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1 New York Projects 110 Created 31-Dec-18 By Dirk Bayer, Kaiserslautern, Germany New Museum New York, SANAA museum Blue Tower Post Luminaria 40 Bond Madison Square Garden American Folk Art Museum Jacob K Javits Convention Center Seagram Building Empire State Building 11 Tribeca Issey MiYake Lever House 18 Solomon R Guggenheim Museum 19 Thor 20 MAD Museum of Arts and Design 21 New York, Allied Works ure museum 12 The Met Breuer 22 New York, Marcel Breuer museum 13 Apple Store Fifth Avenue 23 New York, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson retail, shop 14 Chrysler Building 24 New York, William Van Alen office 15 New York, Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates office New York, Marcel Wanders club, leisure, restaurant New York, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe office 10 New York, IM Pei auditorium, congress centre 17 New York, Frank Lloyd Wright museum New York, Tod Williams Billie Tsien museum 9 New York, Charles Luckman sport, theatre Flatiron Building New York, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill office New York, Herzog and De Meuron housing 8 New York, Gerner, Kronick + Valcarcel, s PC housing New York, Daniel Burnham commercial space, office New York, Bernard Tschumi s housing 7 United Nations Headquarters 25 New York, Wallace Harrison auditorium, congress centre, library, office 16 New York, Gehry Partners retail, shop, showroom New York Times Building 26 New York, Renzo Piano office 1

2 Hearst Building New York, Foster & Partners office MoMa Museum of Modern Art Storefront for Art and ure Prada flagship store 40 Mercer Residences Hudson New York Hotel Trump Tower Apple Store West 14th Street reclassic 31 AT&T Corporate Headquarters 38 Lipstick Building 39 Louis Vuitton store 40 Shake Shack 41 New York, SITE bar, cafe, kiosk 32 The Morgan Renovation and Expansion 42 New York, Renzo Piano library, museum Cooper Square 43 New York, Morphosis education 34 IAC Headquarters 44 New York, Gehry Partners office 35 New York, HWKN apartment Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations New York New York, Jun Aoki shop New York, Bohlin Cywinski Jackson commercial space, congress centre, retail, shop, showroom 30 New York, Der Scutt housing, mixed-use development, office 37 New York, Philip Johnson office New York, Philippe Starck bar, hotel 29 New York, Jean Nouvel apartment The High Line New York, Philip Johnson office New York, OMA - Rem Koolhaas retail, shop 28 New York, Steven Holl gallery New York, James Corner Field Operations bridge, park, promenade New York, Yoshio Taniguchi museum 27 The Cooper Square Hotel 45 New York, Studio Carlos Zapata hotel 36 New York, Charles Correa Associates exposition space, government, office The MetLife Building 46 New York, Emery Roth & Sons office 2

3 The Rose Center for Earth and Space New York, Ennead s museum One Madison Park The Bank of America Tower TWA Flight Center Zuccotti Park The Beekman 7 World Trade Center LVMH Tower The Standard Hotel New York 51 State Street Townhouses Shepard Hall at City College 58 Center for Environmental Research and 59 Conservation Combined Police & Fire Facility 60 Armani Fifth Avenue 61 New York, Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas retail 52 Alessi Flagship Store 62 New York, Asymptote shop 53 TKTS Booth & Redevelopment 63 New York, Choi Ropiha Fighera kiosk, square 54 Riverbend Houses 64 New York, Davis Brody Bond housing, retail 55 New York, Ennead s hotel New York, Elemental ure fire station, police station New York, Christian de Portzamparc office 50 New York, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill office 57 New York, Elemental ure education, university New York, Gehry Partners hospital, housing, primary school 49 New York, Cooper, Robertson & Partners park, square NYU Department of Philosophy New York, Elemental ure education New York, Eero Saarinen airport, passenger terminal 48 New York, Cook+Fox s office New York, Steven Holl auditorium, library, university New York, CetraRuddy housing 47 Apartment New York 65 New York, INNOCAD apartment 56 New York, Rogers Marvel s housing Ford Foundation Headquarters 66 New York, Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and associates mixed-use development, office 3

4 United Nations Plaza New York, Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and associates hotel, mixed-use development, office Wythe hotel Brooklyn Bayard-Condict CBS Building Marriott Marquis 88 Pine Street New York University's Bronx Campus University Plaza Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts 71 Edward Durrell Stone House Public School 158 The Bayard Taylor 78 FDNY Rescue Company 1 79 Chelsea Duplex 80 Sony Wonder Technology Lab 81 New York, Lee H Skolnick ure + Design Partnership exposition space, museum 72 WTC Transportation Hub Oculus 82 New York, Santiago Calatrava train station 73 VIA 57 West 83 New York, BIG Bjarke Ingels Group housing, mixed-use development 74 National September 11 Memorial 84 New York, Handel s memorial space 75 New York, Robert Moses culture, square New York, NYC interior design New York, IM Pei art, sculpture, student housing 70 New York, Marcel Breuer auditorium, student housing, university 77 New York, Elemental ure fire station New York, IM Pei office 69 New York, John Portman & Associates hotel, mixed-use development, restaurant, theatre th Avenue New York, Atelier Pagnamenta Torriani library New York, Eero Saarinen office, recording studio 68 New York, Louis Sullivan commercial space, office New York, Jean Nouvel housing, restaurant New York, Morris Adjmi architects hotel, renovation 67 3 World Trade Center 85 New York, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners office 76 New York, Edward Durell Stone private house 56 Leonard Street 86 New York, Herzog and De Meuron apartment, housing 4

5 Whitney Museum of American Art New York, Renzo Piano museum 432 Park Avenue Sperone Westwater Fulton Center 160 Leroy Street One World Trade Center David Zwirner Gallery 165 Charles Street 4 World Trade Center 91 Metropolitan Life Tower 50 West Madison Avenue Third Avenue 100 Olympic Tower 101 New York, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill housing, office East 53rd Street 102 New York, Foster & Partners apartment 93 Leon and Norma Hess Center for Science and Medicine 103 New York, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill clinic, laboratorium Warren 104 New York, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill housing, office 95 New York, Maki and Associates office New York, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill office New York, Richard Meier housing 90 New York, Selldorf s gallery 97 New York, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill office New York, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill office 89 New York, Herzog and De Meuron apartment, housing 520 West 28th Street New York, JAHN apartment New York, Grimshaw shopping centre, subway station 88 New York, Foster & Partners gallery New York, Zaha Hadid s housing New York, Rafael Vinoly s housing 87 JPMorgan Chase Tower New York 105 New York, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill office 96 New York, Napoleon LeBrun & Sons office Madison Square Park Tower 106 New York, Kohn Pedersen Fox apartment, office 5

6 626 First Avenue New York, SHoP s office 120 Amsterdam Manhattan Districts Garage Mercedes House 9-11 Memorial Museum Annenberg Public Policy Center 112 Guild House 113 Philadelphia, Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates housing 109 Richards Medical Center 114 Philadelphia, Louis Kahn laboratorium, university 110 New York, TEN Arquitectos housing 108 New York, Dattner s garage Philadelphia, Maki and Associates education New York, Handel s apartment, housing 107 Vanna Venturi's House 115 Philadelphia, Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates private house 111 New York, Davis Brody Bond memorial space, museum Esherick House 116 Philadelphia, Louis Kahn private house 6

7 photo: Dean Kaufman photo: Dean Kaufman New Museum Bowery 235 New York New York NY The new home of the New Museum of Contemporary Art is a seven-story, eight-level structure located on the Bowery at a pivotal geographic and cultural intersection in New York s urban fabric A composition of stacked boxes rising 174 feet above the street and shifted off axis in different directions from the building core, conveys the dynamism of the institution, creates skylights that bring natural light into interiors, and is punctuated by windows that offer city vistas The building is clad in a silvery aluminum mesh that captures the effects of changing daylight in a vivid metaphor for the constantly changing dynamics of contemporary art and the openness and permeability of the New Museum itself The building is the first art museum building constructed from the ground up in downtown Manhattan photo: Dean Kaufman Main designer, Client SANAA Gensler Arup New Museum Naomi Wednesday 12-6 PM Thursday and Friday PM Saturday and Sunday 12-6 PM Monday and Tuesday closed The Museum is closed to the public on Monday and Tuesday CIT Free Thursday Evenings (from 7 PM to 10 PM) The New Museum is located at 235 Bowery (at Prince Street between Stanton and Rivington Streets, one and a half blocks south of Houston) Subway: 6 to Spring Street or N/R to Prince Street Bus: M103 to Prince and Bowery or M6 to Broadway and Prince 7

8 photo: Thom Mckenzie photo: Thom Mckenzie Blue Tower Norfolk Street 105 New York New York This seventeen-storey tower, located in the Lower East Side, contains thirty-two apartments and rises to a height of 55m The building is Bernard Tschumi's first residential tower and his second building in New York City The building took two and a half years to design and construct and was influenced by the constraints of NYC zoning laws and market-driven commercial forces The building attempts to create an interesting form which adheres to building codes and creates a unique building The blue pixelated façade stands out against the sky as it rises far above the neighbouring buildings of the historic Lower East Side neighbourhood The design of the façade represents the diversity and the dynamism of the neighbourhood, as well as the internal organisation of the building Public access unknown! 2007 Bernard Tschumi s thom photo: Thom Mckenzie The building is located one block west of Essex St-Delancey St subway station (F,M,J or Z lines) 8

9 photo: Paul Warchol photo: Paul Warchol Post Luminaria First Avenue 385 New York New York Modernist Example of cast-in-place concrete Featuring floor-to-ceiling windows of clear and translucent glass The structural frame is fully expressed, and all of the voids between the structure are open to light At night the building will glow from within, filtering the light of each home through the glass walls Floor area/size m² Client Gerner, Kronick + Valcarcel, s PC The Clarett Group Silke photo: Paul Warchol Exterior 24/7 Lobby will be accessible upon request at corner with 23rd street 9

10 photo: Thom Mckenzie photo: Thom Mckenzie 40 Bond Bond Street 40 New York New York This luxury apartment building on 40 Bond Street in New York, designed by Herzog & de Meuron, is a sparkling reinterpretation of the traditional cast iron and brick loft buildings of the surrounding area The 11-storey building contains 27 luxury apartments and 5 townhouses, creating a new typology of apartments which combine housing with the services and amenities of a 5-star hotel The façade is constructed of concrete wrapped in blackened copper and luminescent curved glass The materials of the façade have been treated in numerous ways which create an ornamental ground floor and shimmering upper floors that respond to changes in light At street level the private entrances to the townhouses are protected by a large cast aluminium graffiti-inspired gate The building fits comfortably into its context by reinterpreting the typical Noho loft buildings and their materiality whilst standing out through the interesting and unique use of new materials and manufacturing processes Project is not public! 2007 Client Herzog and De Meuron Ian Schrager thom photo: Thom Mckenzie Subway: Take the 6 Line to Bleeker St or the B,D,F, V Lines to Broadway-Lafayette 10

11 photo: Alberto M Sánchez Madison Square Garden Seventh Avenue between 31st and 33rd Streets 4 New York New York Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four arenas in New York City where several professional sports franchises which play There have been four incarnations of the arena The first two were located at the northeast corner of Madison Square (Madison Avenue and 26th Street) from which the arena derived its name Subsequently a new 17,000-seat Garden (opened December 15, 1925) was built at 50th Street and 8th Avenue, and the current Garden (opened February 14, 1968) is at 7th Avenue between 31st and 33rd Streets, situated on top of Pennsylvania Station photo: Alberto M Sánchez Charles Luckman asanchez Enjoy a one-hour behind-the-scenes guided walking tour of the World's Most Famous Arena Visit the team locker rooms and experience the world of pro athletes and sports journalists Tours operate every day, approximately every half-hour from 11:00am -3:00pm By Subway: 1, 2, or 3 (Seventh Avenue Lines), A, C, or E (Eight Avenue Lines) to 34th Street/Penn Station Also B, D, F, N, Q, R or PATH to 34th Street/Avenue of the Americas (one block walk) 11

