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idscape and John McAslan Partners, RIGS Associates, and Tom Leader Studio. I | installing the Temple of Dendur • Hills. piihliUied leii limes a \eai. SeplemVK-r lliKiiigli Siiiiimet. is a Ix iielil ol .\l.-\ New Viii k ireer Moves ChafHer menil>ersliip Piililic memlH isliip is $*iO. ..1 .1 x ai 'v «iil.s< iiplioii I.. 1 K I I I s 1, $ 111 s, ml ., st-Selling Architecture Books rhe< k anil voiii luailing address u> ;adlines oci'll'S SIIIM "New York is now talking about architecture. Even outside academia," Werk, bauen * wohnen's Andre Bideau noted in the latest issue of the Dutch magazine, Archis. Comments from writers and editors of journals in various countries make it clear that we are not alone I'li'/iiisiit for thr Whilil li/iili- t j iitir sili: in our obsession with the World Trade Center disaster. Nor were we on September 11: /•VIA I tiii'lr Architectural Design's Charles Jencks was watching the events on television in London, as we were here. Jencks writes about "the responsibility of professionals in modern Risk Society where the state no longer pretends to look after our health, employment and livelihood except in the most rudimentary way." He predicts that architects and engineers will have to devise /Vc./x-s Sill better means of escape from skyscrapers. As Aaron Betsky, another American expatriate (he directs the Netherlands Architecture Institute) notes, "the violence that did occur...was already anticipated by an architecture of fear," surveillance, and exclusivity before tfie attacks. "Violence," /.ofus'Alessandro Rocca observes, "is more effective in bringing about change than any planning scheme whatsoever." Harvard Design Magazine editor William S. Saunders assumes that from now on, "the fake will make us sick." I'ro/iiiuil ///'• Worl'l Iriiilr Onin site. Oaiiii Xorlli Not surprisingly, perhaps, our colleagues elsewhere are taking the long view, while in New York, even in academic circles, discussions are focused on the present—on what deci• sions created the conditions we have inherited, and on what we should do now. In this issue we report on the high points in some of the many discussions that have taken place in recent fi'iii y weeks, and on the exhibitions organized to generate thoughts about rebuilding. Not wanting to neglect other issues, we review the Fresh Kills landfill competition, pro• l'ii'/>os,il for Ihr World Triidr Cj-nler silK Mlird \\k'. posals for the High Line, a discussion about glass in architecture, and recent residential pro• jects by New York architects. This will be my last issue as editor of Oculus. The Chapter, which has so generously sup• ported our efforts over the years, is moving on to other ventures. In some ways, it is a hard time to be leaving. When so many ideas are in the air and plans are in the works, it is tempt• ing to want to chronicle them. But times change, and with them priorities. I wish my col• leagues well in the new space on LaGuardia Place, on the web, and in a new form of print• ed matter, though I will miss our one-way conversations in this monthly forum. —Jayne Merkel I'rofioMtl for Iht World irade (.inner sile. Offuf d.