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Update: NYU 2031: NYU in NYC | ArchDoc

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NYU 2031 Expansion PlanLast May, we shared NYU’s expansion plan, NYU 2031: NYU in NYC – a 20 year developmental framework to help the campus provide adequate facilities for its growing student body.  Yet, as we reported, the conceptual plan was met with much resistance as residents of the Village claim that the plans will diminish the character of the area.  Only time will tell whether NYU will successfully expand into the Village, however, in the meantime,  as The Journal reported, NYU is putting more attention on its expansion to Brooklyn and Manhattan’s East Side.  The university has just leased 120,000 sqf in Brooklyn (a move that has increased the existing Polytechnic Institute of NYU by 20%); plus, NYU  has chosen Kohn Pederson Fox to design a 170,000-square-foot campus between 24th Street and 34th Street which will be home to a new bio-engineering program and provide more space for the dental school, as well as the relocation of the nursing school from Washington Square.   NYU’s vision for a presence on Governors Island is still in the works as the university is looking to develop one million square feet for academic and residential use.  We will keep you updated as we hear more about the plan.

Challenge: Building to Building Pedestrian Bridge | ArchDoc

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DesignByMany is a challenge based design technology community sponsored by HP and ArchDaily. Users post challenges to the community along with their design source files. The community can then post responses with their own source files to solve the challenge. They can also comment on the challenge and interact with other designers throughout the process.As designers we not only need to think about how we can originate buildings, we need to think about how we can use existing structures to accommodate new types of building programs. This challenge is to design a pedestrian bridge between to two existing buildings.More information after the break.Context* Abstracted urban setting * Location: Up to the designer. Please specify where you would like to locate the project.Objectives* Connect two existing structures in an urban setting. * Use the proposed bridge zone to define the bridge assembly * Bridge should be modular. * Bridge should be quickly deploy-able (1 week or less, think prefab). * Design should be adaptable to various building conditions. * Design should allow for ample natural day lighting.Prize* HP Designjet T790 24” PostScript ePrinter – The winner of this challenge will take home a brand-new HP Designjet T790 24” PostScript ePrinter. Introduced on May 12, this printer is one of the latest additions to the HP web-connected ePrinter portfolio, making large-format printing easy and offering instant file access to design professionals. With the HP Designjet T790 ePrinter, users can simply plug and print directly from a USB thumb drive or connect a laptop directly to the device to print with driverless printing. Users can also print directly from the web without a computer and preview projects through the large-format industry’s only color touchscreen interface. * You project featured on ArchDaily, the worlds most visted architecture website.Precedent and Sources* http://www.archdaily.com/48981/bridge-in-vienna-solid-architecture/ * http://www.flickr.com/photos/sambrook/12532989/ * http://www.flickr.com/photos/faun070/4142809371/ * http://www.flickr.com/photos/janettowbin/3168165247/sizes/z/in/photostream/ * http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/1143226447/Judges* Robert Mencarini, AIA is a Sr. Digital Design Manager at Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill (SOM). He trains and leads multi-discipline project teams in Revit, advises teams on BIM and other digital design strategies, creates project BIM Execution and Quality Assurance Plans, mentors in the area of Design Technology, and co-leads SOM’s firm wide BIM/Digital Design initiative. Robert is a licensed architect who received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from Roger Williams University and has been using Revit since 1999 when he was recruited as the first Client Services architect at Revit Technology Corporation, later to become part of Autodesk. Robert is the technical editor of multiple Revit books. * Andrea Graziano runs an architectural practice in Pinerolo (TO), and the renowned “DigitAG&” blog about digital tools, generative design and scripting techniques, with a tooth for computational design into architecture and sustainability. He is member and co-founder of “Co-de-iT – Computational Design Italy”, which is currently engaged in teaching some workshops about use of digital tools into architectural design and consultancy work. Designer with Eng. Alessio Erioli and Corrado Tibaldi for DuPont™ of “Corian ® 3D Math Series” winners of the Batiproduits Gold prize and honorable mention in Design Trophies at Batimat 2009 – Paris. Creator and organizer with Davide Del Giudice and Lorena Alessio [CasArtArc Settimo Torinese] of the event “AAST – Advanced Architecture Settimo Tokyo”. * Ezra Groskin joined Wilkinson Eyre Architects in 2008, following the completion of his Masters degree at Yale University and several years of experience working for SHoP Architects in New York.Since joining the practice, the majority of his work has been within Wilkinson Eyre’s bridges and infrastructure team, working on projects across a range of scales from the jewel-like Ceramics Gallery footbridge at the world-famous Victoria & Albert Museum through to the refurbishment of the Westgate Bridge in Melbourne, Australia.Ezra’s most recent contributions to the practice’s bridge team include his role within the design team for The Peace Bridge in Northern Ireland. This ambitious project is scheduled for completion later this year and will serve as a distinctive landmark for the City of Culture in 2013. He is also currently involved in the development of the Baakenhafen Bridge in Hamburg Germany. Having contributed to the winning competition scheme, he is now a key member of the team responsible for further development and delivery of the design.Submission* Required – Post design model and documentation (3d and/or 2d) * Required – Post Images and diagrams explaining approach * Optional – Post video explaining approachDeadline* Submission Sunday June 26th at 11:59 pm* * Community Voting Sunday July 3rd at 11:59 pm*** Judges wil select a single winner as the official winner of the challenge. ** Community will select a community winner that will win a smaller prize yet to be determined.

