Venice · 2006.1114
Venice, California-based architecture and urban planning firm The Jerde Partnership has promoted seven staff members to partner. Stuart Berriman, design principal, is currently working on a redevelopment project in Hempstead, New York, and several projects in India. Alexander Desbulleux, director of planning, is involved in projects in Southern California, Malaysia, the Philippines, China, and the United Arab Emirates. N. Thomas Jaggers, chief technology officer, builds and maintains the digital infrastructure. Eduardo Lopez, design principal, is currently working on Star City, a mixed-use development in Seoul, and a master plan for a mixed-use district in Incheon, South Korea. Jeri Oka, director of landscape design, is involved in projects in Florida, Macau, and Dubai. Todd Pilgreen, design principal, is currently designing high-rise residential towers in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Long Beach, California, and a small-scale urban and cultural center in Reykjavik, Iceland. Jeff Walker, senior project manager, is involved in projects in the U.S., Germany, India, and the United Kingom.
Orlando · 2006.1114
HuntonBrady Architects of Orlando, Florida, has revealed its design for the new headquarters and boat testing facility for CorrectCraft in Orlando. The facility includes 210,000 square feet (19,500 square meters) of manufacturing space, 33,000 square feet (3,100 square meters) of office space, and 9,000 square feet (840 square meters) of loading area. The site design includes two test lakes for boats in production.
New York · 2006.1114
A new high-end residential development with ground-floor commercial space has been unveiled in the Central Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Named Kalahari, it comprises 129 units in two 12-story buildings, connected by a garden. The development includes on-site solar panels and uses wind-generated energy. Its interior features traditional African design motifs. The developers are L&M Equity Participants, Ltd., Goldman Sachs Urban Investment Group, and Full Spectrum NY, a community sustainability development organization. Completion is set for late 2007.
Miami · 2006.1114
The Urban Design Review Board of Miami, Florida, has approved the 400-foot (120-meter) COR tower for construction in Miami's Design District. The mixed-use building will feature solar panels for both generating electricity and heating water. Its shell, punctuated by large holes in a range of sizes, will support wind tubines and provide insulating thermal mass, as well as creating space for terraces. Oppenheim Architecture + Design of Miami is collaborating with New York City-based engineering firm Ysrael A. Seinuk, P.C. and international engineering firm Buro Happold on the project. Groundbreaking is planned for July 2007.
Council Bluffs · 2006.1113
The site plan has been unveiled for the multiagency Charles E. Lakin Human Services Campus in Council Bluffs, Iowa. StudioInsite of Denver, Colorado, and the Omaha, Nebraska, office of Bahr Vermeer Haecker Architects designed the 14.35-acre (5.81-hectare) campus, which will house Heartland Family Services, MICAH House, and local offices of the American Red Cross, Boys & Girls Clubs, and the Salvation Army. Facilities will include a kitchen and dining area, gymnasium, classrooms, meeting rooms, and a residential facility for homeless families. The site plan also features playgrounds and open space, with paths connecting the five buildings. Groundbreaking is scheduled for spring 2007.
New York · 2006.1110
H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture LLC of New York City has announced the promotion Darlene Fridstein to director of interior design, Michael Simon to senior associate and chief financial officer, and Ariel Fausto, Gabriel Hernandez, and Geoffrey Lynch, AIA, to associate. Fridstein is currently overseeing large office and public spaces for the New York Academy of Sciences in the newly rebuilt 7 World Trade Center in Manhattan. Simon has over 20 years of experience in the architecture, engineering, and construction industries. At H3 he oversees financial and administrative operations. Hernandez has 14 years of experience, and is currently collaborating on design of a new U.S. Courthouse in Jackson, Mississippi, and the Botanical Research Institute of Texas in Fort Worth. Lynch has 12 years of experience, with a focus on theaters, offices, and museums. He is collaborating on design of a new home for the Theater for a New Audience in Brooklyn.
Albany · 2006.1108
Charles Craig, AIA, has joined Albany, New York-based Einhorn Yaffee Prescott Architecture & Engineering as a principal. Craig has extensive experience in master planning and development for colleges and unviersities, preparatory schools, and museums. He has served over 250 clients, including Harvard Business School, University of Miami, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Loyola University, and Trinity College. His past projects have ranged from comprehesive campus plans, facility improvement plans, space utilization studies and space allocation plans to preparation of detailed facility program documentation for new buildings. Craig was previously a partner at Dober, Lidsky, Craig and Associates, Inc., of Belmont, Massachusetts.
Beijing · 2006.1106
Construction of the National Swimming Centre in Beijing, China, continues on schedule. The shell nears completion on this 2008 Olympic Games venue, known as the "Watercube." Sydney, Australia-based PTW Architects designed the facility as a simple rectangular box covered in a bubbled surface of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (EFTE). The heat-trapping properties of EFTE allow the project to forgo a standard heating system. The facility will have the capacity to accomodate 17,000 spectators. Completion is expected by the end of 2006.
New York · 2006.1031
Architect Maya Lin has revealed her design for the remodel of the space that will house the Museum of Chinese in the Americas in New York City's Chinatown. The 12,500-square-foot (1,200-square-meter) museum space is part of a six-story building. A skylit interior courtyard will provide daylight to the office space and auditorium in the basement. Lin's exterior design features bronze, concrete, and wood. The museum's opening is scheduled for late 2007.
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