https://www.architecturalrecord.com/rss/1499 en-us http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16633 Mon, 11 Dec 2023 00:00:25 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/16633-design-ed-podcast-thomas-mccarthy-and-steven-davis Designer or executive architect on countless cultural projects, the 71-year-old New York firm’s acquisition will expand Page’s presence in the city.

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]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14136 Wed, 12 Jun 2019 10:31:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/14136-american-museum-of-natural-history-in-new-york-breaks-ground-on-jeanne-gangdesigned-building ANHM-Gang-01.jpg Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education, and Innovation Facade Rendering by Studio Gang, 2019 ANHM-Gang-02.jpg Entrance to the Gilder Center from Theodore Roosevelt Park Rendering by Neoscape and Studio Gang, 2019 ANHM-Gang-03.jpg Interior of the Gilder Center Rendering by MIR and Studio Gang, 2019 ANHM-Gang-04.jpg Central Exhibition Hall, Longitudinal Section Looking North Image courtesy Studio Gang, 2019 ANHM-Gang-05.jpg Axonometric Perspective of the Central Exhibition Hall Image courtesy Studio Gang, 2019 http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11964 Tue, 01 Nov 2016 08:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11964-national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture The National Museum of African American History and Culture by Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smith GroupJJR is one of six finalists for the Mies Crown Hall Americas Prize. Photo © Alan Karchmer It occupies the last available spot on the National Mall, in the shadow of the Washington Monument. Photo © Alan Karchmer The heritage hall at the ground level is a vast lobby for welcoming visitors. Photo © Alan Karchmer At the south entrance, a massive canopy referred to as the Porch spans 175 feet. President Obama presided over the museum’s opening here. Photo © Alan Karchmer In stark contrast to its Neoclassical neighbors, NMAAHC’s 250,000 square feet of facade are covered in a latticework of bronze-colored cast aluminum panels. Photo © Alan Karchmer Escalators move visitors through the upper-level galleries. Photo © Alan Karchmer A Jim Crow–era passenger car from the Southern Railway Company is exhibited within the below-grade history galleries. The 154,000-pound car was installed in the museum with two coordinated cranes before construction was complete. The slab supporting it is specifically designed for the load. Photo © Alan Karchmer A concrete guard tower from Louisiana State Penitentiary was cut from its original foundations and transported to the museum. Photo © Alan Karchmer A self-supporting spiraling steel staircase links the lobby to the concourse level below. Photo © Alan Karchmer A Tuskegee aircraft hangs in the History galleries. Photo © Alan Karchmer Views through the facade’s latticework over the capital are possible from the upper-level galleries. Photo © Alan Karchmer The underground Contemplative Court, with cascading water and daylight streaming in from above, offers a moment of reflection. Photo © Alan Karchmer, courtesy NMAAHC Concourse level plan Image courtesy Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smith GroupJJR Ground floor plan Image courtesy Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smith GroupJJR Image courtesy Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smith GroupJJR Second floor plan Image courtesy Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smith GroupJJR Fourth floor plan Image courtesy Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smith GroupJJR Fifth floor plan Image courtesy Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smith GroupJJR Photo © Alan Karchmer Photo © Alan Karchmer Photo © Alan Karchmer Photo © Alan Karchmer Photo © Alan Karchmer Photo © Alan Karchmer Photo © Alan Karchmer Photo © Alan Karchmer Photo © Alan Karchmer Photo © Alan Karchmer Photo © Alan Karchmer Photo © Alan Karchmer Photo © Alan Karchmer Photo © Alan Karchmer Photo © Alan Karchmer Lentzl@bnpmedia.com (Linda C. Lentz) shaw-neighborhood-library.asp Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7666-watha-t-daniel-shaw-neighborhood-library As a decorative note, architects Davis Brody Bond and the lighting designers at MCLA installed industrial-style pendants outfitted with compact fluorescent lamps in the daylight-filled reading room. O Watha T. Daniel ' Shaw Neighborhood LibraryDavis Brody BondWashington, D.C.As a decorative note, architects Davis Brody Bond and the lighting designers at MCLA installed industrial-style pendants outfitted with compact fluorescent lamps in the daylight-filled reading room. Openings in the perforated aluminum screen provide views through fritted glass. Photo © Paul Rivera T5 uplights inside the building on top of exposed beams and carrels beneath clerestory windows provide well-balanced, ambient illumination inside and also create a glowing, lanternlike effect for pass Watha T. Daniel ' Shaw Neighborhood LibraryDavis Brody BondWashington, D.C.T5 uplights inside the building on top of exposed beams and carrels beneath clerestory windows provide well-balanced, ambient illumination inside and also create a glowing, lanternlike effect for passersby on the outside. As a result, the building has been nicknamed the 'Jewel of Rhode Island Avenue.'Photo © Paul Rivera Remembering the dead and embracing the living are the twin forces driving the architecture of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.

