Seattle · 2007.0522
Seattle, Washington-based international design firm NBBJ has promoted Joan Saba, AIA, FACHA, NCARB, and Jonathan Ward, AIA, LEED AP, to partner. Saba has focused on human-centered hospital design during her 25-year career. A leader of the firm's healthcare practice since 2003, she has worked on such projects as Massachusetts General Hospital's Building for the Third Century in Boston. Saba works in NBBJ's New York City office. Ward has been with NBBJ for 11 years and is one of the founders of the firm's London, United Kingdom, office. Now based in the Los Angeles, California, office, he has designed such projects as the Telenor World Health Headquarters in Oslo, Norway, winner of a National AIA Honor Award.
NBBJ has also promoted six staff members to principal. The four new Seattle principals are Phil Duff, AIA; John Hendry, RIBA; Duane Jonlin, AIA, LEED AP; and Margaret Montgomery, AIA, LEED AP. The other two new principals are Ryan Mullenix, AIA, NCARB, in the Columbus, Ohio, office, and Robert Manking, AIA, in Los Angeles.
New York · 2007.0520
Designs have been revealed for a renovation project at the Urban Assembly School of Design & Construction in New York City. In a program run by New York Education + Design, New York City area architects were partnered with students from the high school in the redesign of two hallways, two classrooms, the science lab, and the principal's office.
The architects involved are
David Schefer and Eve-Lynn Schoenstein of David Schefer Design,
Bruce Fowle of FXFowle Architects, PC, Kevin O'Connor of the New York offie of Arquitectonica, Clodagh of Clodagh Design, Emanuela Frattini Magnusson of EFM Design, and Ben Pell and Tate Overton of Pell Overton. Construction is scheduled to begin in summer 2007.
Napa · 2007.0516
Spa Terra has opened at The Meritage Resort in Napa, California. Architect David Bury & Company, Architects of Ojai, California, designed the $7.5 million, 9,000-square-foot (840-square-meter) project, which is located 40 feet (12 meters) below ground. The decor reflects the resort's Mediterranean theme, with an earth-toned color palette, hand-wrought fixtures, and custom tile work.
Plano · 2007.0515
Construction continues on NYLO Plano, a 176-room hotel in Plano, Texas. The 88,500-square-foot (8,220-square-meter) project will feature high-ceilinged loft-style rooms, including 44 "allergy-friendly" rooms on the Pure Floor. Stephane Dupoux and his New York City firm Dupoux Design performed architecture and interior design for the project, which features "The Loft," a gathering space next to the hotel lobby that will combine a restaurant and bar with sofas, wireless internet access, and original local artwork. The hotel will also sport a brick-and-glass exterior, floor-to-ceiling windows in the lobby, walls of exposed brick and polished concrete, and custom-designed furnishings. Completion is planned for winter 2007.
Denver · 2007.0515
Ground has been broken for The Spire, a 41-story residential tower in downtown Denver, Colorado. The Denver office of RNL is the architect for the $110 million project, which will comprise about 500 condominium units, with first-floor retail and parking. Multidisciplinary design firm Communication Arts, Inc. (CommArts) of Boulder designed the building's amenities level to facilitate resident social interactions, aimed at attracting young adults, the developer's target demographic. The opening is tentatively scheduled for fall 2009; LEED certification will be sought.
London · 2007.0514
British architect Colin St. John "Sandy" Wilson died in London, United Kingdom, on May 14, 2007, at age 85. Wilson is best known for designing The British Library in London, a fraught project that was in the works from 1962 to 1997.
In collaboration with his wife, M.J. Long, and her London firm, Long & Kentish Architects, Sandy Wilson designed a new wing for the Pallant House Gallery in Chichester to house the art collection the couple had donated. That project opened in 2006 and received a 2007 RIBA Award (South East region) on May 17, 2007.
Wilson attended Cambridge University, and graduated from Bartlett School of Architecture at University College London in 1949. He then worked in the London County Council architects department. In 1956 he became a lecturer of architecture at Cambridge and later became a professor (1975). He was also the author of several books, including The Other Tradition of Modern Architecture: The Uncompleted Project (1995, revised 2007).
Manhasset · 2007.0510
Denis Glen Kuhn, FAIA, of Manhasset, New York, died in the Dominican Republic on May 10, 2007, at age 65, while touring a project site for his firm, New York City-based Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects (EE&K). Kuhn founded EE&K's Washington, D.C. office and was a pioneer in the field of adaptive reuse and preservation.
Under his guidance, the Alexander Hamilton Custom House (1907) in New York City, designed in by Cass Gilbert, was preserved and now houses the National Museum of the American Indian and the Federal Bankruptcy Court. Likewise, the derelict former New York City Police Department headquarters (1909), a Beaux-Arts structure by Hoppin, Koen & Huntington, became an apartment building with space for cultural and nonprofit offices. In Kansas City, Missouri, in what he called "the project of a lifetime," Denis created Science City at Union Station (1914).
New Haven · 2007.0503
Yale University has broken ground for Kroon Hall, the new home for its School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, on its New Haven, Connecticut, campus. The university will seek a LEED Platinum rating for the four-story building, which will comprise a library, learning center, environment center, auditorium, offices, and three classrooms. Environmentally friendly features include solar panels, a geothermal energy system, daylighting, manually operable windows, sustainably harvested wood, a rainwater collection system and cleansing pond, and exterior stone quarried within 500 miles (800 kilometers) of campus. Completion is scheduled for late 2008.
The design architect for the project is Michael Hopkins, of Hopkins Architects, based in London, United Kingdom. The executive architect is Centerbrook Architects and Planners of Centerbrook, Connecticut. London-based engineering firms Arup and atelier ten are providing structural engineering and sustainable design consulting, respectively. The landscape architect is Olin Partnership of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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