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Silverstein to call a halt at 3 WTC
Unable to line up tenants, developer to cap his second Trade Center tower at seventh floor. Developer Larry Silverstein is planning to halt construction by the end of the year on the second of the two towers he is currently … Continue reading
Miami Science Museum | Miami USA | Arquitectonica GEO
View from Biscayne Boulevard – Planting at grade has a native focus in which environment suggests planting strategy. Landscape design for a 5 level, state of the art Science Museum in the heart of Downtown Miami. The site is comprised … Continue reading
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Kokaistudios finishes new penthouse residential project
House of the Tree is the most recent project designed by Kokaistudios, an award winning architecture design firm founded in 2000 in Venice by Italian architects Filippo Gabbiani & Andrea Destefanis and now headquartered in Shanghai, China. Located at the … Continue reading
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SOM’s New Concrete Skyscraper Rises in Kuwait
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill has recently added a new landmark to the skyline of Kuwait City: the Al Hamra Firdous Tower, now the tallest building in the country, peeks through the clouds with its quarter-mile-high torqued form. Unless record height … Continue reading
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Update: Javits’ end promises new dawn for Manhattan’s West Side
Redeveloping the six-block-long property overlooking the Hudson will give a huge boost to efforts by the government and a growing number of developers to recreate the long-desolate far West Side of Manhattan. Even Richard Kahan thinks it’s time to demolish … Continue reading
Focus on NYC – Governor to discuss Javits overhaul
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State speech is likely to address the future for the West Side convention center. There are two Queens sites eyed as a possible successor: Willets Point and Aqueduct Racetrack. Gov. Andrew Cuomo will talk … Continue reading
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Focus on NYC – NYU unveils plans for new med building
New 11-story, Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed building will rise on First Avenue to house schools of nursing and dentistry, as well as a new bioengineering program. Work to begin in spring. New York University unveiled designs Wednesday for the new home … Continue reading
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Happy Holidays from the Consulting For Architects Blog
To all our readers, clients and consultants have a Happy Holiday and a Prosperous New Year! The Consulting For Architects Blog will continue in January. Visit the CFA Website
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