\ ON THE DRAWING BOARDS e on the Make Bilbao Backlash It will pi()vi(k- i(k-al illninina- In Allu-ns at the foot of the lion for the s< iilptuu-s (with roiiiul has Ix-en br«>- A« rop«)lis, Cireece's Minisir\ the AcrojKjIis visible in the kt'M in Vonkcrs loi of Culture will break ground distance its a p)int of refer• 4 •• the tire\-sH)n Foinid- iliis summer for a New ence). Antiquities will Ix" ori• it 7 " n's new $9 million lla^- At ro|)olis Mii.s<-um lo opt-n ented t-xactlv iis they were al )l)ak« i \ In Maya Lin will) for die 2(M)4 Summer die Pai thencm, sited H) pro• I and Cybul, ol Fdjffwali !. ()l\inpics. The buikling will vide a context f«>r understand• 1 twice as large- as tin• existing inirseiim atop tht- Gluckman Mayner Architects ting bakery (Iwated on .Acro|M)lis. Bui the central will renovate die landnuirk ther site). The entran( «- am.i( lion al Bernard Tschumi's Ruth and Rjtyinond G. be via a coniniinial area 2.5(),0(M)-square-foot project is J'erelmaii Building, a new >y a |)air of intersecting intended to Ix- the Klgin annex across Benjamin ighls. hiside. a ghtss- Marbles—a frie/e from the Fnmklin Piu^kway from the k)sed nu-//anin«- with I'arihenoii, now the prime Philad('l|)hia Museum «>f Art c windows will overlook allraclioii at die British main huilding. The renovated actory floor, proxidin^ .Museum. (Nt-iilu-r Kiigland I(M),(M)0-square-f(K)l Art Deco Lage points for lour nor lln- British Nhiseiim has buikling will im hide galleries ips \iewing the o|)eralion. so far agreed to gi%e them for cosuimes, texules. prints, h centers luoiind a 4()- back to Greece.) drawings. |}hotogniplis, and -k)ng tunnel oven. A Sru' Acrofiolis Musrum, ige connected tt) priv-ate I'schiimi des< rilxs his scheme 2()th (e"inury design—as well lifi timd Tsrhumi ArrhiUrts d(M>r gn-en space will as "tin- anti-Bilbao." Its "iiiini- .is .1 lihi .11 v. archives, and ;v nnployees on breaks, its malisi sobriety" will IK- highly «iflices. The firm previously i r{M)ftop gimk-n with c rafted of simple pieciist con• wiirkrd with ili<' l'liil.i(lel|)hia I II IIIC 1 IIKIM.II. crete, raw marble, and gla-ss. Museum of Art on several "First and foremost," Tschumi installations and on renov-a- Gre^-ston Foiuidation, a s;iys. tin- design is "a museum uons to moilern and conteni- Idliist charity, has played of natural light, concerne active role in Ybnkers' with die presentation of (•hu knian Mayner has also rth. U luLs already devel- sc ulpinral objects within." designed an HO.tMX) stpiare- d $'iO million re;il Movement through lime is a foot renovatum and addition ill WvsK hi si. i (lomiiv. ( rue ial dimension of die plan. for the Picas-so Museum in liiil/i and Raymond G. I'erelman lyston Bakery, ranked sec- .Some I(),()(H) \isitors daily will MiUaga, Spiiin. which is .sched• Uniliiing, Philadelphia Museum of An, d in New York by Zagat's (irculate IK- snhsianiialK lehiiili. In Hot OH The Press Abialuun's (oncepi lot die sli\« i hnilding can Irnililiilh .iddilion. a i,iii'.:i ol ^ii in li| Two ()l 1(1111 liii ?sl«)iu- l()l)by walls will h wilh inlaid oiiw IIIMH nii^. wliidi includes labritation ol liiuioiiN illimiiiiatecl desk and sl.il ( II.IIKU li( IN lo 1H- Mime damaged terra-coita bar/cale anc hor the rec ep• allfd. as ar<- anti(|iu-s Iroin lion gaigo\les. c ame liom tion, concierge, and lood M i- K < ,in I listoi i( .il So( iei\. and llie flic plac e- lounge provides oiie Iss Watch New ^brk Public l.ibiai \. ol two /one s where- dic-nis can iiKxIiilar (iliicc liii iiiliiii' so< iaii/e- and relax. A more llll.K IIIK I. I S\|, (l|)( |ls Us Kac ade restoi-alion iu chitec i sec lude-d rear lounge le aiiiu s I 'S.