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Michigan's Historic Preservation Plan
Michigan’s state historic Preservation Plan 2014–2019 Michigan’s state historic Preservation Plan 2014–2019 Governor Rick Snyder Kevin Elsenheimer, Executive Director, Michigan State Housing Development Authority Brian D. Conway, State Historic Preservation Officer Written by Amy L. Arnold, Preservation Planner, Michigan State Historic Preservation Office with assistance from Alan Levy and Kristine Kidorf Goaltrac, Inc. For more information on Michigan’s historic preservation programs visit michigan.gov/SHPo. The National Park Service (NPS), U. S. Department of the Interior, requires each State Historic Preservation Office to develop and publish a statewide historic preservation plan every five years. (Historic Preservation Fund Grants Manual, Chapter 6, Section G) As required by NPS, Michigan’s Five-Year Historic Preservation Plan was developed with public input. The contents do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. The activity that is the subject of this project has been financed in part with Federal funds from the National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior, through the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. However, the contents and opinions herein do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of the Interior or the Michigan State Housing Development Authority, nor does the mention of trade names or commercial products herein constitute endorsement or recommendation by the Department of the Interior or the Michigan State Housing Development Authority. This program receives Federal financial assistance for identification and protection of historic properties. Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilita- tion Act of 1973 and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, the U.S. -
Read Where Architecture Expert Paul Goldberg Comments on the History of New York's Famous Skyscrapers. As You Do So, Complete
Can you identify any of these buildings? What do they all have in common? Which one do you like best? Read where architecture expert Paul Goldberg comments on the history of New York’s famous skyscrapers. As you do so, complete the following tasks: · In New York buildings are not only buildings, they become ___________________ · New York took over Chicago as regards skyscrapers in ___________________. · The Woolworth building was the tallest building worldwide for _________________. · The _______________ defined the Manhattan skyline. · They are trying to keep a memory of the people who were lost and also to show New York’s ______________________________. · New York stands out from the other cities as the embodiment of ____________________. Woolworth Building; Empire State Building; Chrysler Building; Flatiron; Hearst Tower The Woolworth Building, at 57 stories (floors), is one of the oldest—and one of the most famous—skyscrapers in New York City. It was the world’s tallest building for 17 years. More than 95 years after its construction, it is still one of the fifty tallest buildings in the United States as well as one of the twenty tallest buildings in New York City. The building is a National Historic Landmark, having been listed in 1966. The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark Art Deco skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Like many New York building, it has become seen as a work of art. Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, The Empire State. It stood as the world's tallest building for more than 40 years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Center's North Tower was completed in 1972. -
YALE ARCHITECTURE FALL 2011 Constructs Yale Architecture