12 photo: Alberto M Sánchez American Folk Art Museum West 53rd Street 45 New York New York The American Folk Art Museum is clad in sixty-three lightly textured tombasil panels (a white bronze alloy) The building is surrounded on the front and back sides by sites owned by the Museum of Modern Art The façade is designed to make a strong but quiet statement of independence The lustrous, sculptural façade is the product of a manual fabrication process evocative of the hands-oriented approach characteristic of folk art; its panels are cast by pouring molten metal directly into gated forms on the concrete floor of the foundry The faceted panels, which appear stonelike and metallic at the same time, create different visual effects catching the light of the sun as it rises and sets, east and west along 53rd Street Seven of the eight levels of the new building are entirely dedicated to public space The galleries on the four top floors of the building vary in scale from intimate spaces to allow for a personalized art experience to open areas for the display of larger works Tod Williams Billie Tsien asanchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez T , info@folkartmuseumorg Tuesday - Sunday : 10:30am - 5:30pm Friday: 10:30am - 7:30pm Monday: Closed The museum is closed on Christmas Day and New Year's Day Subway lines B,D,F,V to 47th-50th Streets, Rockefeller Center Subway E,V 47th-50th Streets, Rockefeller Center Bus 1,2,3,4, along 5th Avenue, and numbers 5,6,7 along 6th Avenue / Avenue of the Americas 12

13 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez Jacob K Javits Convention Center West 34th Street 655 New York New York Jacob K Javits Convention Center is a large convention center at 11th Avenue on the west side of Manhattan The revolutionary space frame structure was built in 1986 and named for New York Senate Senator Jacob K Javits, who died that year The exhibit space is over 62,700 m2 Planning and constructing a convention center on Manhattan's west side has had a long and controversial history, including efforts starting in the early 1970s to produce a mega project involving a redevelopment concept On October 16, 2006, a ground breaking ceremony was held to start construction of an expansion which will expand the center's size by 45 %, and include a hotel, designed by Richard Rogers Partnership The project is scheduled for completion by 2010 photo: Alberto M Sánchez 1986 IM Pei asanchez Busses M34: Runs east/west on 34th Street Stops on 11th Avenue outside the Javits Center and at Penn Station M42: Runs east/west on 42nd street Stops directly outside the Javits Center and at Grand Central Station Port Authority: New Jersey Transit and other buses arrive at the Port Authority terminal at 42nd Street between 8th and 9th Avenues The M42 will bring you from there to the Javits Center 13

14 photo: Fernando Miguel García Martín photo: Fernando Miguel García Martín Seagram Building Park Avenue 375 New York New York The Seagram Building located at 375 Park Avenue, between 52nd Street and 53rd Street in Midtown Manhattan, was designed by the German architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, in collaboration with the American Philip Johnson and was completed in 1958 The Seagram Building was meant to confirm Mies' assertion that when modern industrialized building technology is truthfully expressed, architecture becomes transcendent Ironically, the luxurious materials used (marble for the plaza benches, travertine for the lobby walls and floor, tinted glass and bronze for the curtain wall) and the carefully controlled customized details that pervade the building remind the viewer that this building is far from being the simple result of rationalized industrial production and construction techniques Much copied but not matched, the Seagram Building is generally recognized as the finest example of skyscrapers in the International Style (text from New York ure Images) Public access unknown! 1958 Client Ludwig Mies van der Rohe Joseph E Seagram & Sons fotosvoladoras photo: Fernando Miguel García Martín 14

15 photo: Roderick Trompert Empire State Building 5th Ave 350 New York New York NY As a result of a competition between John Raskob (General Motors) and Walter Chrysler (Chrysler Corporation) to build the tallest building in the world, the Empire State Building was constructed The construction of the 381m high tower began on januari 22nd 1930 and finished on may 1st 1931; long before the planned finish date For a long period, the Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world In 1971 this title was taken by the Twin Towers of the World Trace Center Though, ever since the destruction of the WTC due to the terrorist attacks on september 11th 2001, the Empire State Building is once again the tallest building in New York Contractor Client Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates Starrett Brothers and Eken General Motors Roderick photo: Roderick Trompert Open daily, 365 days a year: 08: / Last elevators go up at 01:15 6 at 33rd St B, D, F, N, Q, R, V, W at 34th St-Herald Sq 15

16 Tribeca Issey MiYake Hudson Street 119 New York New York NY 'Shop Until You're Blown Away' is the message of the Issey MiYake flagship store in Tribeca, New York It was designed by Frank O Gehry and his former protégé, Gordon Kipping of Manhattan-based GTECTS The designs of the eternally experimental Japanese couturier have always carried a whiff of chaos 'The Tornado' is the name of the 25-foot-high titanium column-like structure which dominates the Hudson Street shop It's pure Gehry - and yet if you squint you'd swear you're looking at a classic pleated MiYake dress Extending from a shaft emerging from the cellar floor to a turbulent sprawl engulfing the ceiling of the ground floor, the Tornado does energize the whole room, both engaging and provoking the shopper photo: Roderick Trompert 2001 Main designer, Client Gehry Partners Gordon Kipping Issey MiYake Roderick Monday - Saturday: / Sunday: Subway 1, Franklin St Station 16

17 photo: Roderick Trompert Flatiron Building 5th avenue 175 New York New York NY The Flatiron Building, or Fuller Building as it was originally called, is located at 175 Fifth Avenue in the borough of Manhattan, and is considered to be one of the first skyscrapers ever built Upon completion in 1902 it was one of the tallest buildings in New York City The building sits on a triangular island block at 23rd Street, Fifth Avenue and Broadway, anchoring the south (downtown) end of Madison Square The neighborhood around the building is called the Flatiron District after its signature building The Flatiron Building was designed by Chicago's Daniel Burnham in the Beaux-Arts style Like a classical Greek column, its limestone and glazed terra-cotta façade is separated into three parts horizontally Since it was one of the first buildings to use a steel skeleton, the building could be constructed to 285 feet (87 m), which would have been very difficult with other construction methods of that time (text from Wikipedia) Project is not public! 1902 Daniel Burnham Roderick photo: Roderick Trompert Subway R, W / 23rd St Station 17

18 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez Lever House Park Avenue at 53rd Street 390 New York New York When Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merill built Lever House in 1952, Park Avenue was lined with solid masonry buildings, packed one against the other, all pushed to the street's edge The Lever Brothers (manufacturers of soap and detergents) erected the boulevard's first glass-covered office tower The tower stands with its narrow side towards the street The slab is counter-posed to a horizontal slab which floats on a series of columns The horizontal mezzanine is cut out in the center, creating a central courtyard Now, 50 years later, Lever House stands as a model of intelligent architecture, and with it current landmark restoration, it shines brighter than ever The restoration holds as closely as possible to the original It is a small building by Manhattan standards, but the glass-walled skyscraper marked a turning point in American office architecture The fact that the tower now seems like just one of so many office towers shows how much it has been copied 1952 Client Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Lever Brothers Company asanchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez Public spaces in the office building are open during office-hours You can also visit the restaurant, opening hours are: Lunch Mo-Fri:11:45-02:30 pm Dinner Mo - Thu 05:30-11 pm Friday Saturday 5:30pm - 11:30 pm

19 photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga Solomon R Guggenheim Museum 5th Avenue 1071 New York New York The Solomon R Guggenheim Museum is located in a key site in front of Central Park, an oasis of tranquility in the big city Wright took his inspiration from nature and organic forms But the main innovation in his design was the new concept of 'circulation' Visitors have to rise to the top of the building via an elevator, and then walk downward through the galleries on a continuous helical spiral ramp The building was finished six month after Wright's death, it being his last major work It is a masterpiece of Modern ure still now, even though it was finished in 1959 photo: TomAs Martinez Vallerga Client Frank Lloyd Wright Solomon Guggenheim MVar Saturday - Wednesday: / Friday: / Closed Thursdays, Christmas, and Thanksgiving Day To reach the museum by subway, take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street Walk west on 86th Street, turn right at 5th Avenue and proceed north to 88th Street To reach the museum by bus, take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus on Madison or Fifth Avenue 19

20 photo: Marcel Wanders Studio photo: Marcel Wanders Studio Thor Rivington street 107 New York New York Lounge, restaurant, bathrooms and private club at the Hotel on Rivington, ground floor and basement in the Lower East Side Floor finishing materials is ceramic tiles The walls and ceiling are covered with hexagon wallpaper by Marcel Wanders studio and silk screen printing Interior architect Client Marcel Wanders Hotel on Rivington, Marcel_Wanders_Studio photo: Marcel Wanders Studio telephone:

21 photo: Richard Barnes photo: Hélène Binet MAD Museum of Arts and Design Columbus Circle 2 New York New York The Museum of Arts & Design moved from their home at 53rd Street to the redesigned facility at Columbus Circle The design dramatically opens up the nearly windowless building to enliven its gallery space with natural light and views of the city A series of three separate cuts, each one a continuous line fitted with transparent and fritted glass, weaves across the building s façade to create a light-filled, cantilevered structure These bands of glass continue inside the building across the floors, ceilings, and walls of each level, to provide a unified sense of space and a visual connection among the galleries The building s façade is clad with custom-made terracotta tiles finished in a pale iridescent glaze that changes with the time of day and point of view Through the use of glass and ceramic, two materials that figure prominently in the Museum s collection, the new building design explores and interprets the craft traditions of the institution s core mission Allied Works ure Naomi photo: Hélène Binet Museum: Wed - Sun 11:00 am to 6:00 pm Thurs 11:00 am to 9:00 pm Closed Mon, Tues & Major Holidays The Store at MAD: Mon - Sat 10:00 am to 7:00 pm Thurs 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Sun 10:00 am to 6:00 pm By subway: A, B, C, D or 1 train to Columbus Circle or the N, R, Q or W train to 57th Street and 7th Ave By Bus: M 5, 7, 10, 20 and 104 to Columbus Circle 21

22 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Naomi Schiphorst The Met Breuer Madison Avenue at 75th Street 945 New York New York The Whitney Museum houses one of the world's foremost collections of twentieth-century American art It owes its striking granite presence at the southeast corner of Madison Avenue and 75th Street to the Hungarian-born, Bauhaus-trained architect Marcel Breuer ( ) To design a third home for the Museum which had gradually migrated northward from its original location on West 8th Street to West 54th Street Breuer worked with Hamilton Smith, creating a strong modernist statement in a neighborhood of traditional limestone, brownstone, and brick row houses and postwar apartment buildings Considered somber, heavy, and even brutal at the time of its completion in 1966 ("an inverted Babylonian ziggurat," according to one critic), Breuer's building is now recognized as daring, strong, and innovative It has come to be recognized as one of New York City s most notable buildings and identified with the Whitney Museum's approach to art 1966 Marcel Breuer Naomi photo: Alberto M Sánchez Wednesday Thursday: 11 am 6 pm Friday: 1 9 pm (6 9 pm pay-what-you-wish admission) Saturday Sunday: 11 am 6 pm Monday & Tuesday: Closed General Information: (212) Subway: 6 Train to 77th Street Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4 to 74th Street Car: Two parking garages offer discounts with Whitney ticket validation 35 East 75th Street (10% discount) 68 East 80th Street (3 hours for $20) 22

