Design Vanguard 2022: CO Adaptive New York James S. Russell, FAIA Emeritus June 1, 2022 No Comments The Brooklyn-based firm CO Adaptive focuses exclusively on renovating existing structures, transforming many of them into Passive House buildings.Read More
Fighting Flooding in Houston and New York Equity meets resiliency James S. Russell, FAIA Emeritus June 1, 2022 One Comment A range of strategies to address climate change is improving the urban realm and the quality of life for communities of different income levels.Read More
Foster Unveils Design for Low-Energy New York Supertall The under-construction Park Avenue tower will serve as JPMorgan Chase's headquarters James S. Russell, FAIA Emeritus April 15, 2022 3 Comments The under-construction tower near Grand Central Terminal will serve as JPMorgan Chase's headquarters and house up to 14,000 employees.Read More
Williams and Tsien Bring Colorful Reconfigured Public Spaces to Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall James S. Russell, FAIA Emeritus March 9, 2022 3 Comments The New York Philharmonic and Lincoln Center unveil new details of the redesign of the perpetually troubled 1962 David Geffen Hall.Read More
NXTHVN by Deborah Berke Partners New Haven, Connecticut James S. Russell, FAIA Emeritus March 1, 2022 No Comments The design of a quietly forceful art incubator turns a former industrial site into a community catalyst.Read More
Though Beloved, Midcentury Modern Houses Are Vanishing James S. Russell, FAIA Emeritus February 20, 2022 2 Comments The sudden demolition of Marcel Breuer’s influential 1945 Geller House is symptomatic of the larger trend of disappearing midcentury modern homes and the informal lifestyles they promoted.Read More
Samuel Powel Elementary School and Science Leadership Academy Middle School by Rogers Partners Philadelphia James S. Russell, FAIA Emeritus January 1, 2022 No Comments Two public schools converge in a building by Rogers Partners—part of an emerging boomtown.Read More
New York’s David Geffen Hall Plans a Fall 2022 Reopening James S. Russell, FAIA Emeritus December 3, 2021 4 Comments After a troubled history, Lincoln Center’s home to the New York Philharmonic rushes toward a comeback.Read More
Johns Hopkins Loses a Gem by Williams and Tsien James S. Russell, FAIA Emeritus November 2, 2021 8 Comments The university is gaining a student center by BIG, as TWBC's brick Mattin Center is destroyed.Read More
Public Space Portfolio Revitalization of the Civic Realm Sarah Amelar Laura Raskin James S. Russell, FAIA Emeritus September 1, 2021 No Comments Various proposals nationwide show how parks and common areas can be created from a torn urban fabric.Read More
