Facades+ will return to Washington, D.C. on February 14

Facades+ will return to Washington, D.C. for the first time in two years on February 14. The conference will bring a full-day program to the city for the first time; it will be co-chaired by Eric Feiss, a principal at GWWO Architects. Spanning from federal government projects to Washington’s first mass timber construction, the program

CetraRuddy updates the art deco facade on a NoMad skyscraper

Brought to you by: Architect: CetraRuddy Location: New York, New York Opening: October, 2021 Joining the ranks of luxury towers in Manhattan’s NoMad neighborhood is Rose Hill, CetraRuddy’s contemporary take on Gothic Revival skyscrapers. Like many residential projects in the city, construction continued during the pandemic, with the building at 30 East 29th Street opening

SOM’s green terra-cotta facade for Disney’s headquarters takes shape

Brought to you by: Architect Skidmore Owings & Merrill Location New York, New York Completion Date 2024 Developer/Owner’s Representative Silverstein Properties Sustainability Atelier Ten Facade Consultant R.A. Heintges & Associates Structural Engineer Thornton Tomasetti Facades Maintenance Entek Engineering, LLC Construction Manager Lendlease  Curtain Wall Contractor New Hudson Facades Terra-cotta Supplier NBK Glass Supplier Interpane Bird

7 West 57th features an oblique glass facade

Brought to you by: Architect Hill West Architects Location New York, New York Completion Date April, 2022 Interiors Tsao & McKown Client Solow Building Company Window Wall Glass VRE 24-54 by Viracon Channel Glass TP26/60/7 Lamberts Linit Channel Glass Solar texture w/ custom Sandblast by Bendheim Shading System Lutron Exterior Wall Consultant  Vidaris Lighting Consultant

Leroy Street Studio works with students to design a metal facade

BROUGHT TO YOU BY: Architect Leroy Street Studio Location New York, New York Completion Date July, 2022 Developer Asian Americans for Equality Community Partners Grand Street Settlement, AmeriCorps Stucco/EIFS Parex Brick Endicott Custom Metal Panels Juan Alfaro Design Windows Intus Storefront Systems Kawneer Roofing Systems Johns Manville Tile Daltile   Approaching 302 East 2nd Street

RSHP’s first residential building in New York

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KieranTimberlake restores facade of Philadelphia’s Bulletin Building

Brought to you by: Architect KieranTimberlake Location Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia Completion Date May 2020 Structural and Facade Engineer Thornton Tomasetti Structural Engineer (Construction Phase) Keast & Hood Landscape Architect West 8 Landscape Design Construction Manager Hunter Roberts Exterior Envelope Contractor National Glass & Metal Company Curtain Wall Erie Architectural Products Custom Aluminum Fabrications Architectural Systems, Inc.

BKSK Architects installs terra-cotta facade on residential building

Brought to you by: Architect BKSK Architects Location New York, New York Completion July 2022 Developer Roe Corporation Construction Manager Hudson Meridian Construction Group  Interior Design Alyssa Kapito Interiors & BKSK Architects Terra-cotta Ceipo Ceramiche Brick Hebron Brick Company Glazing Guardian UltraClear Low Iron Residential windows and glazed doors: Zola Thermo Clad and Thermo Plus

INC’s Saint Mark’s Place brings terra-cotta and loggias to Boerum Hill

Brought to you by: Occupying nearly a full block along 4th Avenue in Boerum Hill, Brooklyn, INC Architecture & Design’s Saint Mark’s Place is lightened by its off-white terra-cotta facade. Clad in over 8,000 terra-cotta panels, the building houses 100 condominiums spanning 112,631 square feet and twelve floors, with ground floor retail.  Common spaces include

COOKFOX and Buro Happold design living facade for birds and bees

Although his title may be traditional, COOKFOX Senior Associate Spencer Lapp has another role not found at most firms: He is COOKFOX’s resident beekeeper. Lapp’s enthusiasm for the little insects that power our ecosystem corresponds with an interest in designs that harmonize with nature. That interest was evident in a recent collaboration between COOKFOX, Buro

Inspired by Manhattanhenge, Scalar Architects transforms aging Kips Bay building with a sparkling facade

Architect Scalar Architecture Location New York City Completion Date September 2021 Composite Metal Panels PE by Alpolic Structural Fiberglass Enduro PVC Windows Drutex Taking the name of the solar phenomenon ‘Manhattanhenge’, Scalar Architecture’s recently completed facade intervention in Kips Bay brings a dynamic relationship between facade and sunlight to a 20th-century building. The brick and

SOM’s 28&7 black terra-cotta facade shines in Chelsea

Brought to you by: Architect Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill Location New York City Completion Date February 2022 Design Consultants AJLP Developers GDS Development Management (GDSNY) Terra-cotta Shildan Group Windows Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope Construction Icon Adorned in a slick, black terra-cotta and glass grid, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill’s (SOM) 28&7 opened February, 2022, near the northern end

Deborah Berke Partners shakes up Penn’s campus with terra-cotta baguettes

Brought to you by: Architect Deborah Berke Partners Location Philadelphia Completion Date Fall 2021 Terra-cotta Shildan Group Windows Wausau Window & Wall Systems Metal Panels VMZINC ‘QUARTZ-ZINC’ Facade Installer EDA Contractors Entry Doors Kawneer Waterproofing/Air Barrier Henry Blueskin VP160 Exterior Insulation Rockwool Cavity Rock With much of its campus shaped by eclectic historical architecture, the

Facades+ returns to NYC this April for its 10th anniversary

Facades+ largest event of the year returns to New York City on April 13 and 14. Featuring a full first day of in-person presentations, and a second day of virtual workshops, Facades+ will celebrate its 10th anniversary in the city where the conference series started. With Blake Middleton, partner at Handel Architects, serving as co-chair,

The Westly juts over its Upper West Side neighbors with a gravity-defying triple cantilever

Architect ODA Location Manhattan Completion Date Estimated spring 2022 Facade Consultant Thornton Tomasetti Facade Fabricator and Limestone Manufacturer GGL Enterprises General Contractor Urban Atelier Group Glazing Manufacturer Guardian Glass Real estate in New York City is a notoriously pricey commodity, and developers have long pushed buildings ever upward in a frantic bid to maximize their

The Clay Studio reflects skilled craftwork inside and out in Philadelphia’s South Kensington neighborhood

Brought to you by: Architect DIGSAU Location Philadelphia Completion Date Under construction (planned 2022) Face Brick Glen-Gery Glazed Thin Brick McNear Engineered Brick Ties Hohmann & Barnard Weather Barrier Henry Sheathing Georgia-Pacific Storefront, Entries, and Window Systems Kawneer Garage Door Overhead Door Company The Clay Studio (TCS)—a longstanding Philadelphia nonprofit art center—will soon be moving