1 CONSTRUCTS YALE ARCHITECTURE FALL 2011 Constructs Yale Architecture Fall 2011 Contents “Permanent Change” symposium review by Brennan Buck 2 David Chipperfield in Conversation Anne Tyng: Inhabiting Geometry 4 Grafton Architecture: Shelley McNamara exhibition review by Alicia Imperiale and Yvonne Farrell in Conversation New Users Group at Yale by David 6 Agents of Change: Geoff Shearcroft and Sadighian and Daniel Bozhkov Daisy Froud in Conversation Machu Picchu Artifacts 7 Kevin Roche: Architecture as 18 Book Reviews: Environment exhibition review by No More Play review by Andrew Lyon Nicholas Adams Architecture in Uniform review by 8 “Thinking Big” symposium review by Jennifer Leung Jacob Reidel Neo-avant-garde and Postmodern 10 “Middle Ground/Middle East: Religious review by Enrique Ramirez Sites in Urban Contexts” symposium Pride in Modesty review by Britt Eversole review by Erene Rafik Morcos 20 Spring 2011 Lectures 11 Commentaries by Karla Britton and 22 Spring 2011 Advanced Studios Michael J. Crosbie 23 Yale School of Architecture Books 12 Yale’s MED Symposium and Fab Lab 24 Faculty News 13 Fall 2011 Exhibitions: Yale Urban Ecology and Design Lab Ceci n’est pas une reverie: In Praise of the Obsolete by Olympia Kazi The Architecture of Stanley Tigerman 26 Alumni News Gwathmey Siegel: Inspiration and New York Dozen review by John Hill Transformation See Yourself Sensing by Madeline 16 In The Field: Schwartzman Jugaad Urbanism exhibition review by Tributes to Douglas Garofalo by Stanley Cynthia Barton Tigerman and Ed Mitchell 2 CONSTRUCTS YALE ARCHITECTURE FALL 2011 David Chipperfield David Chipperfield Architects, Neues Museum, façade, Berlin, Germany 1997–2009. -
Early 'Urban America'
CCAPA AICP Exam Presentation Planning History, Theory, and Other Stuff Donald J. Poland, PhD, AICP Senior VP & Managing Director, Urban Planning Goman+York Property Advisors, LLC www.gomanyork.com East Hartford, CT 06108 860-655-6897 [email protected] A Few Words of Advice • Repetitive study over key items is best. • Test yourself. • Know when to stop. • Learn how to think like the test writers (and APA). • Know the code of ethics. • Scout out the test location before hand. What is Planning? A Painless Intro to Planning Theory • Rational Method = comprehensive planning – Myerson and Banfield • Incremental (muddling through) = win little battles that hopefully add up to something – Charles Lindblom • Transactive = social development/constituency building • Advocacy = applying social justice – Sherry Arnstein’s Ladder of Public Participation – Paul Davidoff – advocacy planning American Planning before 1800 • European Traditions – New England, New Amsterdam, & the village tradition – Tidewater and the ‘Town Acts’ – The Carolinas/Georgia and the Renaissance Style – L’Enfant, Washington D.C., & Baroque Style (1791) • Planning was Architectural • Planning was plotting street layouts • There wasn’t much of it… The 1800’s and Planning Issues • The ‘frontier’ is more distant & less appealing • Massive immigration • Industrialization & Urbanization • Problems of the Industrial City – Poverty, pollution, overcrowding, disease, unrest • Planning comes to the rescue – NYC as epicenter – Central Park 1853 – 1857 (Olmsted & Vaux) – Tenement Laws Planning Prior to WWI • Public Awareness of the Problems – Jacob Riis • ‘How the Other Half Lives’ (1890) • Exposed the deplorable conditions of tenement house life in New York City – Upton Sinclair • ‘The Jungle’ (1905) – William Booth • The Salvation Army (1891) • Solutions – Zoning and the Public Health Movement – New Towns, Garden Cities, and Streetcar Suburbs – The City Beautiful and City Planning Public Health Movement • Cities as unhealthy places – ‘The Great Stink’, Cholera, Tuberculosis, Alcoholism…. -
Chicago from 1871-1893 Is the Focus of This Lecture
Chicago from 1871-1893 is the focus of this lecture. [19 Nov 2013 - abridged in part from the course Perspectives on the Evolution of Structures which introduces the principles of Structural Art and the lecture Root, Khan, and the Rise of the Skyscraper (Chicago). A lecture based in part on David Billington’s Princeton course and by scholarship from B. Schafer on Chicago. Carl Condit’s work on Chicago history and Daniel Hoffman’s books on Root provide the most important sources for this work. Also Leslie’s recent work on Chicago has become an important source. Significant new notes and themes have been added to this version after new reading in 2013] [24 Feb 2014, added Sullivan in for the Perspectives course version of this lecture, added more signposts etc. w.r.t to what the students need and some active exercises.] image: http://www.richard- seaman.com/USA/Cities/Chicago/Landmarks/index.ht ml Chicago today demonstrates the allure and power of the skyscraper, and here on these very same blocks is where the skyscraper was born. image: 7-33 chicago fire ruins_150dpi.jpg, replaced with same picture from wikimedia commons 2013 Here we see the result of the great Chicago fire of 1871, shown from corner of Dearborn and Monroe Streets. This is the most obvious social condition to give birth to the skyscraper, but other forces were at work too. Social conditions in Chicago were unique in 1871. Of course the fire destroyed the CBD. The CBD is unique being hemmed in by the Lakes and the railroads. -