23 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez Apple Store Fifth Avenue 5th Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets 767 New York New York NY Apple's second Manhattan retail store is located at 767 Fifth Avenue, the prominent site near FAO Schwarz and Bergdorf Goodman provides views of Central Park The store occupies the underground retail concourse of the General Motors Building, with entry from the plaza level above With this design, New York has a new public space Designers Bohlin Cywinski Jackson and structural engineers Eckersly O'Callahan (glass elements) in collaboration with Apple used Apple Stores' signature structural glass vertical circulation to entice plaza level passersby down to the store's underground main level The 32-foot structural glass cube marking the store's entrance makes a bold architectural statement Housing a transparent glass elevator wrapped by a circular glass stair, the transparent cube beckons potential customers down to the retail level below By day it is a skylight bringing natural light underground, while at night the lighted cube is a sign photo: Alberto M Sánchez Client Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Apple Computer, Inc asanchez 24/365 In the city that never sleeps, there s a store that never stops tel: (212)

24 photo: Naomi Schiphorst photo: Alberto M Sánchez Chrysler Building Lexington Avenue E 42nd Street 405 New York New York The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco skyscraper in New York City, has various fine architectural details and especially the building's gargoyles were modelled after Chrysler automobile products like the hood ornaments of the Plymouth; they exemplify the machine age in the 1920s Standing at 319m it was the world's tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by the Empire State Building in 1931 However, the Chrysler Building remains the world's tallest brick building The New York Times Building, which opened in 2007, is exactly level in height Composed of 7 radiating terraced arches, Van Alen's design of the crown is a cruciform groin vault constructed into 7 concentric members with transitioning set-backs, mounted up one behind each other The Chrysler Building's distinctive profile has inspired similar skyscrapers worldwide photo: Alberto M Sánchez 1930 William Van Alen asanchez The building is used as office space, you can only visit the lobby For great views from across the street, visit the German National Tourist Office at 122 E 42nd -- it's on the 20th floor, and the eagles are a lot easier to see, from their window See s_new_yorkhtm Subway: 4/5/6, 7 to Grand Central 24

25 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez United Nations Headquarters First Avenue at 46th Street New York New York NY The Headquarters of the World Organization is located on an 18-acre site on the East side of Manhattan It is an international zone belonging to all Member States The Headquarters consist of four main buildings: the General Assembly building, the Conference Building, the 39-floor Secretariat building, and the Dag Hammarskjold Library, which was added in 1961 The complex was designed by an international team of 11 architects, led by Wallace K Harrison from the The UN complex is both an historical and architectural landmark It is seen all over the world as a symbol of the United Nations itself and it is a rare example of the international style architecture of the 1950 s 1950 Main designer, Wallace Harrison Le Corbusier Oscar Niemeyer Sven Markelius asanchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez Guided tours of the United Nations operate daily from the General Assembly Public Lobby Guided Tours are conducted Monday through Friday from 9:45 am to 4:45 pm Tours last approximately 45 minutes Read more here: The United Nations Headquarters in New York is located on First Avenue between 42nd Street and 48th Street The Visitors' Entrance is located on First Avenue at 46th Street As the United Nations does not offer parking facilities, it is suggested that public transportation be used Subway: number 4,5,6 or 7 trains to Grand Central Station; walk on 42nd Street to First Avenue Buses: M15, M27, M42, or M

26 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez New York Times Building 8th Avenue and West 41st Street 620 New York New York Renzo Piano Building Workshop & FXFOWLE collaboratively designed a new headquarters for The New York Times The building, located on Eighth Avenue between 40th and 41st Street opposite the Port Authority Bus Terminal, unites the company's employees under one roof in an exceptional signature structure The design incorporates a transparent glass tower screened by planes of glazed terracotta tubes that seem to float above the street An advanced sunshading system, floor to ceiling glass, increased ceiling heights, efficient lighting and mechanical systems, displaced ventilation, extensive mock-up testing, and a variety of additional sustainable features will ensure that the New York Times Building will bring a new standard of comfort and efficiency in high-rise office space The building is 52 Stories (1,142 feet) tall, including antenna photo: Alberto M Sánchez Main designer, Client Renzo Piano FXFOWLE s New York Times Company and Forest City Ratner Companies asanchez 26

27 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez Hearst Building Eighth Ave at W57 Street New York New York The Hearst Tower in New York is the world headquarters of the Hearst Corporation The former 6-story headquarters building was commissioned by the founder, William Randolph Hearst and awarded to the architect Joseph Urban The building was completed in 1928 The original cast stone façade has been preserved in the new design as a designated Landmark site Originally built as the base for a proposed skyscraper, the construction of the tower was postponed due to the Great Depression The new tower addition was completed nearly 80 years later The uncommon triangular framing pattern of the tower (also known as a diagrid) required (reportedly) about 20% less than a conventional steel frame Hearst Tower was the first skyscraper to break ground in NYC after September 11, 2001 It's the first green building completed in NYC, with a number of environmental considerations built into the plan The building was designed to use 25% less energy than the minimum requirements for the city of NY Project is not public! Client Foster & Partners Hearst Corporation asanchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez Hearst Tower in New York City, New York is located at 300 West 57th Street on Eighth Avenue, near Columbus Circle 27

28 photo: Alberto M Sánchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez MoMa Museum of Modern Art West 53 Street between Fifth and Sixth avenues 11 New York New York Founded in 1929 as an educational institution, The Museum of Modern Art is dedicated to being the foremost museum of modern art in the world Japanese architect Taniguchi won a competition in 1997 to redesign the MoMa, beating out ten other internationally renowned architects, including Rem Koolhaas, Bernard Tschumi, and Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron The MoMA commission was his first work outside Japan Taniguchi's beautiful and bold design reflects the unique vitality of midtown Manhattan and sensitively draws upon and transforms the language of modernism Highlights include larger, more flexible, sky-lit galleries for contemporary art; architecturally distinctive galleries for masterpieces of modern art; and prominent and more comprehensive areas for study, research, and educational endeavors Client Yoshio Taniguchi MoMa Museu of Modern Art asanchez photo: Alberto M Sánchez Saturday 10:30 am 5:30 pm Sunday 10:30 am 5:30 pm Monday 10:30 am 5:30 pm Tuesday closed Wednesday 10:30 am 5:30 pm Thursday 10:30 am 5:30 pm Friday 10:30 am 8:00 pm Closed Thanksgiving Day Closed Christmas Day tel: (212) Subway: E or V to Fifth Avenue/53 Street; B, D, or F to Streets/Rockefeller Center Bus: M1, 2, 3, 4, 5 to 53 Street 28

29 photo: Paul Warchol photo: Paul Warchol Storefront for Art and ure Kenmare Street 97 New York New York Storefront for Art and ure is a non-profit organization committed to the advancement of innovative positions in architecture, art and design Steven Holl and artist Vito Acconci were commissioned as a collaborative team to renovate the Storefront's aging façade The gallery itself is a limited, narrow wedge with a triangulated exhibition interior, such that the most dominant structure for the Storefront is the building's long façade Seeking to introduce improbability and to puncture the façade, Acconci and Holl challenged this symbolic border which underlines the exclusivity of the art world, where only those on the inside belong Using a hybrid material comprised of concrete mixed with recycled fibers, Holl and Acconci inserted a series of hinged panels arranged in a puzzle-like configuration When the panels are locked in their open position, the façade dissolves and the interior space of the gallery expands out on to the sidewalk (text from website Steven Holl s) photo: Paul Warchol 1993 Main designer, Artist Associate architect Client Steven Holl Vito Acconci Chris Otterbine Storefront for Art and ure + Shirin Neshat + Kyong Park booce Tuesday - Saturday 11: / Closed Sunday and Monday The gallery is located at 97 Kenmare Street, between Mulberry and Lafayette Street Subway: 6 to Spring; N/R to Prince; B/D/F/V to Broadway Lafayette 29

30 photo: Roderick Trompert Prada flagship store Broadway 575 New York New York NY Upon entering the store, which previously housed the SoHo branch of the Guggenheim Museum, visitors are met with a largely vacant space dominated by an oversized, round elevator OMA is said to have spent two months of research "investigating ways to reinvent the retail experience" Perhaps as a result of this, the ground floor only has a small amount of merchandise, relegating the majority of merchandise and actual shopping activity to the basement level, which feels cramped and lacks appropriate lighting The store's main design component is the half pipe-like wooden curve that connects the two floors visually On the Broadway side, the curve has steps and serves as a place for clothes to be shown According to OMA, this portion of the half pipe also serves as place for people to try on shoes, though in reality the shoe department is under the stepped side of the curve, and seating is provided there for shoppers photo: Roderick Trompert 2001, Interior architect Client OMA - Rem Koolhaas Roderick Prada Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: 11am-7pm Thursday, Friday, Saturday:11am-8pm Sunday: 12pm-7pm Subway B,D, F, V Broadway-Lafayette St Station 30

31 photo: Roderick Trompert photo: Roderick Trompert 40 Mercer Residences Mercer Street 40 New York New York NY An extraordinary testament to progressive architecture and ingenious engineering, this stunning, 15-storey block-long building offers magnificent glass curtain walls with a rhythm of clear panes intermixed with vibrant hues of red and blue Jean Nouvel has conveived a building in which glass acts as both a presence, as in massively scaled transparent sliding walls, and an absence, ie the disappearing floor-to-ceiling windows that bring the outside in (text from website project) Project is not public! 2001 Jean Nouvel Roderick photo: Roderick Trompert Subway N,Q,R,W / Canal St Station Subway 6 / Spring St Station 31

32 photo: Roderick Trompert Hudson New York Hotel West 58th Street 356 New York New York NY This modern hotel near Central Park features an impressive entrance Yellow/green escalators bring visitors to the elevated lobby, which is marked by the 12m high ceiling covered with plants Adjacent to the lobby you can find the Private Park with an inspired assortment of antique and modern garden furniture Located on the 15th floor is the Sky Terrace; a large private landscaped terrace with sweeping city and Hudson River views, all for the exclusive enjoyment of the hotel guests 2000, Interior architect Philippe Starck Roderick photo: Roderick Trompert Subway 1, A, B, C, D / 59th St - Columbus Circle Station 32

33 photo: Roderick Trompert Trump Tower Fifth Avenue 725 New York New York NY mp_tower/trump_towerasp Trump Tower is a 58-storey skyscraper in New York City, located at 725 Fifth Avenue, at the corner of 56th Street The mixed-use tower was developed by Donald Trump and the Equitable Life Assurance Company Designed by Der Scutt of Swanke, Hayden Connell, it was completed on 30 November 1983 The tower is a reinforced concrete, shear-wall/core structure and was the tallest structure of this type in New York City when completed A concrete hat-truss at the top of the building ties exterior columns with the concrete core This increases the effective dimensions of the core to that of the building in order to resist the overturning of lateral forces (wind, minor earthquakes, and impacts perpendicular to the building's height) photo: Roderick Trompert Project is not public! Structural engineer Client Der Scutt Irwin Cantor Donald J Trump Roderick Subway F / 57th St Station Subway E,V / 5th Ave - 53rd St Station Subway N,R,W / 5th Ave Station 33

34 photo: Roderick Trompert Apple Store West 14th Street W 14th Street 401 New York New York NY Apple opened its newest retail store on West 14th Street in New York's Meatpacking District on Friday December 7 in 2007 The Apple Store West 14th Street is Apple's first three-storey store with two floors dedicated to products and a third dedicated to services, including a 46-foot Genius Bar and specially designed areas for workshops and personal training Eye-catcher of the store is the all-glass spiral staircase that connects the two floors , Interior architect Client Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Roderick Apple photo: Roderick Trompert Monday - Saturday: 09: / Sunday: 09: Subway A,C,E,L / 8th Ave - 14th St Station 34

