Articles by Christopher Kieran

Project Specs United States Census Bureau Headquarters Suitland, Maryland Skidmore, Owings and Merrill << Return to article the People     the Products Structural system: Office Building: Steel Garages: Concrete Exterior cladding Metal/glass curtainwall: Viracon VE1-2M 1” insulated Glazing unit with 10% ceramic frit (curved Lines) – Viracon (Glass) – Enclos Corp. (Curtain wall Manufacturer) Concrete: Green-tinted precast concrete spandrel panels with Mica flakes – Artex Systems, Inc. Wood: Wood Blades: Curved, glue laminated white Oak sun-shading blades – Sentinel Structures Wood Cladding: Panelized tongue-and-groove IPE Boards – ISEC, Inc. EIFS, ACM, or other: Ivy Green Screen system (Parking enclosures)

New York City, New York Gehry Partners/STUDIOS Architecture Award of Excellence Frank Gehry’s first New York building, the highly anticipated InterActiveCorp (IAC) Headquarters, has been likened to the flowing pleats of a skirt, or the billowing sails of a ship floating along the Hudson River. The 10-story building near the Chelsea Piers Sports Center has fans and critics wondering what it says about the direction of the architect’s work. Meanwhile, the client is thriving and finds its own creative enterprises stimulated by the unique plan of its new facility. Photo: © Albert Vecerka / Esto Slide show captions: Henry Ng

Greenville, South Carolina McMillan Smith & Partners Citation for Excellence Only one building in this year’s collection is home to a design company. For lighting designer and manufacturer Hubbell, the first thought in planning a new corporate headquarters was lighting. The business became its building in a way that none of the other winning designs could. McMillan Smith & Partners Architects teamed with lighting design firm Visual Terrain and interior designer Storyline Studio to create a building that showcases the client’s products by integrating them into the architectural design. Photo: © Brian Dressler Photography Slide show captions: Henry Ng Located

New York City, New York Foster + Partners/Gensler Citation for Excellence Foster + Partners’ design for a stainless-steel-clad, diagrid structure has given the Hearst Corporation an iconic presence on the New York City skyline [record, August 2006, page 75]. The Hearst Tower’s environmental agenda and unique aesthetic have dominated conversation about the building, but its occupants like to talk about how it enhances their work experience. Photo: © Nigel Young Slide show captions: Henry Ng The new 46-story structure rises from a six-story pedestal built in 1928 and designed by Joseph Urban as the base for a future tower. But

Toronto, Ontario Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects Citation for Excellence Canada’s only museum devoted entirely to ceramics, the Gardiner Museum reopened in June 2006 after a 30-month renovation and expansion. Located in Toronto, just south of the city’s high-end retail district, the museum’s original 1984 building proved deficient in various respects. Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects (KPMB), whose Young Centre for the Performing Arts is a winner in this year’s awards, designed a 14,000-square-foot addition and worked with the museum to make a facility capable of supporting the institution’s anticipated growth. Photo: © Shai Gill Slide show captions: Henry Ng

Project Specs The Gardiner Museum Toronto, Ontario Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects << Return to article the People Architect Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects 322 King Street West Toronto, Ontario M5V 1J2 416-977-5104 (TEL) 416-598-9804 (FAX) Partner: Bruce Kuwabara (design partner) Partner: Shirley Blumberg (partner-in-charge) Paulo Rocha (design/project architect) Architectural Staff: John Allen Kevin Bridgman Steven Casey Bill Colaco Ramon Janer Tom Knezic Carolyn Lee Shane O'Neill Thom Seto Tyler Sharpe Javier Uribe Engineer(s): Structural: Halsall Associates Limited Electrical/Mechanical: Crossey Engineering Inc Consultant(s) Landscape: NAK Design Lighting: Suzanne Powadiuk Design Cost: Vermeulen Cost Consultants Fire and Life Safety: Leber /

Project Specs Hearst Tower, interior New York City, New York Foster + Partners/Gensler << Return to article the People Architect Foster + Partners Riverside, 22 Hester Road London SW11 4AN P: 020 7738 0455 F: 020 7738 1107|08 Gensler Rockefeller Center 1230 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 1500 New York, NY 10020 P: 212.492.8626 F: 212.492.1472 Foster + Partners Norman Foster Brandon Haw (Partner in charge) Mike Jelliffe (Project Architect) Michael Wurzel (Project Architect) Peter Han David Nelson Gerard Evenden Bob Atwal John Ball Nick Baker Una Barac Morgan Flemming Michaela Koster Chris Lepine Martina Meluzzi Julius Streifeneder Gonzalo Surroca

Project Specs Hubbell Lighting Headquarters Greenville, South Carolina McMillan Smith & Partners << Return to article the People Architect McMillan Smith & Partners Architects, PLLC 17 College Street Greenville SC 29601 (864) 370-0058 Phone (864) 370-0702 Fax www.mcmillansmith.com Managing Partner: Mr. Ron Smith, AIA P.I.C./Design Architect: Mr. Cullen Pitts, AIA, LEED AP Project Manager: Mr. K.J. Jacobs, AIA, LEED AP Project Architect: Mr. Sal Napolitano, AIA Interior Designer: Ms. Millie Thomasson Architect of record Same as Above Associate architect(s) Same As Above Interior designer: Same As Above Engineer(s): Geotechnical: Mr. Sewell Crisman Carolina Consulting Engineers Charleston, SC Civil: Mr. David

Toronto, Ontario Diamond + Schmitt Architects Citation for Excellence The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, the new home of the Canadian Opera Company (COC), is Canada’s first purpose-built opera house. The company had dreamed for decades of building its own venue, so when the opportunity arose, every measure was taken to outdo the old rented performance space. Canadian Opera Company general director Richard Bradshaw worked with Diamond and Schmitt Architects to create a welcoming opera house with exceptional acoustics. Photo: © Tom Arban Slide show captions: Henry Ng Occupying a full block in downtown Toronto, the Four Seasons

Project Specs Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts Toronto, Ontario Diamond + Schmitt Architects << Return to article the People Architect Diamond and Schmitt Architects Incorporated 384 Adelaide Street West, Suite 300 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5V 1R7 Tel: 416.862.8800 Fax: 416.862.5508 Principal in Charge: A.J. Diamond, OC MArch FRAIC CIP OAA Project Architect: Gary McCluskie, BES BArch OAA Project Architect: Building: Michael Treacy, BASc BArch MRAIC Project Architect: Auditorium: Matthew Lella, BArch BES Interior designer: Diamond and Schmitt Architects Engineer(s): Structural: Halcrow Yolles 207 Queen’s Quay West, Suite 550 Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 1A7 416 363 8123 www.yolles.com Electrical: