Hudson Yards Development Update
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On the Far West Side of Manhattan, the colossal Hudson Yards megaproject is forging ahead at a rapid pace. The new complex, situated atop an active Long Island Rail Road railyard just west of Penn Station, promises millions of square feet of new office, retail, hotel and residential space, not to mention a new interactive public sculpture, 14 acres of public space and a world-class arts venue.
When the entire complex is completed roughly around 2025, the massive project will completely reshape the New York City skyline and house some 5,000 residents as well as thousands of commuters and tourists on a daily basis. Much like Rockefeller Center and the World Trade Center, it will make an indelible impact
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10 Hudson Yards
Already completed, 10 Hudson Yards opened in May 2016 as the first new commercial tower in the Hudson Yards complex. Soaring 895 feet into the sky, 10 Hudson Yards holds marquee tenants such as Coach, VaynerMedia, L’Oreal, SAP and the Boston Consulting Group.
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30 Hudson
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The tower, designed by David Childs, will feature luxury residential units, an Equinox hotel, spa and fitness club, office space and retail on the ground floor.
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55 Hudson Yards
Another new office tower under construction, 55 Hudson Yards will stand 780 feet tall and hold 1.3 million square feet of office space. Scheduled for completion in the summer of 2018, the new skyscraper will feature tenants such as law firms Boies, Schiller & Flexner and Cooley LLP, Intercept Pharmaceuticals and MarketAxess.
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Also underway is the Public Square and Gardens as well as its centerpiece Vessel, an interactive public sculpture designed by British architect and designer Thomas Heatherwick. In addition, demolition for the 985-foot-tall 50 Hudson Yards office tower is also underway. The second phase of the megaproject, which involves building a platform above the western portion of the railyards to allow for new development, is scheduled to begin later this year or next year. When all is said and done, the complex will cover some 28 acres and serve as the showpiece for the redevelopment of the booming Far West Side of
Woop woop! Is the common sound heard in Beecher Terrace (housing apartments). There are 2.3 million people locked up in the United States. Kentucky spends about fifteen billion dollars per year incarcerating individuals from Beecher Terrace. Since the 1970’s the number of people locked up in the United States has grown from 300,000 to 2.3 million. Kentucky has been the center of this prison expansion. Charles McDuffie, Christel, Demetria, and Keith Huff all have something in common. Each of these individuals are repeat offenders, grew up or lived in Beech Terrace, and have some type of mental issue.
of “the dizzying hustle of Eighth Avenue” or the Empire State Building (4). We can
The TD Centre is a landmark of Toronto. It is one of the most recognizable elements of the downtown core. It has gained this status for two main reasons. The first one concerns its historical significance: the complex was one of the first of many skyscrapers built in the international style. The second reason is personified by the individual behind the planning and realization of the project: Mies van der Rohe. The building was the last high-rise the world-famous modernist created and therefore it embodied all of his concepts and beliefs on the international style. The complex as a whole stands out in the multitude of high-rises of the downtown core because of its typical, recognizable and repeated style. The original three point configuration by Mies has been expanded during the years with three new buildings by architectural firm Bregman and Hammond. Those new additions are different in the relationship they create and extend to the original buildings. In approaching the complex a distinct feature becomes clear. The complex itself is an urban extension of the international style. When entering the area both by car and as a pedestrian an individual is not only witness to a number of remarkable buildings but finds himself immersed in a modernist urban space. In this short analysis it is important to pay specific attention both to the type of construction and to the materials used. All of those elements are important in recognizing how the development of the TD Centre in the 60s shaped the architecture of downtown Toronto and became a widely imitated example of managing the public space surrounding a building.
Levittown project was taken up in the U.S. after the end of Second World War, with the aim of providing mass housing facilities to people in the wake of increasing urbanization and problems of accommodating large population in limited urban area (Friedman. 1995). The first of Levittown apartments were constructed on Long Island, New York and they symbolized the modern trends of urbanization and housing developments (Clapson. 2003). This paper shall study the impact of Levittown project on trends of further urbanization and analyze the aesthetics of design and development involved in it.