35 photo: HWKN photo: HWKN reclassic 5th Avenue 980 New York New York The clients are an empty-nest couple, with a primary residence in the suburbs that is rich in classical details This pied-à-terre is meant to function as an aesthetic and geographic escape from their daily life They were conflicted about how to achieve a balance between wanting a forward-thinking interior with the classical detailing with which they were familiar The final design is a creative compromise The design utilizes every crown molding, base molding and chair rail, but deploys them in one hyper-articulated moment rather than distribute them throughout the space In its thickness, the wall anchors the space and defines a barrier between the residential public space and the kitchen and storage area at the rear of the apartment photo: HWKN Project is not public! Floor area/size m² HWKN archismoker 35

36 photo: Sahil Latheef photo: Sahil Latheef Permanent Mission of India to the United Nations New York East 43rd Street 235 New York New York The site is just down the road from the UN Headquarters in New York It consists of two city-plots connecting adjacent streets, forming a narrow strip of land 60m long, with a frontage of 12m along East 43rd Street and a mere 63m along East 44th Street Into this crevice had to be inlaid a complex programme of offices for the Permanent Mission of India and an exhibition gallery (with direct access from East 44th St), located in the four levels of the podium This is surmounted by a tower with residential accommodation for five different categories of staff, ranging from the security personnel to the Dy Consul General (in a triplex apartment with terrace gardens, at the top of the building) This wide range of apartment sizes were all accommodated in the same envelope, wrapped in a taut metal-panelled skin The larger apartments at the top are interlocking duplexes somewhat like the Kanchanjunga Apartments in Mumbai ( ), but with the double-height areas glass-enclosed 1992 Associate architect Cooperating designer Charles Correa Associates Bond Ryder Associates Fox & Fowle s Sahil_Latheef photo: Sahil Latheef Monday - Friday: Contact details are as follows: Tel: Fax: india@unint, indiaun@prodigynet 36

37 photo: Iwan Baan photo: Iwan Baan The High Line Gansevoort Street 100 New York New York NY The High Line was originally constructed in the 1930s, to lift dangerous freight trains off Manhattan's streets Section 1 of the High Line is now open as a public park, owned by the City of New York When all 3 sections are complete, the High Line will be a mile-and-a-half-long elevated park, running through the West Side neighbourhoods of the Meatpacking District, West Chelsea and Clinton/Hell's Kitchen It features an integrated landscape, designed by landscape architects James Corner Field Operations, with architects Diller Scofidio + Renfro, combining meandering concrete pathways with naturalistic plantings Fixed and movable seating, lighting, and special features are also included in the park photo: Iwan Baan Main designer, Landscape architect Client James Corner Field Operations haaijk Diller Scofidio + Renfro New York City Department of Parks & Recreation The High Line is open from 07: daily Subway: L / A / C / E to 14th Street & 8th Avenue C / E to 23rd Street & 8th Avenue 1 / 2 / 3 to 14th Street & 7th Avenue 1 to 18th Street & 7th Avenue 1 to 23rd Street & 7th Avenue Bus: M11 to Washington Street M11 to 9th Avenue M14 to 9th Avenue M23 to 10th Avenue M34 to 10th Avenue 37

38 photo: Piotr Krajewski AT&T Corporate Headquarters Madison Avenue 550 New York New York The Sony Tower, formerly the AT&T Building, is a 647 feet (197 m) tall, 37-story highrise skyscraper located at 550 Madison Avenue between 55th Street and 56th Street in the New York City borough of ManhattanIt was designed by architect Philip Johnson and partner John Burgee, and was constructed in 1984 It became immediately controversial for its ornamental top (sometimes mocked as "Chippendale", after the open pediments characteristic of the famous English designer's bookcases and other cabinetry), but enjoyed for its spectacular arched entranceway, measuring about seven stories in height With these ornamental additions, the building challenged architectural modernism's demand for stark functionalism and purely efficient design For this it is considered by many critics to be a prime exemplar of postmodern architecture 1984 Main designer, Philip Johnson John Burgee pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski The building is open during office hours Accessible from Madison Avenue at 56th Street 38

39 photo: Piotr Krajewski Lipstick Building Third Avenue 885 New York New York The Lipstick Building (also known as 53rd at Third) is a 453 foot (138 meters) tall skyscraper located at 885 Third Avenue, between East 53rd Street and 54th Street, across from the Citigroup Center in Manhattan, New York City, It was completed in 1986 and has 34 floors The building was designed by John Burgee s with Philip Johnson The building receives its name from its shape and color, which resemble a tube of lipstick At three levels, blocks of the building recede as part of Manhattan's zoning regulation in which the building is required to recede within its spatial envelope, to increase the availability of light to street level The result is a form that looks as though it could retract telescopically The shape, which is unusual in comparison to surrounding buildings, uses less space at the base than a regular skyscraper of quadrilateral footprint would use This provides more room for the high numbers of pedestrians who travel via Third Avenue 1986 Main designer, Philip Johnson John Burgee pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski The Lipstick Building is on the east side of Third Avenue at 53rd Street 39

40 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski Louis Vuitton store East 57th Street 1 New York New York Louis Vuitton's checkered pattern and the grid of that pattern were maintained in the inner layer of laminated glass and on the interior side of the glass respectively However, a checkered pattern with gradations in the transmission of light ranging from opacity to transparency, produced through changes in the dimensions of squares, was overlaid on that pattern From outside, the building as a whole is slightly opaque, but scenes of the interior can be glimpsed in rectangles with blurred edges The exterior finish was applied to a corner of the New York Trust Company Building, a 1930 work designed by Cross & Cross The present design is an attempt to realize, after 70 years, the spirit of the drawings by Hugh Ferriss, especially his vision of a New York skyscraper as a crystalline cluster(text from architects website) Main designer, Client Jun Aoki Cross & Cross Louis Vuitton pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski Open seven days a week 40

41 Shake Shack Madison Square Park 1 New York New York This small food kiosk is designed for the historic Madison Square Park in New York City The concept responds to several important features of the surrounding community - the triangular shape of Daniel Burnham's Flatiron Building, the plan of the historic park, the profusion of vegetation, and the festive atmosphere that prevails during all seasons The kiosk is designed to serve typical American hot dogs, hamburgers, milk shakes and other simple lunch items A large shade trellis, overgrown with English ivy, covers an inclined roof and the entire back wall of the 500 sq ft building The general intention of the design is to provide a food kiosk for Madison Square Park that becomes a miniature garden in itself (text from architects' website) photo: Piotr Krajewski 2004 SITE pkrajewski_pl Can be reached by the N,R,W (subway) to 23 St; 6 to 23 St 41

42 photo: Piotr Krajewski The Morgan Renovation and Expansion Madison Avenue 225 New York New York Located on Madison Avenue, in Lower Manhattan, the Library is one of the world's most important museums for rare books, manuscripts and drawings An intervention was necessary to meet new requirements that were much needed by the library These included improved internal circulation and the creation of new spaces within the perimeter of the complex An additional aim was to reunify the existing buildings and restore a sense of harmony to the overall complex Three new pavilions have been built to house entrance facilities, exhibition galleries, a new reading room and administrative offices An internal piazza connects the spaces, facilitating circulation between the six different wings of the Morgan Library (text from architect's website) 2006 Client Renzo Piano The Morgan Library & Museum pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski The Morgan Library & Museum and the Morgan Shop are open Tuesday through Thursday: Friday: Saturday: Sunday: The Morgan closes at 1600 on Christmas and New Year's Eve Closed Monday, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and New Year's Day 42

43 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski 41 Cooper Square Cooper Square 41 New York New York Cooper Square, the new academic building for The Cooper Union, aspires to manifest the character, culture and vibrancy of both the 150 year-old institution and of the city in which it was founded The institution remains committed to Peter Cooper's radically optimistic intention to provide an education 'as free as water and air' and has subsequently grown to become a renowned intellectual and cultural centre for the city of New York 41 Cooper Square aspires to reflect the institution's stated goal to create an iconic building, one that reflects its values and aspirations as a center for advanced and innovative education in Art, ure and Engineering (text from architect's website) Public access unknown! Floor area/size m² Client Morphosis The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski 43

44 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski IAC Headquarters West 18th Street 555 New York New York IAC/InterActiveCorp Headquarters is a Frank Gehry-designed building located in the Chelsea, Manhattan neighbourhood of New York City Completed in 2007, it houses the offices of IAC corporation Reminiscent of several Gehry designs, it appears at a gross level to consist of two major levels: a large base of twisted tower-sections packed together like the cells of a bee hive, with a second bundle of lesser diameter sitting on top of the first The cell units have the appearance of sails, skinned over the skeleton of the building The overall impression is of two very tall storeys, which belies its actual 10-storey structure photo: Piotr Krajewski Public access unknown! 2007 Client Gehry Partners IAC pkrajewski_pl 44

45 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski The Cooper Square Hotel Cooper Square 25 New York New York The 21-storey, 145-room hotel, dubbed 'Downtown Luxury' by its owner/developer, has an open plan with a modern European feel The main public spaces include a library with a bar and fireplace, an intimate screening room, and a destination restaurant, the first in New York for celebrated Los Angeles-based chef Govind Armstrong The hotel's interior organization and circulation plan is inspired by the small courtyards of the East Village There are several small, intimate spaces on the back of the building and one can access the second floor bar without having to go into the lobby, forming a continuous loop between the many intimate spaces inside and outside the building (text from Studio Carlos Zapata pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski 45

46 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski The MetLife Building Park Avenue 200 New York New York Centrally located in the core of midtown Manhattan's prestigious office submarket between Grand Central Terminal and East 45th Street, The MetLife Building is a 58-storey, trophy-quality asset, comprised of 30 million square feet of office and retail space with an adjacent six-level parking garage The history of The MetLife Building begins in 1954 as part of the plan to reconstruct Grand Central Terminal Erwin S Wolfson developed the project in the early 1960's with the assistance of the architects Emery Roth and Sons, Walter Gropius and Pietro Belluschi When the doors of The MetLife Building opened on March 7, 1963, it was known as 'The Pan Am Building' and was the focal point of Park Avenue It stretches from East 43rd Street to East 45th Street and offers direct access to Grand Central Terminal, an important transportation hub in New York City (text from wwwstreeteasycom) Main designer, Client Emery Roth & Sons Pietro Belluschi Walter Gropius MetLife pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski 46

47 photo: Piotr Krajewski photo: Piotr Krajewski The Rose Center for Earth and Space 81st Street 1 New York New York The Rose Center for Earth and Space is a notable part of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City The Center's complete name is The Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space The main entrance is located on the northern side of the museum on 81st Street near Central Park West The Rose Center was designed by James Stewart Polshek and Todd H Schliemann, Polshek Partnership s, and the exhibition design is by Ralph Appelbaum Associates The center is an extensive reworking of the old Hayden Planetarium, which dated back to 1935 An entirely new building opened to the public on February 19, 2000, featuring a seven-storey tall glass cube that encloses the 87-foot-diameter Hayden Sphere The top half of the Sphere houses the Space Theater, one of the world's pre-eminent planetariums, which incorporates high-resolution fulldome video to create 'space shows' (text from Wikipedia) Ennead s pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski Daily: / Closed: Thanksgiving and Christmas The direct entrance to the Frederick Phineas & Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space is on the north side of the Museum on West 81st Street, just west of Central Park West Access is also available through the Museum from Central Park West at 79th Street 47

