Architecture

40 Tenth Avenue – Solar Carve

Photo of 40 Tenth Avenue NYC

Location: 40 Tenth Avenue, New York NY (adjacent to The Highline) Completed: 2019 Architect: Studio Gang Architects Developer: Aurora Capital Associates and William Gottlieb Real Estate Structural Engineer: Arup Group Main Contractor: Cauldwell Wingate Company Sustainability: LEED Gold Certified 40 Tenth Avenue is Studio Gang’s first commission in New York. The building features a chiseled, …

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Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (also simply known as Lincoln Center) is a 16.3-acre (6.6-hectare) complex of buildings in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It has thirty indoor and outdoor facilities and is host to 5 million visitors annually. It houses nationally and internationally renowned performing arts organizations including …

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Architecture Transportation

Solana Beach Transit Station

SOLANA BEACH, CA Designed by Architect Rob Wellington Quigley Architectural Photography by Paul Piazza “Solana Beach Transit Center is a train station on Amtrak California’s Pacific Surfliner passenger train and on North County Transit District’s COASTER commuter rail route located in Solana Beach, California. The tracks were lowered to their current position in the late …

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Architecture Religious

Solana Beach Presbyterian Church

SOLANA BEACH, CA Designed by Domus Studio Architectural Photography by Paul Piazza Designed by San Diego California Architecture Firm Domus Studio, the construction for the re-envisioning of the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church Campus was completed in March of 2014. “This project created an updated Master Plan for the full 7-acre campus. Discretionary entitlements including a Conditional …

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200 West Street NYC – Goldman Sachs World Headquarters

200 West Street is the global headquarters of the Goldman Sachs investment banking firm. The building is a 749-foot-tall (228 m), 44-story building located on West Street, between Vesey and Murray Streets in Lower Manhattan. It is adjacent to the World Financial Center and the Conrad Hotel, the Verizon Building to the east across West Street, and …

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Architecture Residential Skyscraper

Prism Tower|400 Park Avenue South

476-foot, 42-story modern/futurist residential building completed in 2014, located at 400 Park Avenue South in New York City. Designed by Christian Portzamparc [Atelier Christian de Portzamparc] and Gary Edward Handel [Handel Architects], it was developed by Toll Brothers, who are better known for luxury suburban houses. The form of the building is an asymmetric crystalline …

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731 Lexington Avenue

731 Lexington Avenue is a 1,345,489 sq ft (125,000.0 m2) glass skyscraper on the East Side of Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It houses the headquarters of Bloomberg L.P. and as a result, is sometimes referred to informally as Bloomberg Tower. The building also houses retail outlets, restaurants and 105 luxury condominiums. The residences are known as One Beacon Court and are served by a separate entrance. The tower …

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