New York · 2007.0512
New and renovated spaces at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City have opened to the public. New York firm Richard Dattner & Partners Architects designed the $11 million project, which includes a lobby, scholars-in-residence center, research and reference division, and shift of the Latimer/Edison Gallery to a new space on the entry-level floor. A new glass facade features a video wall viewable from Malcolm X Boulevard. The New York City Department of Design and Construction selected Hill International, Inc., to provide construction management services. The Schomberg Center is a research unit of The New York Public Library.
St. Louis · 2007.0511
Demolition has begun in preparation for the adaptive reuse of the six-story Cupples Station building as Ballpark Lofts 8 in St. Louis, Missouri. Located near the new Busch Stadium, the 1894 building is part of the Cupples Warehouse District, listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The St. Louis office of Rosemann & Associates, P.C., designed the $13.3 million project, which includes 68 loft condominiums, plus commercial and office space. McGowan & Walsh Urban Developers of St. Louis leads the project team, which also includes H.B.D. Construction, Inc., also of St. Louis.
Charlottesville · 2007.0510
Real estate development firm Stonehaus of Charlottesville, Virginia, has broken ground on the new Belvedere mixed-use development near downtown Charlottesville. The 207-acre (83.8-hectare) development will comprise over 700 residential units, including lofts, townhouses, and single-family houses. It will also include retail shops, services, and office space. Charlottesville architecture firm Hays + Ewing Design Studio is designing the "civic core" of the development.
With an emphasis on sustainability and New Urbanist design principals, Belvedere will boast LEED certification for buildings in the civic core and office buildings, Energy Star certification and EarthCraft certification for all residential units, stormwater biofiltration, rainwater collection, and low-flow plumbing fixtures. The development will also include open space, hiking and biking trails, an organic farm, walkability, and low- and no-VOC finishes and adhesives. EarthCraft House is a "green" building program that is a partnership between the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Associates, the nonprofit Southface, government, and industry.
New Orleans · 2007.0510
Ground has been broken for "GreeN.O.LA," a mixed-use development in the Holy Cross Neighborhood of New Orleans, Louisiana's Lower Ninth Ward. New York City-based workshop/apd designed the project for Global Green USA, in a design competition for environmentally sustainable affordable housing. The development will comprise single-family houses and multiunit residential buildings, as well as retail space and services such as day care. Sustainable features include a rainwater collection system, low-consumption toilets, solar panels, and controlled fresh air ventilation systems. The first house is slated for completion by the second anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Chicago · 2007.0509
Architecture firm Loebl Schlossman & Hackl of Chicago, Illinois, has hired Brandon Lipman, AIA, LEED AP, as design principal and Gary Bell, IIDA, as project director and interior designer. Lipman has over 28 years of experience working with academic, healthcare, and public and private institutional clients. His recent projects include the University of New Mexico Cancer Center and the new Kennedy–King College in Chicago. Lipman previously spent seven years with VOA Associates.
Bell has over 25 years of experience in healthcare, hospitality, and corporate projects. His recent work includes visual design and branding projects for such clients as Advocate Health Care, the University of Chicago, and Hyatt Corporation. Bell worked for the firm previously, and has since worked for Skidmore Owings & Merill (SOM), OWP/P, and VOA Associates.
Monterrey · 2007.0508
The Mexico City office of Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK) has revealed its design for a 40-story tower in Monterrey, Mexico. The 750,000-square-foot (70,000-square-meter) building will house 116 apartments and 1,200 parking spaces, with 11 floors reserved for speculative office and retail space. Sustainable design elements include rainwater collection and reuse; extensive daylighting; a high-efficiency underfloor air system; a high-tech, low-E glass curtain wall to reduce solar gain; and low-flow plumbing fixtures and waterless urinals. The tower is slated for completion in 2009.
Waltham · 2007.0507
AstraZeneca has broken ground on a $100 million expansion to its research and development facility in Waltham, Massachusetts. KlingStubbins is the architect for the project. The 132,000-square-foot (12,300-square-meter) expansion will bring the total facility size to 382,000 square feet (35,500 square meters). The design of the additional buildings will draw on the theme created by Swedish architect Gert Wingårdh, designer of the the AstraZeneca research and development center in Mölndal, Sweden.
Pittsburgh · 2007.0419
Construction is underway on a new Carnegie Library in the Hill District neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Rob Pfaffman, AIA, principal of Pittsburgh firm Pfaffmann + Associates PC, designed the $3.15 million project, which will transform the site of a 1950s-era gas station. The library is expected to open to visitors in summer 2008.
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