Fellows in the News: Fellow Meta Brunzema’s La Marqueta Mile project in Harlem has been generating a lot of great buzz lately; work has started and a construction webcam has gone live at the site of the new Bushwick Inlet Park in Brooklyn, designed by Fellow Colin Cathcart’s firm Kiss + Cathcart; Patron Steven Holl was recently selected to design the new Long Island City branch of the Queens Library; Fellow Jon Jerde’s groundbreaking Horton Plaza shopping center in San Diego (pictured at left) just hit the quarter-century mark, an anniversary the mall’s owners are celebrating with architectural tours; and finally, Fellow Claire Wiesz has been very busy — work on her revamp of Transmitter Park, just a few blocks upriver form the aforementioned Bushwick Inlet Park, has just started, and this week saw the unveiling of WXY Architecture’s plans for the overhaul of Fordham Plaza in the Bronx.
Coney Island Historic District Threatened
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Fellow Stuart Pertz is working to save from demolition four buildings within the Coney Island Historic District, which was just determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places (check out photos at ScoutNY). Pertz is one of several people currently organizing a forum, set for September 17th at the CUNY Graduate Center, to discuss ways in which the preservation of historic buildings could provide the foundation for the redevelopment of Coney Island as a heritage destination. The group is looking for suggestions of panelists familiar with these types of projects across the USA and around the world. This could include a) developers who have participated in similar projects; b) academics who have documented successful examples of such projects; and/or c) preservationists who can show the ease with which historic buildings can be restored and integrated with new construction. If you have any ideas for participants, please email us at info@ifud.org and we will get you in touch with Stuart.
Shortlist for 2010 World Building of the Year Announced
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
This year’s World Architecture Festival is fast approaching, and the shortlist for the 2010 World Building of the Year was recently announced in advance of the November event. We’re thrilled to see that three IfUD Fellows have had buildings nominated: Studio Daniel Libeskind’s Grand Canal Theater in Dublin (pictured at left); Robert A.M. Stern Architects’ East Hampton Town Hall; and Michael Manfredi’s firm Weiss/Manfredi’s Diana Center at Barnard College in New York. You can take a look at the full list of entries here. Good luck to everyone in Barcelona!
IfUD Goes Wiki
Friday, August 6th, 2010
The Institute’s social media presence continues to grow. Our Wikipedia page went live last week, and features a brief overview of IfUD programs and publications over the past 30 years. Take a look, and feel free to edit the page if you know of an interesting bit of Institute history that we left off!
Fellows in the News: Dykers, Libeskind, and Pollak
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Fellow Craig Dykers‘ firm Snøhetta was recently announced as the winner in the competition to design an addition to Mario Botta’s iconic SFMOMA in San Francisco; Fellow Daniel Libeskind (pictured at left) has signed on to design an addition to his original building for the Jewish Museum in Berlin; and Fellow Linda Pollak recently wrote a thought-provoking article on urban topographies over at Urban Omnibus.
10th Breakfast Club
Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
Institute Fellows gathered at the Center for Architecture this morning, along with several distinguished guests, for a stimulating discussion of land use policy in New York City, and the work of the current Charter Revision Commission. Guests included Councilman Brad Lander, Commission Member Hope Cohen, the Related Companies’ Jay Kriegel, and Hunter College professor Tom Angotti. It was great to see so many of our Fellows at the Club; stay tuned for information about our next event, which should be coming up in September. In the meantime, check out the Facebook photo album from today’s discussion and, if you miss the Club but are still interested in learning more about land use, don’t miss the AIANY’s Land Use Education Forum tonight at 6:00 PM at the Center for Architecture.