48 photo: Piotr Krajewski One Madison Park East 23rd Street 23 New York New York One Madison Park is CetraRuddy's new 50-story addition to New York's skyline The graceful 618 foot high building is dark bronze glass which relates to the limestone and masonry Flatiron neighbourhood The lower is punctuated by five 6-story pods of clear and white glass that add articulation to the tower while giving residents 270 degree views Loggia residences, located at the rooftop of each pod, provide outdoor private terraces, surrounded by elegant glass rails The seventy homes within the tower enjoy the amenities of a spa and pool, outdoor terrace facing the historic Madison Square Park, wine cellar and butler service (text from architects' website) Public access unknown! 2010 Client CetraRuddy Slazer Enterprises pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski 48

49 photo: David Sundberg photo: Piotr Krajewski The Bank of America Tower Bryant Park 1 New York New York The design for the Bank of America Tower is inspired by the building's unique site within its Midtown location and the broader urban context Located at the juncture of 6th Avenue - a highly trafficked and commercially important artery -and 42nd Street, near Times Square, with its worldwide reputation as a critical center for arts and entertainment, the building strives to respond to these dense urban conditions Starting from its base, which is designed to improve the complex pedestrian and transit circulation, to the overall massing, continuing up to the tip of the spire, the form is a new character amidst an impressive lineage of iconic skyscrapers, from the Chrysler Building to the east to the old McGraw Hill Building to the west Public access unknown! Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Client Cook+Fox s Severud Associates Bank of America pkrajewski_pl photo: David Sundberg 49

50 photo: Ton Stam photo: Ton Stam TWA Flight Center JFK Terminal 5 1 New York New York The TWA Flight Center or Trans World Flight Center, opened in 1962 as the original terminal designed for Trans World Airlines by Eero Saarinen at New York's John F Kennedy International Airport Portions of the original complex have been demolished and the Saarinen terminal (or head house) is partially encircled by and ultimately serves as a ceremonial entrance to a new adjacent terminal completed in 2008 Together, the old and new buildings comprise JetBlue Airways' JFK operations and are known collectively as Terminal 5 or simply T5 The City of New York designated both the interiors and the exteriors of the Saarinen terminal a historic landmark in 1994 and in 2005 the National Park Service listed the Trans World Flight Center on the National Register of Historic Places photo: Ton Stam 1962 Client Eero Saarinen Trans World Airlines (TWA) pkrajewski_pl In this moment project is under renovation and it's closed, the best view is from the new JetBlue terminal 5 From Jamaica Subway Station, take Airtrain to terminal

51 photo: Piotr Krajewski Zuccotti Park Liberty Plaza 1 New York New York Destroyed on September 11, 2001, Liberty Plaza Park is both restored and re-imagined in this design The diagonal walkway from the World Trade Center site to Broadway is recreated with 24 granite benches, 53 honey locust trees, and a paving stone pattern all set on this diagonal axis On the walking surface, milk-white glass pavers, set flush with the granite slabs, are lit from below by 500 lights transforming the park at night The design received a 2008 AIA Honor Award as reported in ural Record (text from architect's website) photo: Piotr Krajewski Floor area/size m², Landscape architect, Urban planner Client Cooper, Robertson & Partners pkrajewski_pl Brookfield Financial Properties 51

52 The Beekman Spruce Street 8 New York New York The Beekman, also known as Beekman Tower a is a 76-storey skyscraper, designed by acclaimed architect Frank Gehry It is located at 8 Spruce Street, just south of City Hall Plaza and the Brooklyn Bridge The Beekman Tower is one of the tallest buildings in New York City Developed by Forest City Ratner, it contains a public elementary school, which the Department of Education owns Above the elementary school there is a 903-unit luxury residential tower clad in stainless steel The building will also include space for New York Downtown Hospital Its structural frame will be all reinforced concrete 2010 Client Gehry Partners Forest City Ratner pkrajewski_pl 52

53 photo: Piotr Krajewski 7 World Trade Center Greenwich Street 250 New York New York World Trade Center is a building in New York City, located across from the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan The name '7 World Trade Center' has referred to two buildings: the original structure, completed in 1987, and the current one On September 11, 2001, 7 WTC was damaged by debris when the nearby North Tower of the WTC collapsed 7 WTC would eventually collapse completely later that day Associated with the World Trade Center complex only by name, the new 7 WTC aspires to be a fresh image representing new growth The 52-storey Manhattan tower looks to historic SOM predecessors as a model of simple form and functional representation, but moves beyond these precedents through contemporary building enhancements that have created a new model for life safety and sustainable design (text from Wikipedia and architects' website) Public access unknown! 2006 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski 53

54 photo: Piotr Krajewski LVMH Tower East 57th St 19 New York New York Appearing as a traditional skyscraper viewed through a broken glass bottle, the LVMH Tower is one of the skyscrapers that brings the 1990s bulge-and-bend style to New York The building certainly complements its original owner, a Parisian maker of upscale cosmetics, perfumes and luggage Much like a model on a runway, the LVMH Tower stands tall in graceful style while making the dark slabs that surround it look plain and boring by comparison It has been compared to a lily in an alley And like a model, it's more flash than reality The building is only 23 storeys tall, but makes use of its curving lines and gentle setback to create forced perspective and appear much taller This illusion is enhanced by the fact that the building's lot is only 60 feet by 100 feet (text from Public access unknown! 2001 Christian de Portzamparc pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski 54

55 The Standard Hotel New York Washington Street 848 New York New York ne Standing over The High Line, the concrete building of the Standard Hotel New York reminds of Le Corbusier's works The integration at public space level turns this building into more than just another addition to the NY skyline, becoming an urban piece of the Meatpacking District and a detonator of the current renovation of the area The 20-storey building includes 337 rooms, a restaurant (The Standard Grill) and a bar (The Living Room) The interiors were designed by NY-based architects Roman and Williams Associate architect Ennead s Roman and Williams pkrajewski_pl photo: Piotr Krajewski 55

56 photo: Edward Farleigh State Street Townhouses State Street 267 New York New York Contemporary re-interpretation of the New York town house in down-town Brooklyn The project completes this section of State St, complementing the opposing brownstones, on a site which had been largely vacant for over 60 years photo: Edward Farleigh Project is not public! 2006 Rogers Marvel s nero

57 photo: Frankss photo: Frankss NYU Department of Philosophy Washington Place 5 New York New York This project is the complete interior renovation of an 1890 corner building for the consolidation of the NYU's Department of Philosophy within a concept which organizes the new spaces around light and phenomenal properties of materials A new stair shaft below a new skylight joins the 6-level building vertically with a shifting porosity of light and shadow that change seasonally Prismatic film was installed on the south-facing stairwell windows which occasionally break the sunlight into a prismatic rainbow The Ground level, utilized by the entire University, contains a new curvilinear wooden auditorium on a cork floor The upper level floors contain Faculty Offices and Seminar Rooms which are done in different shades and textures of black & white, according to the texts in Ludwig Wittgenstein's book 'Remarks on Colour' The building exists within the NoHo Historic District and is part of the NYU campus within Greenwich Village and is sited on access to Washington Square Park photo: Frankss Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Interior architect Security consultant Lighting designer Structural engineer Acoustics consultant Client Steven Holl CH Guernsey & Company Renfro Design Group Robert Silman Associates Shen Milsom & Wilke New York University Franks 8th St/NYU Station is 2 blocks north east of the department 57

58 photo: Elemental NYC photo: Elemental NYC Shepard Hall at City College City College of New York 160 Convent Avenue New York New York This $150 million dollar project has entailed the reconstruction of a 400,000 SF landmark building built shortly after the turn of the 20th Century, and in fact, the first building built for public higher education in the The client has been the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York acting as agent for CUNY Exterior work has included reconstructing the entire building shell including replacing 65,000 different pieces of ornamental terra cotta with new durable thin-shell GFRC Interior work has included restoration of the Great Hall, interior stairs and a complete evaluation of fire safety systems, IT systems and mechanical systems This building is now restored to its place as the centerpiece of the City University of New York's main campus photo: Elemental NYC Floor area/size m² Client Elemental ure Dormitory Authority of the State of New York ElementalNYC 58

59 photo: Elemental NYC photo: Elemental NYC Center for Environmental Research and Conservation Amsterdam Ave 1200 New York New York The Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC) is a consortium of five world-renowned scientific institutions: Columbia University, the American Museum of Natural History, the New York Botanical Garden, Wildlife Conservation Society, and Wildlife Trust Headquartered within the historic McKim Meade & White Schemerhorn building at Columbia University, CERC is also part of Columbia's Earth InstituteThe new 18,000 square foot facility incorporates offices, laboratories, a library, and rooftop research greenhouses The primary mission in the new facility's design was to create a space that fosters interaction between CERC's users while demonstrating environmental responsibility The primary design organizer was the creation of a three-story central daylight space that becomes its focal point The design took advantage of the new rooftop greenhouses to create occupiable skylights over the centralized atrium allowing daylight to penetrate deep into the building photo: Elemental NYC Floor area/size m² Main designer, Elemental ure BNK s ElementalNYC 59

60 photo: Elemental ure photo: Elemental ure Combined Police & Fire Facility East 67th St New York New York The Combined Police and Fire Facility is a new building serving both the New York Police and Fire DepartmentsThe old fire headquarters required the replacement of all brownstone ornament with new cast stone Sustainable features include the adaptive reuse of landmark façades, and HVAC systems using scheduling controls and occupancy sensors The project has received several awards including the Lucy G Moses Award from the New York Landmarks Conservancy and New York City Art Commission photo: Elemental ure Public access unknown! 1999 Elemental ure ElementalNYC 60

61 photo: Jack Solomon photo: Jack Solomon Armani Fifth Avenue 5th Avenue 717 New York New York "The building that incorporates Armani/5th Avenue holds a very important place in the history of architecture because its face is one of the first examples of the 'International Style' When one is dealing with such a cultural milestone, one must always bear in mind that the exterior is totally New York, while the interior should have its own identity A reflection of the flair and aesthetic values that define the Giorgio Armani style The grand staircase is the focal point, an exciting sculptural feature which connects all the different levels that accommodate the Armani universe range by range Innovative in both layout and content, Armani/5th Avenue is the first concept store in which all the Armani products are presented in a single space, where the same design has been adopted throughout: the subtle colours and restrained shapes emphasise the value of the product" photo: Jack Solomon Client Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas Armani jacksolo

62 photo: Asymptote ure photo: Asymptote ure Alessi Flagship Store Greene Street 130 New York New York The first Alessi Flagship Store New York City opened to the public in September 2006 at 130 Greene Street in SoHo Commissioned to create a new identity for the Alessi brand, Asymptote designed not only the store's interior architecture, but also all of its graphic elements from wall graphics to packaging to a unique modular display system The store also features an espresso bar and gallery/exhibition area that expands the conventional retail program photo: Jack Solomon , Interior architect Client Asymptote jacksolo17 Alessi Mon-Sat 11am-7pm Sun 12pm-6pm 62

63 photo: John Saeyong Ra photo: John Saeyong Ra TKTS Booth & Redevelopment Times Square New York New York NY TKTS was a project that began in 2000 with an international competition to re-design the existing TKTS-booth at the centre of Times Square The competition was the largest in New York's history at the time and attracted 683 entrants from 31 countries While the competition brief simply requested designs for a small scale architectural structure to replace the existing booth, we re-framed the problem as one requiring an urban design response Our proposal for the new ticketing booth consists of a tiered red 'resin' staircase that rises to form a backdrop for the nearby statue of Father Duffy, simultaneously providing roofing to the booth and a public space above The shell of the booth is lit from within, generating a powerful glow at night The design's iconic strength has seen it become instantly part of the identity of the city and popular culture Widely acclaimed, it has received an unprecedented 18 international and national awards photo: John Saeyong Ra Floor area/size m² Associate architect Associate architect Client Choi Ropiha Fighera Perkins Eastman PKSB Times Square Alliance, Theatre Development Fund, Coalition for Father Duffy and City of New York CHROFI 63

