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New York Building News 2009

The Wright, located in New York’s Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum – Dec 8

photo © 2009 Philip Greenberg
The Wright is a prime example of Andre Kikoski’s work, showing his deft skill with materials, his ability to create a meaningful dialogue between art and architecture, and his finesse in designing a contemporary space inside an iconic structure. The James Beard Foundation Awards are the nation’s most prestigious restaurant design awards.

World Trade Center Prints Architectural Drawings : Wright’s Important Design Auction – Dec 3
World Trade Center Architectural Drawing
photo courtesy of Wright
Building on the successful sale of the Empire State Building Archive, Wright will offer 81 Mylar prints of the construction phase of the World Trade Center North Tower, divided over 25 lots in December’s Important Design auction. The sale includes full elevation drawings, façade details, and floor and core plans of the North Tower that are estimated from $1000 per sheet up to $10,000 for a full elevation plan.

Atlantic Yards Project, Brooklyn : NYS Court of Appeals Ruling – Nov 24
Barclays Center
image © SHoP Architects

Seamen’s Church Institute : AIANY Center for Architecture Exhibition – Oct 27

image © Jeff Goldberg/ESTO
In 1988, The Seamen’s Church Institute, an ecumenical organization founded in 1834 to provide for the well-being of merchant mariners, purchased a site on the northern edge of New York City’s South Street Seaport Historic District. This midblock parcel at 243-247 Water Street presented significant design challenges.

Manhattan Bridge, New York : Centennial Celebration – Sep 21

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CCNY SAUDLA, New York : Rafael Viñoly Architects – 16 Sep

photo © Bruce Damonte

41 Cooper Square : Morphosis – 15 Sep
41 Cooper Square New York
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Barclays Center : Ellerbe Becket and SHoP Architects – 9 Sep

image © SHoP Architects

New Amsterdam Pavilion – opening : Ben van Berkel / UNStudio – 9 Sep

photo : Richard Koek

Derfner Judaica Museum : Louise Braverman, Architect – 16 Aug

photograph : Michael Moran

SHO Shaun Hergatt, The Setai : Robert D. Henry Architects – 4 Aug

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MoMA Tower New York : height cut down by 200 feet – 15 Sep
Manhattan Tower
image © Ateliers Jean Nouvel

MoMA Tower Alternative : Axis Mundi – 4 Aug

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The Standard New York : Todd Schliemann of Polshek Partnership Architects – 30 Jul
The Standard Hotel New York
photo © Nikolas Koenig/Hotels AB

The Slide Loft : Ben Hansen Architect – 16 Jul
Slide Loft Manhattan
image : Ben Hansen Architect

Newark Visitor Center Project, USA
Emerging Professionals for AIA Newark & Suburban
31 Aug Registration Deadline
Newark Visitor Center Competition

Chelsea Loft : WXY architecture + urban design – 23 Jun

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