Venice · 2006.1010
Stanley Klemanowicz has joined The Jerde Partnership, an architecture and urban planning firm based in Venice, California. As associate vice president and senior project manager, he will be responsible for the overall management and implementation of projects. Klemanowicz has over 25 years of experience in architectural design, project management, and construction management of retail, residential, hospitality, corporate, and education projects. He most recently worked in the Los Angeles office of DMJM H&N, where he served as construction manager and project manager for clients such as the Los Angeles Unified School District, the Port of Los Angeles, and the City of Santa Monica.
Freiburg · 2006.1010
A new light industrial building designed by
Barkow Leibinger Architects of Berlin has opened in Freiburg, Germany. The 160,000-square-foot (15,000-square-meter) facility features a double-height manufacturing space at its core, with a two-story block of offices and conference rooms at one end, and another block of mechanical and storage space at the other end. The third story comprises office and laboratory space and an open-air courtyard. Skylights and light wells provide daylight to the electronics production space.
New York · 2006.1009
The new 46-story Hearst Tower has opened in New York City, rising 597 feet (182 meters) from the existing six-story base, which dates to the 1920s. British architect Norman Foster and his London-based firm, Foster and Partners, designed the LEED-Gold-rated building with faceted edges, creating a distinctive silhouette and also allowing the use of less steel. Ninety percent of the steel used in the building is recycled. Other features include extensive daylighting and use of fresh air, and an open layout to encourage staff communication. A vast internal plaza occupies the entire shell of the historic base, linked to the tower by a glass skirt. Mississauga, Canada-based Adamson Associates served as associate architect on the project; Gensler was the interior architect.
Charlotte · 2006.1008
Two staff members have joined DMR Architecture of Charlotte, North Carolina: Craig Henry and William Petzold. Henry is the firm's new director of residential design. He has extensive experience with residential projects, with an emphasis on highrise residential complexes. He previously served as senior designer for Gromatzky Dupree and Associates (GDA) in Dallas, Texas. His portfolio includes the highrise residential tower at EpiCentre in Charlotte; Phillips Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia; and City Place Tower in Dallas, Texas. Petzold is DMR's director of construction administration. He manages all construction-related activities, monitoring construction schedules and reviewing design drawings for constructability. He has over 30 years of experience as a licensed general contractor working on retail, residential, industrial, and institutional projects.
Suzhou · 2006.1008
The $40 million Suzhou Museum, designed by expatriate Chinese architect I.M. Pei, has opened in the historic district of Suzhou, China. In his design for the 160,000-square-foot (15,000-square-meter) building, Pei combined his signature geometric forms and modern materials, such as glass, with traditional elements, including a Chinese-style garden. Whitewashed stucco walls with gray stone accents echo a common Suzhou house construction style, with its gray tile roofs. The museum houses objects from the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Denver · 2006.1007
The $110 million Frederic C. Hamilton Building has opened at the Denver Art Museum in Denver, Colorado. Daniel Libeskind and his firm, Studio Daniel Libeskind of New York City, designed the angular, 146,000-square-foot (13,600-square-meter) structure, with Denver-based Davis Partnership Architects, to evoke the forms of the Rocky Mountains. The main entrance leads to a naturally lit, 120-foot- (37-meter-) high atrium with a twisting staircase to the upper levels.
Los Angeles · 2006.1006
The University of Southern California has appointed Chinese architect Qingyun Ma as dean of its School of Architecture in Los Angeles, effective January 1, 2007. The founder and design principal of the Shanghai firm MADA s.p.a.m., Ma is responsible for several landmark and award-winning projects, including Qingpu Community Island in Shanghai, the Silk Tower in Xian, and Tianyi City Plaza in Ningpo. He collaborated with Pritzker Prize winner Rem Koolhaas on the Central China TV headquarters in Beijing and the Stock Exchange Building in Shenzhen. Ma has served as a visiting professor at several universities in the United States and elsewhere, and is currently directing an urban research studio at Columbia University.
Ashburn · 2006.1005
The first Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) research campus, Janelia Farm, has opened in Ashburn, Virginia, on a 281-acre (114-hectare) parcel along the Potomac River. Rafael Viñoly and his firm, Rafael Viñoly Architects, based in London and New York City, designed the $500 million facility in collaboration with HHMI architect Robert H. McGhee. The main laboratory building is an undulating, 1,000-foot- (305-meter-) long structure built into a hillside, its three stories terraced to follow the slope. The 740,000-square-foot (68,800-square-meter) building features highly flexible lab space, with atria and large stairway landings to encourage contact between researchers from disparate disciplines. North-facing glazed corridors run the length of the building on each floor, allowing light to penetrate inside. The complex also boasts 180,000 square feet (17,000 square meters) of green roof.
St. Louis · 2006.1005
Washington University in St. Louis has appointed Bruce Lindsey as dean of its College of Architecture and Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design in St. Louis, Missouri, effective November 10, 2006. Lindsay is currently the Paul Rudolph Professor of Architecture and codirector of the Rural Studio at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, where he has also served as head of the School of Architecture and chair of the Masters of Landscape Architecture Program. Lindsey's portfolio includes the LEED-Gold-rated Pittsburgh Glass Center, on which he collaborated with DGGP Architecture of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was rated one of the Top Ten Green Projects of 2005 by the AIA and received a 2003 Design Honor Award from AIA Pittsburgh. Lindsey has also published a book, Digital Gehry: Material Resistance/ Digital Construction.
Montpellier · 2006.1004
British architect Zaha Hadid, winner of the 2004 Pritzker Prize, and her London-based firm, Zaha Hadid Architects, have revealed the final design for the Departement de l'Herault Culture Sport building in Montpellier, France. The building unifies an archive, a library, and a sports department within a single envelope, but also provides substantial separation. Its branched, linear design resembles a tree, both in plan and in section. The design locates the archive at the solid, trunk-like end of the structure and the sports department in the well-lit "branches" at the opposite end, with the library in between. Entrances form additional branches on the ground floor, where a linear lobby connects the three institutions. Above that level, the entities have separate circulation and distinct layouts.
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