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1 ny Projects 25 Created 03-Jan-17 By Asel Ravilova, Moscow, Russia New Museum SANAA museum 40 Bond WTC Transportation Hub Oculus Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts National September 11 Memorial Prada flagship store Flatiron Building New York Times Building Trump Tower 7 MoMa Museum of Modern Art VIA 57 West 14 Storefront for Art and ure 15 The High Line 16 AT&T Corporate Headquarters 17 Philip Johnson office 8 Hearst Building 18 Foster & Partners office 9 IAC Headquarters 19 Gehry Partners office 10 Shepard Hall at City College 20 Elemental ure education 11 Der Scutt housing, mixed-use development, office James Corner Field Operations bridge, park, promenade Renzo Piano office 6 Daniel Burnham commercial space, office 13 Steven Holl gallery OMA - Rem Koolhaas retail, shop 5 Handel s memorial space th Avenue BIG Bjarke Ingels Group housing, mixed-use development Robert Moses culture, square 4 Santiago Calatrava train station Jean Nouvel housing, restaurant Herzog and De Meuron housing 3 Bayard-Condict 21 Louis Sullivan commercial space, office 12 Yoshio Taniguchi museum The Rose Center for Earth and Space 22 Ennead s museum 1

2 Armani Fifth Avenue Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas retail CBS Building TWA Flight Center TKTS Booth & Redevelopment 26 Choi Ropiha Fighera kiosk, square 24 Eero Saarinen office, recording studio 23 Edward Durrell Stone House 27 Edward Durell Stone private house 25 Eero Saarinen airport, passenger terminal 2

3 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, 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 3

4 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 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 4

5 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 5

6 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 6

7 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 7

8 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 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 8

9 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 9

10 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, Renzo Piano FXFOWLE s New York Times Company and Forest City Ratner Companies asanchez 10

11 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 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 11

12 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 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 12

13 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 Jean Nouvel Alf Naman Real Estate Cape Advisors, Inc salpochtron 13

14 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 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 14

15 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 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 15

16 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 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 16

17 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 17

18 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! 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 18

19 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 Gehry Partners IAC pkrajewski_pl 19

20 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 Elemental ure Dormitory Authority of the State of New York ElementalNYC 20

21 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 21

22 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 22

23 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 Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas Armani jacksolo

24 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 24

25 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 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

26 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 Choi Ropiha Fighera Perkins Eastman PKSB Times Square Alliance, Theatre Development Fund, Coalition for Father Duffy and City of New York CHROFI 26

27 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 27