every nest starts with a simple twig…
We want to congratulate to Winning Entry and the top five entries of the international Bamiyan Cultural Centre competition in Afghanistan, and, we acknowledge just how proud we are to be able to participate in this competition. In the coming months we will release… Continue reading “[architecture] Bamiyan Cultural Centre Competition Details-Afghanistan”
There are many paths to many examples of what not to do when it comes to Architecture and Urban Planning. Architectural magazines and public buzz always centers around what’s the greatest works being produced today and so it should, but I see in so many, perhaps the majority of other projects, a waste of time, money and energy on poor design, and in some cases plain ignorance to the variety of issues Architects must comprehend and answer to, that, I feel it is time to say something. Continue reading “[architecture] Saving a community from a design blunder.”
Every building has a program that defines the uses of a structure. This program defines the building type and it’s general visual ‘flavor’. There are museums, residences, Continue reading “Achieving Appropriateness in Architecture”
There are a few things that affect architects decisions and I would like to touch on those things in order to help potential clients get the most from their architect. Continue reading “Architect’s Dilemma”
New Victory Theater: Planning of exterior and interior spaces by Nicholas Buccalo. Primary Architect: HHPA. Continue reading “Broadway goes Green: New Victory Theater”
What a single individual can do…
The city of New York held a competition in 1990 asking people for suggestions on how to improve the city. I entered it submitting my suggestion for returning water flow to the Gowanas Canal which was stagnate for decades, this to repair the bridge between Park Slope and Carroll Gardens in order to take advantage of this special waterway as a place for nature, people and development. Continue reading “How to influence positive change: Gowanas Canal”
Restaurant Delivery Bikers Targeted in New Effort
CARROLL GARDENS — Stuart Gruskin, 50, of New Jersey, was killed in May 2009 when he crossed the street on his lunch hour and a delivery biker speeding the wrong way in Midtown Manhattan knocked into him. Stuart suffered major head injuries and died two days later. Continue reading “Bicycle Safety Program Expands Into Brooklyn”
Smith Street in Brooklyn is a bit of a unique street for New York City. This is because it is narrow and there is a 4 lane subway system below it. For ‘ever’ residents have assumed that you weren’t allowed to plant trees along the sidewalks because of potential interference with the subway tunnel. Continue reading “New trees grow on Smith Street”