Perkins Eastman, PBDW Architects, and Mancini Duffy complete TSX Broadway, a tower wrapped by colorful LED screens

Architect: Perkins Eastman, Mancini Duffy, PBDW Architects Location: New York City Completion Date: 2024 TSX Broadway is a recently completed mixed-use tower in Times Square. The development, set at the intersection of 7th Avenue and 47th Street, consists of a 47-story hotel constructed above the Palace Theatre, a historic Broadway venue. To create space for

Nori Architects retrofits an office building facade with recycled materials

Brought to you by: Nori Architects’ renovation of the Asanuma Corporation’s Nagoya Branch Office has given a 30-year-old, nearly all-glass office building in Aichi, Japan a new facade with primarily recycled natural materials. The Tokyo-based architecture firm was tasked with revamping the 8-story tower into a modern office space. As the firm described, “this project

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

s-lab, a blocky building made from red panels

ELASTICOFarm included a hidden message in a concrete-paneled facade

  Architect ELASTICOFarm Location Turin, Italy Completion Date 2020 Structural Engineer Arching Srl Mechanical Engineer Projema Engineering Srl Construction Company Ruscalla Renato SpA Prefabricator Alciati Srl Installations Paolin Impianti Srl Using prefabricated concrete panels, Italian studio ELASTICOFarm was able to embed hidden messages on the facade of S-LAB at the Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare

A corbelled brick facade makes waves on a Hyderabad apartment complex

Architect Sameep Padora and Associates Location Hyderabad, India Completion Date 2019 Brick Uma Brick Mangalore Aluminum Frame Windows Technical Windows Granite Sadar Ali Granite Looking out over the city and an adjoining park, the Mumbai-based Sameep Padora and Associates’ Sienna offers a novel apartment experience in Hyderabad, India’s Jubilee Hills neighborhood. A four-story building with

Gensler’s Cadillac House Shanghai propels forward with an angled steel facade

Over the last two decades, as the ownership of American and European-produced cars has proliferated in China, car manufacturers have pushed to establish a prestigious presence in the country in the form of showrooms and high-designed office parks. Designed by Gensler, The Cadillac House Shanghai is an exemplar of this trend and joins the scene with a

The International Spy Museum is veiled in cantilevered glass megapanels

The International Spy Museum presents a striking figure in the relatively staid streetscape of Washington, D.C. The building opened in May 2019 and was designed by London-based Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) in collaboration with architect-of-record Hickok Cole, and replaced the original home of the Spy Musem that was constructed in 2002. The project is a demonstration of high-tech

The Pavilion at Great Northern Way revolves with CNC-milled timber and aluminum composite panels

The Pavilion at Great Northern Way, a florid timber, steel, and glass structure designed by Perkins and Will and fabricated by Canadian timber specialist Spearhead, anchors a new public plaza in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Vancouver, British Columbia. The 2,000-square-foot space, which was completed in 2019 and will be home to a coffee shop, abuts the Perkins and Will–designed

RAMSA’s American Water headquarters brings detailed aluminum to the Camden waterfront

Opened in December 2018, the American Water Headquarters is the most recent significant addition to Camden, New Jersey’s, Delaware River waterfront and sits directly across from Philadelphia’s Center City. Designed by New York’s Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA), the corporate project articulates the former industrial character of the Rust Belt with an aluminum composite facade

Detail of a fluted granite facade at 277 Mott Street

Toshiko Mori Architect greets the Lower East Side with CNC-milled granite

Due to be completed in 2019, 277 Mott Street is a seven-story, retail infill project that offers a contemporary vision of contextual development in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Designed by the New York-based Toshiko Mori Architect—whose office is located just a few blocks away—the project features a custom-fabricated CNC-milled dark granite facade with vertical ribbons

Steven Holl’s Kennedy Center expansion dampens sound with crinkled concrete

Steven Holl Architects’ (SHA) expansion of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.—titled The REACH—is expected to open to the public at the beginning of September.  The $250-million expansion consists of a 4.6-acre complex with three semi-submerged pavilions rising with bright-white cast-in-place concrete and opaque glass facades. Notably, SHA’s design features crinkled concrete sound-dampening walls that

The Missouri Innovation Campus ripples with an angled aluminum skin

The Summit Technology Academy of the Missouri Innovation Campus, designed by Gould Evans, is a new education facility focused on bridging the gap between the workplace and the classroom. The building houses an innovative educational program developed by the University of Central Missouri, the local Lee’s Summit School District, and area industry participants. The collaborative nature of

Sections of the Glasgow School of Art to be “dismantled” this week

According to recent reports, sections of the Glasgow School of Art will be disassembled over the coming days. Officials studying the June 15th blaze have observed a larger degree of settling and movement among the remaining sections of the building than originally anticipated, enough to prompt the investigative team to begin dismantling the south facade of

Shingled glass and twisting terra cotta accentuate new music building in Iowa City

Open last year in Iowa City, the University of Iowa Voxman Music Building is a six-story, 184,000-square-feet academic building containing performance spaces, a music library, practice rooms, classrooms, and faculty studios and offices. It establishes a connection between the community and the school though specific massing articulation and building envelope detailing. LMN Architects credited their

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AIA Principal Sanjeev brings 28 years of experience in design integration of innovative and advanced building technology with a focus in Facades and specialty structures. Sanjeev has led the design and construction of the facades and specialty systems for several large aviation, sports, and commercial projects in the US and around the world. Sanjeev is

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Gianni Botsford Architects designs a glass tower in China with a staggered profile and aluminum mullions

Architect: Gianni Botsford Architects Location: Chengdu, China Completion Date: 2024 Gianni Botsford Architects, a London-based practice, has designed a new office tower for OPPO, a Chinese electronics manufacturer. Located south of Chengdu’s city center, the new tower anchors a larger development called the Singapore Sichuan Hi Tech Innovation Park. The facade of the tower is

Populous faces Calgary’s BMO Centre with copper-colored metal panels

Architect: Populous Location: Calgary, Alberta Completion Date: 2024 Each July, over one million people descend on Western Canada for the Calgary Stampede, one of the largest rodeos in the world. The event is hosted in Stampede park, a sprawling venue along the Elbow River home to the Scotiabank Saddledome, GMC Stadium, the Calgary Stampede Stadium,

Emilo Todescato

Emilio Todescato’s designs integrate the built environment with nature, context, and technology to create beautiful buildings that inspire, connect and encourage exploration. Emilio’s diverse experience spans higher education facilities, leading-edge research laboratories, workplace, and developer-led tech campuses. He is skilled at translating complex program requirements into responsive design solutions that are sustainable and stand the

Julia Nagele

Julia Nagele brings more than 20 years of experience to her role as Senior Principal and Director of Design at HEWITT-Architecture. She believes the success of today’s projects is based on the expertise of many, and how well her studio expresses its core values: be smart, be creative and be principled. Julia’s leadership stems from

Benjamin Bye

AIA Benjamin Bye is a skilled project designer with extensive experience in designing new buildings and renovations that foster collaboration, innovation, and discovery. He employs a thoughtful and engaging approach to design, ensuring that the client’s vision and goals are realized. His portfolio includes advanced science and technology, academic medical and health sciences, and healthcare

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