VILLAGE WIDE ARCHITECTURAL + HISTORICAL SURVEY Final
VILLAGE WIDE ARCHITECTURAL + HISTORICAL SURVEY Final Survey Report August 9, 2013 Village of River Forest Historic Preservation Commission CONTENTS INTRODUCTION P. 6 Survey Mission p. 6 Historic Preservation in River Forest p. 8 Survey Process p. 10 Evaluation Methodology p. 13 RIVER FOREST ARCHITECTURE P. 18 Architectural Styles p. 19 Vernacular Building Forms p. 34 HISTORIC CONTEXT P. 40 Nineteenth Century Residential Development p. 40 Twentieth Century Development: 1900 to 1940 p. 44 Twentieth Century Development: 1940 to 2000 p. 51 River Forest Commercial Development p. 52 Religious and Educational Buildings p. 57 Public Schools and Library p. 60 Campuses of Higher Education p. 61 Recreational Buildings and Parks p. 62 Significant Architects and Builders p. 64 Other Architects and Builders of Note p. 72 Buildings by Significant Architect and Builders p. 73 SURVEY FINDINGS P. 78 Significant Properties p. 79 Contributing Properties to the National Register District p. 81 Non-Contributing Properties to the National Register District p. 81 Potentially Contributing Properties to a National Register District p. 81 Potentially Non-Contributing Properties to a National Register District p. 81 Noteworthy Buildings Less than 50 Years Old p. 82 Districts p. 82 Recommendations p. 83 INVENTORY P. 94 Significant Properties p. 94 Contributing Properties to the National Register District p. 97 Non-Contributing Properties to the National Register District p. 103 Potentially Contributing Properties to a National Register District p. 104 Potentially Non-Contributing Properties to a National Register District p. 121 Notable Buildings Less than 50 Years Old p. 125 BIBLIOGRAPHY P. 128 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS RIVER FOREST HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION David Franek, Chair Laurel McMahon Paul Harding, FAIA Cindy Mastbrook Judy Deogracias David Raino-Ogden Tom Zurowski, AIA PROJECT COMMITTEE Laurel McMahon Tom Zurowski, AIA Michael Braiman, Assistant Village Administrator SURVEY TEAM Nicholas P. -
RITZ TOWER, 465 Park Avenue (Aka 461-465 Park Avenue, and 101East5t11 Street), Manhattan
Landmarks Preservation Commission October 29, 2002, Designation List 340 LP-2118 RITZ TOWER, 465 Park Avenue (aka 461-465 Park Avenue, and 101East5T11 Street), Manhattan. Built 1925-27; Emery Roth, architect, with Thomas Hastings. Landmark Site: Borough of Manhattan Tax Map Block 1312, Lot 70. On July 16, 2002 the Landmarks Preservation Commission held a public hearing on the proposed designation as a Landmark of the Ritz Tower, and the proposed designation of the related Landmark Site (Item No.2). The hearing had been advertised in accordance with provisions of law. Ross Moscowitz, representing the owners of the cooperative spoke in opposition to designation. At the time of designation, he took no position. Mark Levine, from the Jamestown Group, representing the owners of the commercial space, took no position on designation at the public hearing. Bill Higgins represented these owners at the time of designation and spoke in favor. Three witnesses testified in favor of designation, including representatives of State Senator Liz Kruger, the Landmarks Conservancy and the Historic Districts Council. In addition, the Commission has received letters in support of designation from Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, from Community Board Five, and from architectural hi storian, John Kriskiewicz. There was also one letter from a building resident opposed to designation. Summary The Ritz Tower Apartment Hotel was constructed in 1925 at the premier crossroads of New York's Upper East Side, the comer of 57t11 Street and Park A venue, where the exclusive shops and artistic enterprises of 57t11 Street met apartment buildings of ever-increasing height and luxury on Park Avenue. -
