New York · 2006.1031
The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts has selected New York City firm Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects to redesign the Harmony Atrium, an underused privately owned public space in New York City, to transform it into a space for free performances and other civic events managed by Lincoln Center. Preliminary design concepts for the 6,900-square-foot (640-square-meter) atrium show an open, accessible environment. The design team also includes Michael Bierut, a partner at the New York office of Pentagram, an international design consulting firm. Construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2007 and be completed by fall 2008.
Melbourne · 2006.1031
The developer Grocon has announced plans for an AU$800 million mixed-use development on 4.0 acres (1.6 hectares) at the site of the former Carlton and United Breweries in Melbourne, Australia. The project would include 1.3 million square feet (120,000 square meters) of office space, 130,000 square feet (12,000 square meters) of retail, 1,500 parking spaces, and up to 600 residential units totaling 6.5 million square feet (60,000 square meters). Proposed building heights range from 50 stories, near the central business district, to ten stories, near Carlton. Some historic features of the site will be preserved, including a bluestone wall and certain elements of the Malthouse theater. The project architect is Roger Nelson of Melbourne firm NH Architecture. RMIT University will retain 0.7 acres (0.3 hectares) of the site.
Milstatt · 2006.1025
Construction was recently completed on Villa Soravia, a lakeshore summer house in Millstatt, Austria. Vienna-based Coop Himmelb(l)au designed the four-story villa to fit within the outline of the building that existed there previously, per building regulations. Connections between interior and exterior are fluid, with boat docks integrated into the building and a second-floor footbridge leading out above them. An angular tower extends from the body of the building outward, above the adjacent roof line. A "table" of reinforced concrete separates the open-plan first floor from the more private upper floors. Both facade and roof are covered in white painted wood and metal surfaces.
Valhalla · 2006.1024
Westchester Community College in Valhalla, New York, has unveiled the design for its new $40.5 million Gateway Center, to house programs and resources for foreign-born students. The two-story, 70,000-square-foot (6,500-square-meter) facility, expected to be LEED-rated, will include instructional space, technology centers, student activity space, conference rooms, and a 175-seat auditorium. James Stewart Polshek's firm, Polshek Partnership Architects of New York City, designed the building with a facade of glass, zinc, and stone to echo the stone of surrounding buildings. Landscaping will preserve as many existing tress as possible. Susan T. Rodriguez is the project architect. Groundbreaking is planned for spring 2007, with opening expected in 2009.
Atlanta · 2006.1024
David Chipperfield Architects, based in London, United Kingdom, has unveiled its design for One Museum Place in Atlanta, Georgia. The $135 million mixed-use building will be located opposite the High Museum of Art (1983) by
Richard Meier and its 2005 expansion by Renzo Piano. The 400,000-square-foot (37,000-square-meter) building will feature high-end condominiums, a private dining club, retail space, and a 15,000-square-foot (1,400-square-meter) contemporary art gallery.
Cambridge · 2006.1023
The second phase of construction recently began for NorthPoint development in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 45-acre (18-hectare) development will comprise 5.2 million square feet (480,000 square meters) of buildings, including 2,500 new residential units, and a 10-acre (4-hectare) central park. The current phase includes a new $70 million Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority station, due to open in 2010, and 1.8 million square feet (170,000 square meters) of mixed use development, expected to be completed by mid-2009. Parsons Brinckerhoff and the New York City office of
Handel Architects, LLP are designing the station. Several different architects are designing the other buildings. Greenberg Consultants Inc. of Toronto, Canada, and Boston firm CBT prepared the master plan for NorthPoint.
Pittsburgh · 2006.1018
The August Wilson Center for African American Culture has broken ground for its new building in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Designed by Allison Williams, a principal of Perkins+Will, the two-story, 65,000-square-foot (6,000-square-meter) facility will house a 4,000-square-foot (370-square-meter) gallery, a 500-seat theater, and additional spaces for performances and rehearsals, educational activities, and administration. The structure's steel, aluminum, and plate glass will be sourced locally. A curved, sail-shaped structure at the end of the building creates a signature profile. Completion is planned for 2008.
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