Moreno Valley · 2007.0611
The Los Angeles office of Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA) has revealed its master plan for the Riverside County Regional Medical Center campus in Moreno Valley, California. The 20-year plan includes construction of about 20 buildings, adding 850,000 square feet (79,000 square meters) of space to the current 517,000-square-foot (48,000-square-meter) facility, to accommodate the projected doubling of the population of Riverside County during that timeframe. Michael F. Ross, FAIA, vice president and managing principal of HGA's Los Angeles office is serving as principal-in-charge.
Phase I of the master plan, estimated to cost $120 million, includes expansion of the trauma emergency center, a new center for abuse treatment and prevention, and expansion of a lockdown unit for patients in custody. A secure mental health tower will be added, with about 80 to 100 beds, a health and fitness area, and an emergency room.
The construction will occur on 82 acres (33 hectares), including 45 acres (18 hectares) of unused land adjacent to the existing medical center. Designers grouped similar services into "precincts," with new services to the west, outpatient facilities to the south, and education buildings in the center. The grounds will feature tree-lined pedestrian boulevards, walkways, quads, and two exercise loops for staff and outpatients.
Long Beach · 2007.0610
The expanded and renovated Museum of Latin American Art (MoLAA) in Long Beach, California, has opened to the public. San Diego-based Mexican architect Manuel Rosen, FAIA, designed the $10 million project, which more than doubles the museum's physical capacity to 55,000 square feet (5,100 square meters).
Dominating the structure are two 40-foot (12-meter) rectangular arches, one symbolizing Latin America and the other the United States. A series of small, square openings above the museum entrance creates a necklace of light that moves with the sun. Beneath the arches, an expansive reflection pool highlights MoLAA’s proximity to the Pacific Ocean. A cylindrical tower emerges from the reflection pool, adorned in custom blue-and-white tile. The overall project also includes a 15,000-square-foot (1,400-square-meter) sculpture garden, educational art studio, film-screening room, and a new research library.
Kansas City · 2007.0609
The addition to the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art has opened in Kansas City, Missouri. Steven Holl Architects of New York City designed the new Bloch Building, which provides a counterpoint to the original 1933 beaux-arts building. The 165,000-square-foot (15,300-square-meter) expansion increases museum space by more than 70 percent, and is the centerpiece of a transformation of the entire institution that includes major renovations to the original building, restoration of the sculpture park, and complete reinstallation of the permanent galleries.
Five lenses of glass walls emerge from the ground, allowing varying levels of daylight into the galleries below, and glowing at night like illuminated blocks of ice. The scheme creates unique spaces for particular works of art, with a court dedicated to the museum’s significant holdings of Isamu Noguchi sculptures and an entry plaza and reflecting pool designed in collaboration with sculptor Walter de Maria.
Rancho Palos Verdes · 2007.0608
Construction has begun on a $25 million housing project at The Salvation Army College for Officer Training at Crestmont, a 40-acre (16-hectare) campus in Racho Palos Verdes, California. Phases I and II include renovation of a 1970s-era dormitory, scheduled for completion in September 2007. The 50,000-square-foot (4,600-square-meter) building will be brought into compliance with ADA, and its 56 units will be converted into 36 apartments. Phase III features the construction of a new 30,000-square-foot (2,800-square-meter) apartment building, slated to begin in September 2007.
HRC Consultants of Arcadia, California, designed the first and second phases. The Long Beach office of Heery International is providing construction management services and will design the third phase. The Los Angeles office of Swinerton Builders is the general contractor.
Zaragoza · 2007.0608
The design has been revealed for the Bridge Pavilion, a new pedestrian bridge across the Ebro river in Zaragoza, Spain, that will also serve as exhibit space for Expo 2008. British architect Zaha Hadid, winner of the 2004 Pritzker Prize, and her London, United Kingdom-based firm, Zaha Hadid Architects, designed the structure with the London office of Arup.
In keeping with the event theme of "Water and Sustainable Development," the two-level, 902-foot- (275-meter-) long structure will be slightly curved in plan. The envelope will consist of 29,000 triangular panels of glass-fiber-reinforced concrete in different shades of gray, creating a shimmering effect like fish scales.
New York · 2007.0606
The first phase of construction is complete on a renovation project designed by New York City firm H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture for Columbia University's Teachers College in Manhattan. The 83-year-old, 600-seat Horace Mann Auditorium has been transformed into a state-of-the-art facility, now renamed the Cowin Center. Phase II will feature renovation of the ground floor into a series of seminar spaces and classrooms.
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