigade Gateway mixed-use development. The 1,000,000-square-foot (93,000-square-meter) building will be 420 feet (128 meters) high, currently expected to be the tallest building in Bangalore. The New York office of HOK is the designer and master planner for the Brigade Gateway complex, which will also include a 600,000-square-foot (56,000-square-meter) retail and dining center, a 300-room hotel and conference facility, educational buildings, a hospital, a clubhouse, and residential buildings for over 10,000 residents. The project will have its own cogeneration power plant, water treatment plant, and stormwater treatment system. Plans for the 40-acre (16-hectare) site include an artificial lake and a series of pedestrian-oriented streets, courtyards, gardens, and plazas. Bangalore-based Brigade Group is the developer.
Boston · 2006.0503
Boston, Massachusetts-based Cubellis has hired James E. Trant, PE, SE, as principal of engineering. Trant previously served as associate principal and unit manager for Carter & Burgess, principal of Sumner Schein Architects and Engineers, Inc., and national chairman of the Coalition of American Structural Engineers. With over 30 years of experience in the design profession, he has managed a variety of projects, including Jordan's Furniture/IMAX Theater projects in Reading and Natick, Massachusetts.
Austin · 2006.0503
The Atlanta, Georgia, firm Mack Scogin Merrill Elam Architects has unveiled its plans for a $63 million federal courthouse in Austin, Texas. The seven-story, 212,000-square-foot (19,700-square-meter) building will include four district courtrooms, three magistrate courtrooms, a special proceedings courtroom, jury assembly facilities, and offices. All sides of the building will feature vertical ribbons of translucent glass. Construction is planned to begin in 2008.
Minneapolis · 2006.0503
Marianne O'Brien, AIA, has joined the Minneapolis, Minnesota, office of SmithGroup as a principal. She previously served as director of the national higher education practice at Ellerbe Becket and as a senior associate at Perkins + Will. O'Brien's 25 years of experience has included strategic planning, project management, and office management. Her recent clients include the University of Minnesota; University of California, San Diego; University of Kentucky; and Minnesota State College & University System.
Farnborough · 2006.0502
The new TAG Farnborough Airport terminal in Farnborough, United Kingdom, was officially opened by His Royal Highness the Duke of York on May 2, 2006. The London office of REID architecture designed the £15 million, 43,000-square-foot (4,000-square-meter) building with a curved, aluminum shingle-clad skin. This operations and administrative center joins the completed hangars and air traffic control tower also designed by REID architecture.
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