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The Omnibus Roundup - Huxtable on Empire State, Martin on OWS, Skyscraper Anatomy, Marathon Courses, Transpo2030 and Post-industrial Waterfront
HUXTABLE LAUDS EMPIRE STATE BUILDING RENOVATION For her latest installment in The Wall Street Journal, architecture critic Ada Louise Huxtable focuses her attention on the extensive renovations of the Empire State Building and where the New York City icon fits in this "age of the superskyscraper," in which technological innovation and "the timeless incentives of ego and profit"...
The Omnibus Roundup - Public Architecture, Public Occupation, TreeKit, Tappan Zee and Harvest Dome
NEW YORK'S PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE
The Omnibus Roundup - Permanent Plazas, Weekends with Vignelli, FastTrash.org, Velonotte, Archtober and Freshkills+
TIMES SQUARE PLAZAS MADE PERMANENT On Tuesday, September 27, Manhattan's Community Board 5 met with Craig Dykers of Snøhetta to review their plans for the Times Square pedestrian plazas of the not-so-distant future. No more lawn chairs, no more paint as marker for where the car space ends. The plan calls for a leveling of the streets and curbs, to create a continuous pedestrian surface of dark concrete. Inlaid into the pavers will be steel rivets to reflect the bright lights of the big city. Benches and street furniture...