Strengthening a Young Company's Brand Identity Through Interior
Strengthening a Young Company‘s Brand Identity Through Interior Design Felicia Schneeweis Spring Semester 2020 Master‘s Thesis Berlin International University of Applied Sciences Advisor: Prof. Yüksel Pögün-Zander, PhD Second Examiner: Prof. Javier Martin Table of Content 1 Introduction 5 1.1 Aim of the Thesis 5 1.2 Methodology 6 2 The Change of Retail in the 21st Century 7 2.1 Historical Development 7 2.2 Online Shopping vs. Retail Shopping 12 3 The Value of the Brand Identity for the Future of Retail 16 3.1 Branding Through Design and Architecture 17 3.1.1 Apple Store 5th Avenue NewYork City 18 3.1.1.1 The Brand - Apple 18 3.1.1.2 Architectural Elements Implemented in the Store 20 3.2 Best Practices of Branding in Terms of the Use of Interior Design 32 3.2.1. Freitag Flagship Store Zürich 33 3.2.1.1 The Brand - Freitag 33 3.2.1.2 The Store 35 3.2.2. MYKITA Store Berlin and Barcelona 42 3.2.2.1 The Brand - MYKITA 42 3.2.2.2 The Store 44 3.2.3 Aesop Stores London, Geneva and Brussels 48 3.2.3.1 The Brand - Aesop 48 3.2.3.2 The Stores 49 3.2.4 Camper Stores NewYork City Lab, Milan and NewYork City 60 3.2.4.1 The Brand - Camper 60 3.2.4.2 The Stores 61 3.2.5 Valentino Store Rome 68 3.2.5.1 The Brand - Valentino 68 3.2.5.2 The Store 70 4 Conclusions 75 5 Practice - Design Project 78 5.1 The Brand - YOU MAWO 78 5.2 The Design 79 5.2.1 The Task 79 5.2.2 The Concept 81 Bibliography 88 1 Introduction Digitalization is a permanently present topic in the 21st century, that changes almost every part of our lives and shopping is no exception from that. -
Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District Designation Report
Cover Photograph: Court Street looking south along Skyscraper Row towards Brooklyn City Hall, now Brooklyn Borough Hall (1845-48, Gamaliel King) and the Brooklyn Municipal Building (1923-26, McKenzie, Voorhees & Gmelin). Christopher D. Brazee, 2011 Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District Designation Report Prepared by Christopher D. Brazee Edited by Mary Beth Betts, Director of Research Photographs by Christopher D. Brazee Map by Jennifer L. Most Technical Assistance by Lauren Miller Commissioners Robert B. Tierney, Chair Pablo E. Vengoechea, Vice-Chair Frederick Bland Christopher Moore Diana Chapin Margery Perlmutter Michael Devonshire Elizabeth Ryan Joan Gerner Roberta Washington Michael Goldblum Kate Daly, Executive Director Mark Silberman, Counsel Sarah Carroll, Director of Preservation TABLE OF CONTENTS BOROUGH HALL SKYSCRAPER HISTORIC DISTRICT MAP ................... FACING PAGE 1 TESTIMONY AT THE PUBLIC HEARING ................................................................................ 1 BOROUGH HALL SKYSCRAPER HISTORIC DISTRICT BOUNDARIES ............................. 1 SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................... 3 THE HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE BOROUGH HALL SKYSCRAPER HISTORIC DISTRICT ........................................................................................ 5 Early History and Development of Brooklyn‟s Civic Center ................................................... 5 Mid 19th Century Development -
Feature Property
Woolworth Building An early skyscraper, National Historic Landmark since 1966, and New York City landmark since 1983, the Woolworth Building was the tallest building in the world upon completion in 1913 until 1930. 233 Broadway New York, NY Neo-Gothic Style Façade Architectural Details Straight lines of the “piers” ascend upwards to the over-scaled pyramidal cap Top Portion of Building 57th Floor Observation Deck until 1940 Building Use Transition U-Shaped Portion- 29 Stories Tall Top 30 Floors Conversion to Luxury Residential Condominiums Lobby Details Marble Finishes Vaulted Ceiling Mosaics Stained-Glass Ceiling Light Bronze Fittings PROJECT SUMMARY Project Description A classic early high-rise architectural landmark incorporating Gothic themes with the modern idea of a skyscraper. The 1913 Gothic Revival building featured gargoyles, arches and flying buttresses. Bordered by Broadway, Barclay Street, Church Street, and Park Place, the building is located in New York City’s Financial District. Building Description 57 floor, Neo-Gothic designed, steel-rigid