]]> national-sept-11-memorial-museum.asp Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/7869-national-september-11-memorial-museum Water around and in the memorial pools reflects the skyline of Lower Manhattan without the Twin Towers. National September 11 Memorial & MuseumMemorial: Michael Arad and Peter Walker and Partners Entry Pavilion to Museum: Sn'hettaMuseum: Davis Brody BondNew York, New YorkWater around and in the memorial pools reflects the skyline of Lower Manhattan without the Twin Towers.Photos by James Ewing The memorial plaza occupies nearly half of the 16-acre site with a pair of voids identifying the footprints of the destroyed skyscrapers. National September 11 Memorial & MuseumMemorial: Michael Arad and Peter Walker and Partners Entry Pavilion to Museum: Sn'hettaMuseum: Davis Brody BondNew York, New YorkThe memorial plaza occupies nearly half of the 16-acre site with a pair of voids identifying the footprints of the destroyed skyscrapers.Photos by James Ewing Water falls over serrated stainless steel weirs and down granite walls around the two voids. National September 11 Memorial & MuseumMemorial: Michael Arad and Peter Walker and Partners Entry Pavilion to Museum: Sn'hettaMuseum: Davis Brody BondNew York, New YorkWater falls over serrated stainless steel weirs and down granite walls around the two voids.Photos by James Ewing The names of the dead have been stencil-cut into angled bronze plates so sunlight catches them during the day and backlighting illuminates them at night. The names are organized by groups of people wh National September 11 Memorial & MuseumMemorial: Michael Arad and Peter Walker and Partners Entry Pavilion to Museum: Sn'hettaMuseum: Davis Brody BondNew York, New YorkThe names of the dead have been stencil-cut into angled bronze plates so sunlight catches them during the day and backlighting illuminates them at night. The names are organized by groups of people who worked or died together, based in part on adjacencies requested by the families and colleagues of the victims.Photos by James Ewing A combination of glass and stainless steel panels animates the museum pavilion's skin with changing daylight. The pavilion points west, helping to orient visitors on the site. National September 11 Memorial & MuseumMemorial: Michael Arad and Peter Walker and Partners Entry Pavilion to Museum: Sn'hettaMuseum: Davis Brody BondNew York, New YorkA combination of glass and stainless steel panels animates the museum pavilion's skin with changing daylight. The pavilion points west, helping to orient visitors on the site.Photos by James Ewing A combination of glass and stainless steel panels animates the museum pavilion's skin with changing daylight. The pavilion points west, helping to orient visitors on the site. National September 11 Memorial & MuseumMemorial: Michael Arad and Peter Walker and Partners Entry Pavilion to Museum: Sn'hettaMuseum: Davis Brody BondNew York, New YorkA combination of glass and stainless steel panels animates the museum pavilion's skin with changing daylight. The pavilion points west, helping to orient visitors on the site.Photos by James Ewing One of the tridents from the Twin Towers stands (temporarily wrapped) in the stair atrium of the museum pavilion. The glass-and-steel pavilion sits atop a hybrid steel-and-concrete structure with many National September 11 Memorial & MuseumMemorial: Michael Arad and Peter Walker and Partners Entry Pavilion to Museum: Sn'hettaMuseum: Davis Brody BondNew York, New YorkOne of the tridents from the Twin Towers stands (temporarily wrapped) in the stair atrium of the museum pavilion. The glass-and-steel pavilion sits atop a hybrid steel-and-concrete structure with many layers of transportation and mechanical infrastructure below it.Photos by James Ewing National September 11 Memorial & Museum National September 11 Memorial & MuseumMemorial: Michael Arad and Peter Walker and Partners Entry Pavilion to Museum: Sn'hettaMuseum: Davis Brody BondNew York, New YorkPhotos by James Ewing National September 11 Memorial & Museum National September 11 Memorial & MuseumMemorial: Michael Arad and Peter Walker and Partners Entry Pavilion to Museum: Sn'hettaMuseum: Davis Brody BondNew York, New YorkPhotos by James Ewing National September 11 Memorial & Museum National September 11 Memorial & MuseumMemorial: Michael Arad and Peter Walker and Partners Entry Pavilion to Museum: Sn'hettaMuseum: Davis Brody BondNew York, New YorkPhotos by James Ewing