64 photo: Eli G photo: Eli G Riverbend Houses 5th Avenue 2333 New York New York Riverbend is a four-building, 624-unit middle income housing development produced through the Mitchell-Lama program Access is varied among the buildings (two highrises and two lowrise) and includes standard interior circulation as well as exterior galleries, derived from Corbusier's "streets in the sky" Every apartment accessed from these galleries includes a small semiprivate front porch area Nearly all units, some of which are duplexes, have private balconies, contributing to tenants' sense of ownership The development's major communal space is an elevated plaza between the buildings photo: Eli G Project is not public! 1967 Davis Brody Bond Prospct8 64

65 photo: Innocad photo: Innocad Apartment New York West 18th Street 459 New York New York Situated between the Meatpacking Districts at the borders of Highline Park the rooftop apartement was remodelled to meet the needs of its new inhabitants The architects changed it functionally and enhanced the design by mixing European design and New York lifestyle and thus creating a fresh atmosphere Materials and choice of colours represent both high quality standards and relaxed urbanity Each room mirrors an immediate visual reference to the fascinating land- and roofscape of New York City photo: Innocad Floor area/size m², Interior architect INNOCAD architecture-export 65

66 photo: KRJDA photo: KRJDA Ford Foundation Headquarters East 43rd Street 320 New York New York 117 Unlike conventional New York office buildings which isolate the occupants, this building creates an environment of openness and fosters a sense of working family The plan is C-shaped Two wings house 12 floors of offices and partially enclose a garden court separated from 42nd Street by a window wall By enclosing the roof and the open portion of the 'C' with glass, a large landscaped court was created - a park for staff and public alike with trees, shrubs, and flowering plants photo: KRJDA Public access unknown! Floor area/size m² Client Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and associates Ford Foundation yep 66

67 photo: KRJDA photo: KRJDA United Nations Plaza United Nations Plaza 44th Street 3 New York New York In response to requests from the United Nations, New York City and the State of New York combined to create a special public corporation and development zone to provide phased expansion space for the United Nations The master plan consists of three buildings: two 40-story towers connected by a common base and a third building of 15 stories which serves as the headquarters for UNICEF The Phase I and Phase II towers contain office space, meeting rooms, a hotel, restaurant, health club, and apartments Phase III houses the headquarters of UNICEF photo: KRJDA Public access unknown! 1969 Client Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and associates United Nations - Unicef yep 67

68 photo: Ton Stam photo: Ton Stam Wythe hotel Brooklyn Wythe Ave at N 11th Williamsburg 80 New York New York NY Wythe Hotel started with the discovery of an old factory on the Brooklyn waterfront Built in 1901 this former factory the Weidmann Cooperage (Theobald Engelhardt, architect) has been preserved, renovated, and turned our historically industrial building into a hotel with restaurant An airy 72-room hotel in he Williamsburg neighborhood, just across the river from Manhattan It has what you'd expect in a cool Brooklyn hotel - original brick, bikes for borrowing, an old-school-minimalist aesthetic - with a Manhattan skyline view While the skeleton of the original building remained relatively untouched, a three-story add-on by architect Morris Adjmi maximizes skyline-facing views and allows for an L-shaped rooftop terrace and cocktail bar 2012 Morris Adjmi architects NGHM photo: Ton Stam P: minutes from Manhattan by taxi 6 minute walk to East River Ferry 7 minute walk to Bedford L subway stop 9 minute walk to Nassau G subway stop 15 minute walk from Marcy JMZ subway stop 15 minutes from LaGuardia Airport by taxi 25 minutes from JFK Airport by taxi 68

69 photo: Andre Staalenhoef photo: Andre Staalenhoef Bayard-Condict Bleecker Street 65 New York New York The Bayard-Condict, 65 Bleeker Street This commercial office building is clad in white terra cotta over a masonry wall The Bayard Building was one of the first steel skeleton frame skyscrapers in New York City and the Department of Buildings raised numerous objections to the design before the plans were finally accepted It is one of the first examples of the Chicago school style of architecture in New York City The division of the building into three sections - an ornamented base, a shaft of identical stacked floors, and a decorated crown illustrates Sullivan's views on skyscraper design At 13 stories and 162 feet (49 meters) high, the building does not attempt to disguise its height, but rather accentuates it by leaving relatively undecorated mullions and pilasters Sullivan's signature ornate floral designs decorate the base and top of the facade, and across the spandrels below the window openings Figural sculptures of angels were added at the request of the client photo: Andre Staalenhoef Public access unknown! 1898 Louis Sullivan yep 69

70 photo: Andre Staalenhoef photo: Andre Staalenhoef CBS Building W 52nd Street 51 New York New York The CBS Building in New York City, also known as Black Rock, is the headquarters of CBS Corporation The building, opened in 1965, was designed by Eero Saarinen It is located at 51 West 52nd Street, at the corner of Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) The 38 story building is 490 feet (150 m) tall and measures approximately 872,000 rentable square feet The interior spaces, as well as the furnishings were designed by Saarinen and Florence Knoll photo: Andre Staalenhoef Public access unknown! 1965 Eero Saarinen yep 70

71 photo: Andre Staalenhoef photo: Andre Staalenhoef Marriott Marquis Broadway 535 New York New York Located in Times Square, this 1,892-room convention hotel played a significant role in the revitalization of the theater district Encompassing a full city block, it externally reinforces the energy of Times Square, while the interior provides a retreat from the activity with its bold, 37-story, soaring lobby filled with trees, plants, shops, and restaurants Glass elevator cabs enhance the experience as they transport guests to the 35 levels of guest rooms and to the revolving rooftop restaurant and lounge The lower levels of the hotel offer elegant facilities for conventions and community events, including the city s largest ballroom and its own 1,600-seat Broadway legitimate theater 1984, Interior architect John Portman & Associates yep photo: Andre Staalenhoef 71

72 photo: Andre Staalenhoef 88 Pine Street Pine Street 88 New York New York NY This 32-story investment office tower, intended for an unknown and varied tenancy with diverse space requirements, was designed for maximum interior flexibility The building program stipulated that large amounts of undivided space be provided for Wall Street brokerage houses The solution is a loft building designed with economically placed columns and slabs; only essential components are expressed The white aluminum cladding was selected to stand out among other, darker towers downtown, and to complement historic sailing vessels moored at South Street Seaport The white finish was achieved by "painting" the curtain wall with baked-on silicone-reinforced acrylic enamel, the first such large-scale application Each 28-foot bay frames a continuous window comprising three large panes of glass butt-joined with silicone sealant The absence of mullions preserves the building's simplicity and suggests its interior flexibility 1973 yep photo: Andre Staalenhoef 72

73 photo: Andre Staalenhoef photo: Andre Staalenhoef New York University's Bronx Campus University Avenue New York New York Beginning in the 1950s, NYU began expanding both their downtown and uptown campuses In 1956, the administration hired renowned modernist architect Marcel Breuer, who had experience working with colleges such as Sarah Lawrence and Vassar, to develop a master plan for the future University Heights The architect's avant-garde style differed greatly from the classical design used by Stanford White Instead of using marble, Breuer opted for concrete, instead of ornate fixtures, the Hungarian chose simplicity During the 50s and 60s, observers began criticizing classical works for being simply pretty, but not necessarily functional, making Breuer's aesthetic perfect for the times photo: Andre Staalenhoef 1970 Marcel Breuer yep 73

74 photo: Andre Staalenhoef photo: Andre Staalenhoef University Plaza Wooster Street New York New York This three-tower project was undertaken to relieve NYU's housing shortage in its transition from commuter college to residential university The city transferred the urban renewal site to the university provided that one third be reserved for Mitchell-Lama moderate-income cooperatives The sheer size of the 534-apartment project precluded integration with low-rise Greenwich Village, and thus tall, slender shafts were designed in counterpoint Each has a pinwheel plan with solid sheer walls and skeletal grids extending out from a central core to break the tower masses into smaller, vertical elements Interiors vary, but externally the towers are identical, unified by architectural concrete that was poured in-place in reusable fiberglass forms to yield the greatest possibilities within the very low budget mandated The resultant grids identify the "spatial packages" inside, the depth of a standard apartment defined by the sheer walls' 22-foot expanse 1966 IM Pei yep photo: Andre Staalenhoef 74

75 photo: Andre Staalenhoef photo: Andre Staalenhoef Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts Lincoln Center Plaza 10 New York New York NY ing_arts A consortium of civic leaders and others led by, and under the initiative of John D Rockefeller III, built Lincoln Center as part of the "Lincoln Square Renewal Project" during Robert Moses's program of urban renewal in the 1950s and 1960s Respected architects were contacted to design the major buildings on the site, and over the next thirty years the previously blighted area around Lincoln Center became a new cultural hub photo: Andre Staalenhoef 1962 Urban planner Robert Moses yep 75

76 photo: Andre Staalenhoef photo: Andre Staalenhoef Edward Durrell Stone House East 64th Street 130 New York New York NY In a staid district of late-nineteenth-century town houses on New York City's Upper East Side, the romantically lacy, stark-white concrete grille in front of the Edward Durrell Stone house has raised a ruckus since it was constructed in 1956 When the grille first appeared at 130 E 64th Street, more than 20 years before the Upper East Side Historic District was created, Stone had only his neighbors and architectural critics to contend with (neither group was pleased) Nowadays, in a landmark district, such an alteration to a facade would be absolutely prohibited Yet the controversial little town house has become an unofficial landmark of its own and largely for the addition that many still consider an eyesore This turnabout has led some of the city's big guns to take the surprising stance of defending the screen on its architectural merits According to longtime New York City Landmarks Commissioner Thomas Pike, standards for landmark status have changed significantly over the years 1956 Edward Durell Stone yep photo: Andre Staalenhoef 76

77 photo: David Sundberg photo: David Sundberg th Avenue 11th Avenue 100 New York New York NY In 1987, maverick French architect Jean Nouvel burst onto the international scene with a new headquarters for the Arab World Institute in Paris Over ensuing years Nouvel has woven art, history, cultural references and new building technologies into provocative architectural contrasts between inside and outside, intimacy and the urban network, and has become renowned as one of the most original designers of his generation Nouvel's latest glass and steel landmark, a direct material and conceptual descendant of his Paris tour de force is th, a 23-story tower described by its architect as 'a vision machine' with every angle and structural detail designed to create visual excitement Approximately 1,650 different windowpanes comprise the most highly engineered and complex curtain wall ever constructed th overlooks the Hudson River at the intersection of 19th Street and 11th Avenue in Manhattan freshest residential neighbourhood, The Highline District photo: Deezen Magazine Floor area/size m² Client Jean Nouvel Alf Naman Real Estate Cape Advisors, Inc salpochtron 77

78 photo: Atelier Pagnamenta Torriani photo: Atelier Pagnamenta Torriani Public School 158 The Bayard Taylor York Avenue 1458 New York New York 1075 The libraries are conceived as friendly oases within these institutional buildings, specific to each school Once built, they soon become a living room used by the whole school The library at this primary school is equipped with a story-telling area, comfortable seating and specially-designed low shelving accessible to the children The space is designed as a sequence of different functions articulated by the undulating high ceiling and stimulating lighting pattern above 2011, Interior architect Atelier Pagnamenta Torriani ATELIERPAGNAMENTATORRIANI photo: Atelier Pagnamenta Torriani 78

