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Liberty Memorial and National World War I Museum

February 19, 2008

ASAI Architecture's new National World War I Museum and finely reconstructed Liberty Memorial solemnly tell the story of the "War to End All Wars."

Liberty Memorial and National World War I Museum Project Portfolio

Charles Linn, FAIA

February 19, 2008

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Project Specs Liberty Memorial and National World War I Museum Kansas City, Missouri ASAI Architecture << Return to article the People Architecture, interiors, landscape: ASAI Architecture Stephen Abend, FAIA Crichton Singleton, FAIA Consultants: Bob D. Campbell & Co. (structural) W.L. Cassell Associates (m/e/p); SK Design Group (civil) Ralph Appelbaum Associates (exhibits) John G. Waite & Associates (preservation) Architectural and Historical Research (history) Yarnell Associates (lighting); Acoustical Design Group Contractors: J.E. Dunn Construction Turner Construction the Products Indiana limestone: Evans Limestone Waterproofing: American Hydrotech Elevators: Otis Elevators Skylights: Super Sky Products Steel windows: Hope’s Windows Roofing: Carlisle Roofing

The New York Times Building

Renzo Piano Building Workshop and FXFOWLE present a quietly luminous addition to the Manhattan skyline with The New York Times Building.

Suzanne Stephens

February 19, 2008

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In the past few years, New York City has been valiantly trying to turn around its deserved reputation for treating innovative architecture like an exotic disease that should be stamped out by courageous developers, bankers, and government officials.

The New York Times Building

Sara Hart

February 19, 2008

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New York City Renzo Piano Building Workshop with FXFOWLE Curtain-wall ingenuity eliminates the fear factor Fear factor. That was the obstacle the New York Times and its New York–based architect, FXFOWLE, faced when it was time to bid the curtain wall for the media giant’s new headquarters in Midtown Manhattan. Design architect Renzo Piano conceived of a brise-soleil made of horizontal rods to project 18 inches from the curtain wall. Simple in concept, confounding in execution, when one imagines finding a strategy that would work for a 52-story tower. “While this approach has been achieved on a smaller scale in

An Office for Hodgdon Powder Company

El dorado Architects rethink the Quonset hut to enliven simple, new offices for the Hodgdon Powder Company in rural Kansas.

Russell Fortmeyer

February 19, 2008

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It wasn’t image consciousness or architectural publicity that convinced the board of the Hodgdon Powder Company to hire an architect to design its new production facility’s administration building near Herington, Kansas.

Russell Fortmeyer

February 19, 2008

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Project Specs An Office for Hodgdon Powder Company Herington, Kansas El dorado Architects << Return to article the People Architect El dorado Architects Principal in Charge: Josh Shelton Project Architect: Sean Slattery, AIA, LEEP AP Furniture Design and Fabrication: Brady Neely Engineer(s): Structural: Genesis Structures Metal Building Engineering: Steelmaster USA MEP: Lankford and Associates Landscape: el dorado inc Lighting: Derek Porter Studio General contractor: Kelley Construction Company Photographer Mike Sinclair, all photos Renderer(s) El dorado inc, all drawings CAD system, project management, or other software used: Vector Works the Products Wall and Roof system: Steelmaster USA; Qounset Profile applied

The Gary Comer Youth Center by John Ronan Architects

Chicago

Joann Gonchar, FAIA

February 19, 2008

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John Ronan's bright and bold Gary Comer Youth Center supports an ambitious agenda on Chicago's South Side.

The Gary Comer Youth Center Project Portfolio

Charles Linn, FAIA

February 19, 2008

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Project Specs The Gary Comer Youth Center Chicago, Illinois John Ronan Architects << Return to article the People Architect John Ronan Architect 320 W. Ohio Street 4e Chicago IL 60610 phone 312.951.6600 fax 312.951.6544 jrarch.com see * for architects) John Ronan, AIA* (Lead Designer and Principal-in-Charge) Evan Menk LEED AP and Brian Malady (Project Architects), Yasushi Koakutsu, Oscar Kang, Brad Kelley, Micah Land, Nageshwar Rao (Project Team) Interior designer: John Ronan Architects Engineer(s): Arup (Structural) CCJM Engineers (MEP) Terra Engineering (Civil) Consultant(s) Landscape: Peter Lindsay Schaudt Landscape Architecture Lighting: Charter Sills Acoustical: Kirkegaard Associates Other: Cini-Little International (Food Service), db

Bowdoin College Museum of Art

Machado and Silvetti Associates chooses a dialectical, but not dissonant approach to adding onto the historic Bowdoin College Museum of Art in Brunswick, Maine.

Suzanne Stephens

February 19, 2008

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The wisest architects are often ones who do not hang on too long to their first scheme.

Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center

Bohlin Cywinski Jackson seizes on Grand Teton's natural drama with the elegant Craig Thomas Visitor Center.

John King

February 19, 2008

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There’s nothing formulaic about the National Park Service’s new Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center for the Grand Teton National Park in Moose, Wyoming.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU

Explore modern façade and glazing systems that enhance daylighting, fire safety, and thermal performance while expanding architectural design possibilities.

Credits: 1 AIA LU/HSW; 1 AIBD P-CE; 0.1 ICC CEU; 1 PDH

Explore façade retrofit strategies and award-winning design concepts that can transform aging office buildings into healthier, higher-performing workplaces for today’s hybrid workforce.