Part Two of the High Line Opens / Field Operations + DS+R | ArchDoc

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Philip A. and Lisa Maria Falcone Flyover, the pathway rises eight feet above the High Line, winding through a canopy of trees, between West 25th and West 27th Street, looking South. ©Iwan BaanNew Yorkers can’t get enough of James Corner Field Operations with Diller Scofidio + Renfro‘s High Line as millions meandered along the refurbished rail tracks enjoying spectacular views of the skyline.   And yet, the opening of the High Line in 2009 offered a mere preview of the project’s total grandeur as parts two and three of the 1.45 mile project were still to come.   Today, the second phase of the High Line has opened to the public – a section which stretches from West 20th up to West 28th Street.  This segment includes a hovering frame that will display people’s silhouettes against the evening sky, an elevated pathway which brings visitors to the level of the trees’ canopy, and a Great Lawn which will be perfect for sun-bathing and a summer time picnic.After the break you can find a great set of photos from Iwan Baan, via the High Line Facebook Page, and some more information about the project.Philip A. and Lisa Maria Falcone Flyover, aerial evening view at West 26th Street, looking South. ©Iwan BaanPart Two has doubled the length of the existing park, totaling one complete mile of spectacular urban design with a “pathless” landscape according to DS+R.Aerial View, from West 30th Street, looking West toward the Empire State Building. ©Iwan Baan“We like to think of it as a place where people revel in doing nothing, which is an anomaly for New Yorkers,” Elizabeth Diller told the NY Times. “It has an unscripted, unintended, unprogrammed timelessness. You just get lost in there.”Aerial View, from West 21st Street, looking South along 10th Avenue toward the Hudson River. ©Iwan BaanVisitors can access the second phase by way of entries located at West 23rd Street, West 26th Street, West 28th Street, and West 30th Street.  All access points will be open daily during the public park’s summer operating hours, from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM.#gallery-1 {margin: auto;}#gallery-1 .gallery-item {float: left;margin-top: 10px;text-align: center;width: 33%;}#gallery-1 img {border: 2px solid #cfcfcf;}#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {margin-left: 0;}

246607_10150662180615122_20957710121_19472714_6977918_n Philip A. and Lisa Maria Falcone Flyover, aerial evening view at West 26th Street, looking South. ©Iwan Baan
Philip A. and Lisa Maria Falcone Flyover, aerial evening view at West 26th Street, looking South. ©Iwan Baan
246657_10150662179890122_20957710121_19472706_8099849_n Wildflower Field, a straight pathway runs alongside wildflowers and the original railroad tracks, between West 27th and West 29th Streets, looking North. ©Iwan Baan
Wildflower Field, a straight pathway runs alongside wildflowers and the original railroad tracks, between West 27th and West 29th Streets, looking North. ©Iwan Baan
247072_10150662180720122_20957710121_19472715_8128748_n Philip A. and Lisa Maria Falcone Flyover, the pathway rises eight feet above the High Line, winding through a canopy of trees, between West 25th and West 27th Street, looking South. ©Iwan Baan
Philip A. and Lisa Maria Falcone Flyover, the pathway rises eight feet above the High Line, winding through a canopy of trees, between West 25th and West 27th Street, looking South. ©Iwan Baan
247512_10150662180110122_20957710121_19472708_3359943_n 23rd Street Lawn and Seating Steps, a gathering space between West 22nd and West 23rd Streets, looking West. ©Iwan Baan
23rd Street Lawn and Seating Steps, a gathering space between West 22nd and West 23rd Streets, looking West. ©Iwan Baan
247567_10150662180455122_20957710121_19472712_5837605_n Aerial View, from West 21st Street, looking South along 10th Avenue toward the Hudson River. ©Iwan Baan
Aerial View, from West 21st Street, looking South along 10th Avenue toward the Hudson River. ©Iwan Baan
248837_10150662180275122_20957710121_19472710_3263890_n Aerial View, from West 21st Street, looking South along 10th Avenue toward the Hudson River. ©Iwan Baan
Aerial View, from West 21st Street, looking South along 10th Avenue toward the Hudson River. ©Iwan Baan
249602_10150662180020122_20957710121_19472707_4305847_n Chelsea Thicket, a densely-planted area of trees and shrubs between West 20th and West 22nd Streets, looking North. ©Iwan Baan
Chelsea Thicket, a densely-planted area of trees and shrubs between West 20th and West 22nd Streets, looking North. ©Iwan Baan
250057_10150662179630122_20957710121_19472703_1191994_n Philip A. and Lisa Maria Falcone Flyover, an intimate overlook branches off the elevated pathway, looking South at West 25th Street. ©Iwan Baan
Philip A. and Lisa Maria Falcone Flyover, an intimate overlook branches off the elevated pathway, looking South at West 25th Street. ©Iwan Baan
251302_10150662180530122_20957710121_19472713_2983058_n Wildflower Field, looking North toward West 29th Street, where the High Line begins a long, gentle curve toward the Hudson River. ©Iwan Baan
Wildflower Field, looking North toward West 29th Street, where the High Line begins a long, gentle curve toward the Hudson River. ©Iwan Baan
255002_10150662180185122_20957710121_19472709_1036675_n Aerial View, from West 30th Street, looking West toward the Empire State Building. ©Iwan Baan
Aerial View, from West 30th Street, looking West toward the Empire State Building. ©Iwan Baan
259188_10150662180405122_20957710121_19472711_2640499_o Philip A. and Lisa Maria Falcone Flyover, an elevated pathway passes between historic warehouse buildings, between West 25th and West 27th Streets, looking North. ©Iwan Baan
Philip A. and Lisa Maria Falcone Flyover, an elevated pathway passes between historic warehouse buildings, between West 25th and West 27th Streets, looking North. ©Iwan Baan
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