79 photo: Elemental ure photo: Elemental ure FDNY Rescue Company 1 West 43rd St 530 New York New York The new headquarters for Rescue Co 1 is home to the first fire rescue company in the The project was executed within a highly compressed schedule following the destruction of the original headquarters when an adjacent building collapsed The new building includes salvaged and reinstalled stone and ironwork from the original Napoleon LeBrun facade The design included several features developed in conjunction with Rescue Company 1 including open showers and drains on the apparatus floor and overhead suspension of various pieces of large rescue equipment including a Zodiac boat This equipment can be lowered and attached to the truck roof within the time it takes for the overhead door to open Public access unknown! 1988 Elemental ure ElementalNYC photo: Elemental ure 79

80 photo: NYC interior design photo: NYC interior design Chelsea Duplex West 18th Street 14 New York New York Renovation and redesign of duplex apartment in Chelsea, New York City 2014 Interior architect NYC interior design nycinteriordesign photo: NYC interior design 80

81 photo: Scott Gries photo: Available Light Sony Wonder Technology Lab Madison Avenue 550 New York New York At the LHSA+DP redesigned Sony Wonder Technology Lab, visitors log in to a four story experience located at Sony Corporation's Manhattan headquarters The experience begins when visitors join a digital community by creating profiles that link to swipe cards Translated into pulses of colorful light, the profiles journey with visitors as they explore the Lab's seamlessly integrated spaces, whose continuous architecture of folded forms reflects technology's infusion in our lives Using their swipe cards, visitors personalize interactions that blur boundaries between virtual and actual worlds Whether programming robots, performing virtual surgery or sending manipulated portraits as signals, visitors creatively network through technologies that increasingly connect us photo: Available Light Floor area/size m² Client Lee H Skolnick ure + Design Partnership Sony Corporation of America LHSADP Tuesday-Saturday, 9:30 am-5:30 pm Closed Sundays, Mondays and major holidays The last entrance is 30 minutes prior to closing 81

82 photo: John Sonderman photo: Bas Haasakker WTC Transportation Hub Oculus Cortlandt St Greenwich St New York New York NY In January 2004, Santiago Calatrava unveiled his design for the World Trade Center Transportation Hub: a new, permanent facility for Lower Manhattan, located immediately to the east of the original World Trade Center Twin Towers Calatrava's first major design decision for the WTC Transportation Hub was to conceive the building at grade, the 'Oculus', as a free standing structure and situate it along the southern edge of Daniel Libeskind's 'Wedge of Light' plaza The 'Oculus' is comprised of steel ribs and glass arrayed in a large elliptical shape The ribs extend to create two canopies over the north and south portions of the plaza photo: Bas Haasakker 2016 Santiago Calatrava BasHaasakker Opened in March 2016, still partly under construction Cortlandt St Metro / Ground Zero WTC public area 82

83 photo: Iwan Baan photo: Iwan Baan VIA 57 West W 57th St 625 New York New York VIA 57 West introduces a new typology to New York City: the Courtscraper The highrise building block combines the density of the American skyscraper with the communal space of the European courtyard, offering 709 residential units with a lush 2,000 square metres garden at the heart of the building VIA occupies nearly a full city block at the corner of West 57th Street and the West Side Highway, with uninterrupted views towards the Hudson River Park and the waterfront The 32-story building has welcomed residents since May 2016 with the construction completing in 2016 The building peaks at 137 metres at its north-east corner, thereby maximizing the number of apartments and graciously preserving the adjacent Helena Tower's views of the river VIA's volume changes depending on the viewer's vantage point From the west, it is a hyperbolic paraboloid or a warped pyramid From the east, the Courtscraper appears to be a slender spire photo: Iwan Baan Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Sustainability consultant Lighting designer Acoustics consultant Building physics consultant Technical engineer Roof & facade consultant Cooperating designer Contractor Technical engineer General consultant General consultant Associate architect Landscape designer Structural engineer Supplier General consultant Client BIG Bjarke Ingels Group AKRF Brandston Partnership Inc Cerami & Associates Cermak Peterka Petersen Dagher Engineering Enclos Glessner Group Hunter Roberts Langan Engineering Nancy Packes Philip Habib & Associates SLCE s Starr Whitehouse Thornton Tomasetti Van Deusen & Associates Vidaris The Durst Organization MI_MOA 83

84 photo: Erik Vanderwaal photo: Erik Vanderwaal National September 11 Memorial Greenwich Street 180 New York New York A tribute to the past and a place of hope for the future - the 9/11 Memorial Plaza is alive with twin spirits of remembrance & renewal The 8-acre park is a supremely contemplative sanctuary, composed of a grove of nearly 400 white oak trees, and the largest manmade waterfalls in the Set within the footprints of the original Twin Towers, each pool is approximately 1-acre in size The names of every person who perished in the terror attacks of February 26, 1993 & September 11, 2001 are honored in bronze around the twin Memorial pools photo: Erik Vanderwaal Main designer, Landscape architect Handel s Peter Walker Eriknl Use the World Trade Center Station 84

85 3 World Trade Center Greenwich St 150 New York New York NY This building is still under construction ( ), it scheduled to open in spring 2018; 3 World Trade Center was originally planned for a podium of seven stories for trading floors, with a 73-floor office tower rising from it The diamond braces initially planned for the front and rear faces of the building have been dropped from the design and the tower is to be built without them However, the diagonal bracing on the sides would remain The four spires in the original design gave the tower a pinnacle height of 378 m, meaning it would have become the third-tallest building in New York City by pinnacle height, but the spires were later removed from the design, thus reducing the height by about 268 mthe total floor space of the building is planned to include 190,000 m2 of office and retail space Project is not public! 2018 Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Nazar 85

86 56 Leonard Street Leonard Street 56 New York New York NY Leonard Street is an 250 m tall, 57-story skyscraper on Leonard Street The building has 145 condominium residences priced between US$35 million and US$50 million Residences will range in size from 1317 to 5946 m2 and will include 2 to 5 bedrooms all with private outdoor space 56 Leonard is designed by the Swiss architecture firm Herzog & de Meuron Anish Kapoor, known for the public sculpture Cloud Gate in Chicago, designed a similar sculpture to sit at the base of the building Herzog & de Meuron also designed the building's interiors, which include custom designed kitchens, fixtures, bathrooms, and fireplaces Goldstein, Hill & West s LLP is responsible for documenting and overseeing the construction of the design Project is not public! 2017 Herzog and De Meuron Nazar 86

87 Whitney Museum of American Art Gansevoort St 99 New York New York NY The Whitney Museum of American Art - known informally as "The Whitney" - is an art museum located in Manhattan It was founded in 1931 by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, a wealthy and prominent American socialite and art patron after whom the museum is namedthe Whitney developed a new main building, designed by Renzo Piano, in the West Village and Meatpacking District sections of lower Manhattan The new structure spans 19,000 m2 and 8 stories that include the city's largest column-free art gallery spaces, an education center, theater, a conservation lab and a library and reading rooms Two of the floors are fully devoted to the museum's permanent collection 2015 Renzo Piano Nazar 87

88 432 Park Avenue Park Ave 432 New York New York NY The 424-meter-tall tower is defined by a grid of 10-square-meter windows that enclose an exposed concrete structural frame bounded to a slim concrete core, creating column-free interiors for the building's 104 luxury residences 2015 Rafael Vinoly s Nazar 88

89 Sperone Westwater Bowery 257 New York New York NY Sperone Westwater is one of New York's leading galleries, with a roster of major international artists The relocation of such an established commercial gallery from West 13th Street to the Bowery in Manhattan's Lower East Side, an area once known for its kitchen equipment shops, represents a significant milestone in the district's reinvention as an artistic hub This new building is both a response to the Bowery's dynamic urban character and a desire to rethink the way in which the viewer traditionally engages with art in the context of a gallery Floor area/size m² Foster & Partners Nazar 89

90 Fulton Center Broadway 200 New York New York NY The Fulton Center is a transit center and retail complex centered at the intersection of Fulton Street and Broadway in Lower Manhattan The main building for the Fulton Center project, referred to as the Fulton Building by the MTA in its Requests for Proposals in August 2012, is a three-story building clad in glass, with an oculus atop that draws natural light into the main building and the uptown platform of the 4 5 station It is designed by Nicholas Grimshaw and James Carpenter Design Associates Its construction replaced four buildings along the eastern side of Broadway, which were demolished during Main designer, Grimshaw James Carpenter Nazar 90

91 160 Leroy Street Leroy Street 160 New York New York NY Despite its shape, 160 Leroy was designed from the inside out The bespoke layouts of the 57 one-of-a- kind apartments are spacious and comfortable, maximizing the expansive views of the Freedom Tower, the Hudson River, North towards the George Washington Bridge and city views East Some of the apartments even possess views East and West from the same Great Room for rare, idyllic sunrise and sunset views The layouts were designed for the modern lifestyle open floor plans to accommodate both entertaining and family life, with just the right amount of privacy "The only thing that mattered to me was to turn a residential apartment into a real home," says hotelier Schrager who contracted Herzog & De Meuron, "I sought to capture the details of life in the details of the architecture" The thoughtful layouts maximize light and views while taking into consideration a specific market of art collectors by offering an abundance of wall space for hanging art Herzog and De Meuron Nazar 91

92 One World Trade Center Fulton St 285 New York New York NY One World Trade Center is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City It is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the sixth-tallest in the worldthe building occupies a 61 m square, with an area of 3,700 m2, nearly identical to the footprints of the original Twin Towers The tower is built upon a 56 m tall windowless concrete base, designed to protect it from truck bombs and other ground-level attacks Originally, the base was to be covered in decorative prismatic glass, but a simpler glass-and-steel façade was adopted when the prisms proved unworkable Floor area/size m² Main designer, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Daniel Libeskind Nazar 92

93 David Zwirner Gallery W 19th St 525 New York New York NY Long-time client David Zwirner commissioned Selldorf s to design a new gallery building in West Chelsea The neighborhood's industrial heritage inspired the design's simple monumentality Made from exposed concrete, the façade is rough and refined: having the grittiness to resonate with industrial structures and the elegance to create a distinguished identity for the gallery On the ground floor, the teak storefront allows the building to open for art access and creates a warm contrast with the concrete 2015 Selldorf s Nazar 93

94 165 Charles Street Charles St 165 New York New York NY Conceived to continue the urban form and crystalline character of the buildings at 173/176 Perry Street, completed by Richard Meier & Partners in 2002, this 16-story building has been designed to accommodate a range of apartment configurations With the exception of the lower two floors and the penthouse, the building is divided by a central spine into a pair of two-bedroom apartments per floor In contrast to the open-ended loft space at Perry Street, these apartments have been entirely planned by the architect The front part of each is organized freely about an island kitchen unit, which allows the living volume to flow into an adjacent study space that may also be used as a dining area Both the bedrooms, each with a bath, open off the gallery running along the central spine Project is not public! 2006 Richard Meier Nazar 94

95 4 World Trade Center Three World Trade Center 1 New York New York NY World Trade Center is a skyscraper that is part of the World Trade Center complex in New York City The total floor space of the building includes 167,000 square meters of office and retail space Cost of construction of 4 World Trade Center was 167 billion USD, funded by insurance funds and Liberty bonds Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Maki and Associates Nazar 95

96 Metropolitan Life Tower Park Ave 200 New York New York NY The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, colloquially known as the Met Life Tower, is a landmark skyscraper, built in 1909 and located on Madison Avenue The tower was a later addition to the original 11-story, full-block Metropolitan Life Home Office building (the "East Wing"), which was completed in 1893 and was also designed by Napoleon LeBrun & Sons 1909 Napoleon LeBrun & Sons Nazar 96

97 520 West 28th Street W 28th St 520 New York New York NY West 28th's design captures the richness of its vibrant and historic urban context A fascinating interplay between the city and the High Line has created a powerful urban dynamic among the elevated park and surrounding streetscape This same dynamic is evident within the design; an interconnected chevron separates and merges the building's two distinct zones, further establishing this contextual relationship and giving each residence the highest degree of originality Project is not public! 2017 Zaha Hadid s Nazar 97