frame structure with light gray, limestone-colored, glazed, terra-cotta façade Official Building Name Woolworth Building Location 233 Broadway, New York City, NY Construction Start - 1910 | Completion- 1913 History Tallest building in the World 1913 - 1930 Named the “Cathedral of Commerce” upon completion Construction Cost $13.5 million LEADERSHIP | PROJECT TEAM | DESIGN | CONSTRUCTION U.S. President Woodrow Wilson New York City Mayor William Jay Gaynor Building Owner 1913 F.W. Woolworth Company Developer F.W. Woolworth Company & Irving National Exchange Bank Architect Cass Gilbert Structural Engineering Gunvald Aus Company Primary Contractor Thompson-Starrett & Company Current Use Office | Residential (top 30 floors) BUILDING CONSTRUCTION & AMENITIES SUMMARY Size 1.3 Million GSF Height 792 Feet | 241 Meters Number of Floors 57 (above ground) Design 57 floor, Neo-Gothic architectural style, featuring gargoyles, arches and flying buttresses. -
Defining Architectural Design Excellence Columbus Indiana
Defining Architectural Design Excellence Columbus Indiana 1 Searching for Definitions of Architectural Design Excellence in a Measuring World Defining Architectural Design Excellence 2012 AIA Committee on Design Conference Columbus, Indiana | April 12-15, 2012 “Great architecture is...a triple achievement. It is the solving of a concrete problem. It is the free expression of the architect himself. And it is an inspired and intuitive expression of the client.” J. Irwin Miller “Mediocrity is expensive.” J. Irwin Miller “I won’t try to define architectural design excellence, but I can discuss its value and strategy in Columbus, Indiana.” Will Miller Defining Architectural Design Excellence..............................................Columbus, Indiana 2012 AIA Committee on Design The AIA Committee on Design would like to acknowledge the following sponsors for their generous support of the 2012 AIA COD domestic conference in Columbus, Indiana. DIAMOND PARTNER GOLD PARTNER SILVER PARTNER PATRON DUNLAP & Company, Inc. AIA Indianapolis FORCE DESIGN, Inc. Jim Childress & Ann Thompson FORCE CONSTRUCTION Columbus Indiana Company, Inc. Architectural Archives www.columbusarchives.org REPP & MUNDT, Inc. General Contractors Costello Family Fund to Support the AIAS Chapter at Ball State University TAYLOR BROS. Construction Co., Inc. CSO Architects, Inc. www.csoinc.net Pentzer Printing, Inc. INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER for ART + DESIGN 3 Table of Contents Remarks from CONFERENCE SCHEDULE SITE VISITS DOWNTOWN FOOD/DINING Mike Mense, FAIA OPTIONAL TOURS/SITES -
National Register of Historic Places
NFSForm 10-900 (7-81) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form See instructions in How to Complete National Register Forms Type all entries complete applicable sections 1. Name historic Tourtellotte and Hummel Architecture>in 2. Location N_/A- not for publication city, town N/A N/A_ vicinity of state code ' county N/A code 3. Classification Category Ownership Status Present Use district public X occupied agriculture museum building(s) private X unoccupied X commercial park . structure x both work in progress X educational _ X_ private residence site Public Acquisition Accessible X entertainment x religious object N/A jn process yes: restricted X government scientific X Thematic N^A_ being considered X yes: unrestricted industrial transportation Group no military other: 4. Owner of Property name Multiple owners (see individual inventory sheets) city, town N/A N/A vicinity of 5. Location of Legal Description courthouse, registry of deeds, etc. Multiple (see individual inventory sheets) N/A N/A state Idaho 6. Representation in Existing Surveys title Idaho State Historic Sites Survey has this property been determined eligible? __yes _X_ no 1972 date . federal X state county local depository for survey records Idaho State Historical Society city, town Boise state Idaho 7. Description Condition N/A Check one N/A check one N/A excellent deteriorated unaltered original site good ruins altered moved date N/A fair unexposed See Individual Inventory forms. Describe the present and original (iff known) physical appearance The unifying theme of this nomination is the design of all structures included in it by members of the Boise-based architectural firm of John E.