The modifications of existing building and the construction of new ones under the most recently proposed building codes would be too costly to implement. The billions of dollars would be required into order to perform the suggested renovations. Marolyn Davenport, a vice president at the Real Estate Board of New York and a member of the task force, states that, “Burdensome restrictions would make construction too expensive.” He goes on to say, “While you want to incorporate safety features, at the same time we have to compete with surrounding areas” (Qtd. in Chan 1). Buildings that would fall subject to the new building codes would be given an unfair advantage in the competitiv...
Every culture left a mark of its quality on New York’s buildings that change over time: some are old, some are new, some are tall, and some are small. They might have a lot in common, but not one building is like the other. Diversity is what makes New York.
When walking through Boston's renowned Harvard Yard, one may scope out the mixture of architecture throughout its landscape. From the traditional Memorial Hall influenced by Romanesque churches, to the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Harvard Yard is like a salad bowl of architecture. Perhaps because I am a lover of Victorian style structures, or maybe because of its interior's beauty and richness, Memorial Hall intrigued my interest most of all.
As of today there are several buildings in Central Park, two of which predate the park itself—a blockhouse at the north end dating from the War of 1812 and the Arsenal Building which was built between 1847 and 1851 by the State to store munitions. The Arsenal is now home to the City of New York/Parks & Recreation, the Central Park Administrator, the City Parks Foundation, the Historic House Trust, the New York Wildlife Conservation Society, the Parks Library, and the Arsenal
...the tower installed alongside the office building as part of the whole, they have to linked each other so there is no need to leave this entire large building which finally become more self-sufficient and union just like Bauhaus.
Throughout the years MOMA’s collection grew, with that came the need for space. Such as the expansion in the 1950’s and 1960’s by architect Philip Johnson, the renovation by Cesar Pelli in 1984 which increased gallery space and visitor facilities, and previously in 1997 the redesigning of the building by architect Yoshio Taniguchi that was completed in 2006. Now the current expansion project will consist of demolishing the original American Folk Art Museum building designed by Todd Williams and Billie Tsien, which is located on 45th West 53rd Street. Due to financial difficulties the American Folk Art Museum relocated to 2 Lincoln Square, Manhattan, New York, and the original facility was sold to the Museum of Modern Art in 2011. This expansion was commissioned to Diller Scofido+Renfroshas, gifted architects that rejuvenated New York with the extraordinary beauty of the High Line, whose current design for the MOMA has become a huge architectural controversy of the 21st century.
In my opinion, the question whether Times Square become a better place as a result of its redevelopment or not depends on the person that being affected by it. I think it had been a ‘better’ place for people who spend enormous times in redeveloping Times Square, but not for the people who had been ‘wiped out’ from Times Square because their activities seems threatening to the people with power.
This building is capable of such thing by including shops, museums, offices, restaurants and apartments within (Jodidio, 2012, p. 91). The purpose of the design is to be “a sharp and light presence in the London Skyline” (Piano, 2000). The London Bridge Tower opened in 2012 and is currently the tallest building in Europe, although for Renzo, the height of The Shard was never something he strived for (Jodidio, 2012, p. 91) (The Shard,
Skyscrapers are known to be high-rise buildings that effectively changed the corporate work environment and has altered the way society works and functions. However, it was because of the increasing amount of people in each city and the changing needs of society that caused this design development and progression. The industrial revolution provided pathways to create tall towers, known as skyscrapers, and put large numbers of people in them (Mitchell 1997) and efficiently save space. 19th Century architects found that they could improve ratios of open floor space to solid construction; this could be achieved by using reinforced concrete framing and thin curtain walls. Along with this, they could apply elevators so people can go up high levels in tall buildings without having to climb the stairs (Mi...
glimpse of it. It is huge, and is the most noticeable building in the area. My
"A Renewed Commitment to Buildings and Their Social Benefits." U.S. Green Building Council. N.p., n.d. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. .