98 50 West West St 50 New York New York NY West Street is a 64-story, 237 m tall mixed-use retail and residential condominium tower The tower of curved glass is supposed to provide panoramic views of New York Harbor Project is not public! 2017 JAHN Nazar 98

99 383 Madison Avenue Madison Ave 383 New York New York NY Madison Avenue is an office building owned and occupied by JP Morgan Chase in New York City on a full block bound by Madison Avenue and Vanderbilt Avenue between East 46th and 47th Streets Formerly known as the Bear Stearns Building Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, it is 230 m tall with 47 floors The building has an octagonal tower that rises out of a rectangular base to a 20 m crown made of glass which is illuminated at night Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Nazar 99

100 919 Third Avenue Third Avenue 919 New York New York NY Third Avenue is an office building in New York City, built in 1971, and is located at the intersection of Third Avenue and East 55th Street in Midtown Manhattan During the mid-1960s, in what the New York Times called "one of the most unusual Manhattan real estate transactions in recent years", developers of the new skyscraper decided to build around a 3rd Avenue landmark: P J Clarke's bar and restaurant The property owner at the time refused to sell to the developers Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Nazar 100

101 Olympic Tower 5th Ave 645 New York New York NY Olympic Tower is a 51-story building in Midtown Manhattan The completed building housed some of the most luxurious condos in the world at that time 80's billionaire Adnan Khashoggi had a swimming pool installed in his after the building was constructed; and other notables also lived there The NBA offices are located in the tower between the 12th and 20th floors Project is not public! 1976 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Nazar photo: David Shankbone 101

102 100 East 53rd Street East 53rd Street 100 New York New York NY This 61-storey residential tower at 100 East 53rd Street continues the practice's investigations into the nature of the tall building in New York, exploring the dynamic between the city and its skyline Located on the corner of Lexington and 53rd Street, it replaces the old YWCA building in Midtown Manhattan Formally, it responds to the precedent set by two neighbouring twentieth-century Modernist icons - SOM's 21-storey Lever House of 1952 and Mies van der Rohe's 38-storey Seagram Building of 1958 In the spirit of Mies's philosophy of rationality, simplicity and clarity, the tower has a slender, minimalist geometric form, designed to complement these distinguished neighbours Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Foster & Partners Nazar 102

103 Leon and Norma Hess Center for Science and Medicine Madison Ave 1470 New York New York NY Envisioned as a place of discovery and healing, this striking facility is shaped by its translational research mission and urban context Located in Upper Manhattan, the center places researchers, clinicians, educators, and patients in an integrated environment with state-of-the-art technology The 11-story building is specifically designed to foster multi-disciplinary interaction through a network of formal and informal settings The primary design objective was to craft a flexible environment that would be inspiring and supportive for employees while gracious and dignified for patients and their families Inside, natural light and a warm, simple material palette puts cancer patients at ease 2013 Lighting designer Skidmore, Owings & Merrill SBLD Studio Nazar photo: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill 103

104 101 Warren Warren St 101 New York New York NY Warren transformed a 2-acre site in Lower Manhattan into one of the most sought-after residential projects in New York City Combining luxury residences, market-rate and low-income rentals, and substantial retail programs within the podium, a diverse mix of occupants and users are brought together on the same block Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Nazar 104

105 JPMorgan Chase Tower New York Park Ave 270 New York New York NY Park Avenue also known as the JPMorgan Chase Tower is a high-rise office building located in Midtown Manhattan Natalie de Blois designed a skyscraper for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for the address, which was built in 1961 It served as the headquarters for Union Carbide until the company moved to Danbury, Connecticut in 1983 It is currently the world headquarters for JPMorgan Chase The building is 215 m tall and contains 52 floors Project is not public! 1961 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Nazar 105

106 Madison Square Park Tower E 22nd St 45 New York New York NY The building was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and developed by Ian Bruce Eichner's Continuum Company When completed it will be the tallest building between Midtown and the Manhattan Financial District It was the second skyscraper to be built on that block, the first being One Madison Project is not public! 2017 Kohn Pedersen Fox Nazar 106

107 626 First Avenue 1st Avenue 626 New York New York NY Two copper-clad towers are connected by a three-story skybridge, creating the ultimate vertical community Each tower offers over 300 one-of-a-kind layouts with sweeping, enviable views of the Empire State Building, East River and the Manhattan skyline, which marks the city with its iconic structure Project is not public! 2017 SHoP s Nazar 107

108 photo: Handel s 120 Amsterdam Amsterdam Ave 120 New York New York NY Enclave is a new residential development located on the campus of Manhattan's Cathedral of St John the Divine, the fourth largest Cathedral in the world The new residences sit adjacent to the Cathedral, on a site that housed stone sheds and more recently a surface parking lot; the sheds were used by masons to carve the stone for the Cathedral's construction The fifteen-story building is separated into two volumes along its 113th Street frontage and takes advantage of its steeply sloping site by connecting the volumes below a new grand stair that opens views to the Cathedral Transept and connects it to the street The carving of both buildings' corners and setbacks further opens views to the Cathedral from the surrounding streets 2015 Handel s Nazar 108

109 Manhattan Districts Garage Spring St 353 New York New York NY The Manhattan Districts 1/2/5 Garage, at the corner of Spring Street and West Street, houses three district garages for the NYC Department of Sanitation, accommodating over 150 sanitation vehicles, separate vehicle wash and personnel facilities for each district, and centralized fueling and repair facilities The double-skin façade wraps the curtain wall with custom, perforated, metal fins to vertically articulate the massing and mitigate sun exposure An extensive green roof softens views from neighboring buildings, protects the roof membrane, and enhances storm water retention and thermal performance 2015 Dattner s Nazar 109

110 Mercedes House W 54th St 550 New York New York NY Located at the western edge of Midtown Manhattan, the Mercedes House mixed-use development occupies more than half of a city block, comprising a total of 13 million square feet of commercial and residential programs The building integrates multiple commercial uses at the base and provides 27 floors of housing above The base building includes an auto showroom fronting Eleventh Avenue with 275,000 square feet of service floors below grade, a 37,000 square feet space for community use and retail, a smaller retail space, a health club and 200 parking spaces The design is deeply rooted in the unique conditions of the site, sloping up and away from De Witt Clinton Park at a starting height of 86 feet along Eleventh Avenue, and climbing up to 328 feet at its peak This transition successfully reconciles two distinctly different urban scales: the flat, horizontal plane of the waterfront park on the west, and the dense and predominantly vertical Manhattan grid to the east Project is not public! Floor area/size m² TEN Arquitectos Nazar 110

111 photo: Pygmalion Karatzas photo: Pygmalion Karatzas 9-11 Memorial Museum Greenwich Street 180 New York New York The National 9/11 Memorial Museum serves as the principal institution for examining the implications of the events of 9/11, documenting the impact of those events and exploring the continuing significance of September 11, 2001 in New York City The Museum's 110,000 square feet of exhibition space is located within the archaeological heart of the World Trade Center site telling the story of 9/11 through multimedia displays, archives, narratives and a collection of monumental and authentic artifacts The lives of every victim of the 2001 and 1993 attacks will be commemorated as visitors have the opportunity to learn about the men, women and children who died The largest of the spaces within the Museum is Foundation Hall, with ceilings ranging from 40 to 60 feet Here, you can find the slurry wall - a retaining wall originally built to hold back the Hudson River - and the remnants of cutoff box columns that once formed the exterior structure of the Twin Towers Floor area/size m² Main designer, Supplier Supplier Davis Brody Bond Snøhetta Cymat Technologies Sto Isoned Sto_Isoned photo: Pygmalion Karatzas Sun - Thu: 09:00-20:00 (18:00 last entry) Fri + Sat: 09:00 21:00 (19:00 last entry) 111

112 Annenberg Public Policy Center 202 South 36th Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania The Annenberg Public Policy Center (APPC) conducts and disseminates research, hosts lectures, and convenes round table discussions highlighting questions about the intersection of media, communication, and public policy The APPC's new facility will contain offices, conference rooms, broadcast facilities, and a multi-purpose Agora housing a variety of APPC and University events The project is located near the center of Penn's campus, surrounded by older brick and limestone structures Its material palette of layered glass and wood complements nearby buildings, while still presenting a modern and open image - a warm transparency photo: Gregory D Wilson Project is not public! Maki and Associates maooo 112

113 photo: Paulo dos Sousa photo: Paulo dos Sousa Guild House Spring Garden Street 711 Philadelphia Pennsylvania This building was one important statement against the orthodox late modernism buildings that were spreading around the USA in the late 50s and 60s Built in 1963 as a residence for elderly with 91 apartments, has already developed some issues that will be later clarified in the books "Complexity and Contradiction in ure" (1966) and "Learning from Las Vegas" (1972), as the use of an explicit iconographical big sign saying "Guild House", or the use of an ornamental stripe on the top that contradicts the six equal floors, pointing an attic in the building, and a base with white brick The plan has a complex shape with the aim of minimize the distribution space and provide different orientated views photo: Paulo dos Sousa Project is not public! 1963 Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates Paulo_dos_Sousa Take the bus line 43 or

114 photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer Richards Medical Center Hamilton Walk Philadelphia Pennsylvania PA oratories In the Richards building, laboratories are housed in three towers attached in pin-wheel formation to a central fourth tower that houses mechanical systems, research animals, stairs and elevators Each laboratory tower has eight floors, each of which is a 45 foot (135 m) square that is entirely free of stairs, elevators and internal support columns Each tower is supported by eight external columns that are attached to the four edges of each floor at "third-point" locations, the two points on each side that divide it into three equal parts That placement resulted in four column-free cantilevered corners on each floor, which Kahn filled with windows Attached to the sides of the laboratory towers are large vertical shafts, some of which hold exhaust ducts and some of which hold stairwells These shafts, the most striking aspect of the building's exterior, are made from cast-in-place concrete and clad with brick 1962 Client Louis Kahn University of Pennsylvania photo: Jeroen Meijer jpmm From the metro 34th St & Market St it is a 15 min walk: south 34 street then woodland walk to south 36 th, follow that till Hamilton Walk 114

115 photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer Vanna Venturi's House Millman Street 8330 Philadelphia Pennsylvania The house Robert Venturi build for his mother, set at the end of a lane extending Sunriselane This building recognizes complexities and contradictions: it is both complex and simple, open and closed, big and little; some of its elements are good on one level and bad on another; its order accommodates the generic elements of the house in general, and the circumstantial elements of a house in particular It achieves the difficult unity of a medium number of diverse parts rather than the easy unity of few or many motival parts photo: Jeroen Meijer Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Venturi, Scott Brown and Associates jpmm 115

116 photo: Jeroen Meijer photo: Jeroen Meijer Esherick House Sunriselane 204 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Chestnut Hill Single family house, one of the few Kahn built Wood frame, dark stucco outside In the Esherick House, the inherent monumentality of the plan is diminished by the fact that the major living spaces are surrounded by very thick walls In the double-height living room, the fireplace wall is literally deep The opposite wall in plan also has a fireplace used in the bathroom, but the wall is thicker containing a zone of servant spaces, kitchen, bathrooms, closets which are not part of the axial symmetry of the two major living spaces The two window walls are also thick but these frame walls with alcoves or niches between the casements The most intricate planning occurs on the first floor where the sliding doors between the gallery and bedroom, and then between bedroom and bathroom, suggest a flow of space from void to room to altar (David Dunster Key Buildings of the Twentieth Century Volume 2: Houses p52-53) photo: Jeroen Meijer Project is not public! 1961 Client Louis Kahn Margaret Esherick jpmm 116