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2/27/2013
NY East Side Access Project
The City of New York has been planning for years to bring the LIRR to Manhattans Grand Central Station. The Tunnels needed to make this happen have been under construction for some years now, and the project has already gone billions over budget. The once $6.3 billion price tag jumped in 2006 to $8.24 billion and could increase more. Many skeptics fear the project will turn into New York's very own "Big Dig". The project was once slated to be done by 2015, but is now scheduled to last until August 2019. Below are some impressive images of the tunnels progress.
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How Much Water do You Consume? Info-graphic of the day
Most individuals go through life barely giving a thought as to the impact their consumption and daily habits have on our environment and in our global community. Many who live in the developed Western world take for granted the convenience of turning on the tap and receiving clean drinkable water. We are very unaware of the millions around the world who die everyday from water born diseases and Thirst. They are deprived of life's most basic vital resource, Water. We may not be able to change this reality over night, but we can do more to "Respect" and appreciate the most valuable resource for sustaining life on Earth.
Check out this neat Info-graphic below, created to show what our daily impact really is. You may be surprised!
Courtesy of: Loch Ness Water Gardens
Check out this neat Info-graphic below, created to show what our daily impact really is. You may be surprised!
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Culture
2/22/2013
Nvidia Headquarters; Sci-Fi Films and Architecture
The schematic renderings depict a pair of 250,000 square foot triangular mother-ships centered around collaboration, a complete contrast to the typical, dated office building commonly found throughout Silicon Valley. The facility prides itself as being a modern workplace designed for collaboration and innovation, whose seamless transitions and exaggerated staircases spark spontaneous interactions and informal meetings. Even the notion of a staid lobby will be transformed into an "activity-filled space that serves as the heart of the building."
The new headquarters will be constructed in two phases, with ground breaking scheduled for the first building in June and completion set for July 2015. It is unknown when the second building will be constructed.
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2/17/2013
East River Blueway Plan; NYC
Communities along the East River want to expand their access to the waterfront with boat launches, an eco-dock, facilities for environmental educations and ecological restoration projects, ferry access, restaurants and cafes, and fish cleaning facilities. A natural beach has also attracted some attention to develop nesting grounds for wildlife. The firm has also had to develop new access points to the water front, which include more bus stops, bike paths, safer pedestrian crossings, and additional pedestrian bridges that are ADA accessible. The East River Blueway Plan is also coordinating with plans north and south of its focus to push for a more seamless experience along the river, closing the dead zone gap between 38th and 59th Streets. A competition has been organized seeking design solutions for that portion.
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2/14/2013
Sou Fujimoto Will Design the 2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion
Widely acknowledged as one of the most important architects coming to prominence worldwide, Sou Fujimoto is the leading light of an exciting generation of artists who are re-inventing our relationship with the built environment. Inspired by organic structures, such as the forest, the nest and cave, Fujimoto's signature buildings inhabit a space between nature and artificiality. Fujimoto has completed the majority of his buildings in Japan, with commissions ranging from the domestic, such as Final Wooden House, T House and House N, to the institutional, such as the Musashino Art Museum and Library at Musashino Art University.
In His own words Sou Fujimoto: "For the 2013 Pavilion I proposed an architectural landscape: a transparent terrain that encourages people to interact with and explore the site in diverse ways. Within the pastoral context of Kensington Gardens, I envisage the vivid greenery of the surrounding plant life woven together with a constructed geometry. A new form of environment will be created, where the natural and the man-made merge; not solely architectural nor solely natural, but a unique meeting of the two."
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Expansion
Steven Holl Architects was unanimously selected by the Kennedy Center board of trustees to design the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Expansion Project. Mr. Holl remarked, "It is a great honor to design the extension to the Kennedy Center, a 'Living Memorial." in that spirit ours is part of a vital architecture, providing much needed rehearsal space, and classrooms with natural light and ventilation."

Steven Holl's initial concept for the project includes three connected pavilions that will house classrooms, rehearsal rooms, lecture space, multipurpose rooms, and limited office space. In the initial concept, one pavilion will float on the Potomac River and offer an outdoor stage. Public gardens will fill out the space, fusing the Kennedy Center with the landscape and river. The exteriors will utilize translucent Okalux, glass and Carrara marble, the same Italian marble which clads the original facility. The silhouette of the current building will be preserved by connecting the new structure underground and via the main plaza.
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Design
2/08/2013
NYC's West 57th "Pyramid" Wins Final Approval
The sleek tetrahedral shaped building bares a steeply sloped facade featuring a massive football-sized courtyard with beautiful Hudson River views and outdoor terraces for all 750 residents, along with a vibrant street life and close proximity to the Hudson River Park. Work has already began with a move in date expected for Spring of 2015.
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