\f Imidqiiarlm, MSM Arrhilfih lica art', (lool li^ht j^iay paitit icirl) bv the current owner's Back to the Future I" the la( adc niau lu s liir lather, are Ix-ing re-created by //> Idiint' Kfir jginal roloi s« h«-in«- Boston Valley lerra-Xxjtui. ol asanella -•- Klein has I lainbuig. New York. The e same architecLs arc also trau.sformed Ne w Clay gym. Studios Arrhitrrlure csisliiiu |()|)|)\ |,\ Edgar Talel, io\aiin>^ the .Vltos dc York City's foi iner which to .some eyes recalls P avoii R« gional Museum ol Municipal .Asphalt Plant, a I'lank IJoyd Wright (Tidisl w;ts chf oming Kmaiuicl L'ngan) Modeling Clay needed recic-ational lac ilities gsliip store is Ix'ing .Su|x'i lit dowiiicmiiers are for the community almost at sigm-d in parmeiship with c-xpected at (Hay, an upscale the- Fast Rive i "s edge-. luonio ('itterio. sec ond-lloor gym by Studios It is a model of sustainable I'ormn- Municipal Asphalt Plant. Architecture. (!(UK I ix t il ,ts ,i Kiihn isf Jacobs ce of Angels design—with Ixirrowecl light place to "exercise, eat. iliink. si« ,INI (ii iiiI,11 r.'i whic h pe ncil ate s dee-p into and relax," the minimalist ee< ker Sueet. Louis the interior, an on-site total- spa( c- on I'lth Street empha• illivan's 1899 lerra-tolla energy |)lanl (which is off the sizes inatehals and light. Full- cade for the ('.on(li< i grid and uses its waste heat to height south-facing \sindcm-s lilcling (now Ba>-ard prexluce hot water), ofl'-i)eak llocxl the training llcxir uitli lilding) is l>eing saved. pioduc lion and .storage of sunlight. (This area's rubber Iiiowii as Siilli\an"s sdic oiii- chilled water, sujx'r-insulalion, lloor tiles are being custom g in Manhattiui. tlu- facade and creative recy cling of exist• (bed to match tea leaves.) menioiablv top|K'd with ing inii aslructure .such as the Sjx'cially designed skylights ganiic fnll-lengih angels interior steel and subterranean punctuate ceilings, while trius ouLstretched. natch) canals. Features omille-d diie- cxcasional illuminated coves hicli Sullivan supplied oidv to Inidgel constraints iiiclucle- curve around walls and oral iciginglv, at the demand f)f a south-facing Troinbe wall, c oluimis. coinputeii/e-fl energy manage- E client, .\ichival pholo- .Municipal .\s/ihall Plant. nu'nt, and a wind turbine. Pasanella * Klein renovation IN THE STREETSCAPE Ii would 1H- a |)aragoii ol Tying Down Gulliver: I)e-pai tineni of Sanitation, ar c liitc-ctuic- s most progic-v The Fresh Kills Design and Lee Weintraub, ,i l.iiid- sive tic ncis—had it nut IM C II Competition se .ipe- arc liite-c 1 and IOI IIKTI St.lien Island reside nt. Hie (< >nipleied 22 vears ago. H l-ciutir Km first fruits of ibis proc e-ss— 11 de-sc I ibing die perils of De signed bv Ivilin X: Jacobs in piopovils of die six se-niilii cie-.iiiiig a plan lor I resh I'.t f f. the- Municipal .\s|)halt isLs, whic II h.ive sinc e- been Kills. New York's landfill Plant (whic li is feaiured in 1 winnowe-d clown to lliie e on Staieii island. Cniversiiy of the "Bc vond the liox: Micl- finalists in a jiiiie-d le \ i( vv- W orld t rade Onler Memonal Fmesl for V'iiginia landsc ape- are liiiec t ( c ntni v McKlei ii .\rc hilc c tuie are on dis|)lav in the lohby Tte\h Kdls. liio\ A^wnalrs Julie Bargmann likened il lo in Miami and New ^brk" tlie-(.it\ Planning I)e|i.iMiii the I illiputians' allempi to tie e xhibition al the Urban .11 22 Kc.ieU Sn( ( I. A wiiiiic clown (iiilliver Barginaii. a (ic ntc i now) is a paiabolu will IM- c hose n lollowinj; an |M ppe-i y ex|H'rt on bi own- struc tnie. l lu' siiiiilai ii\ i«l ii^ .inahsis of the- liiialisi> i< . I fields, was referring not jusi lo se c tion to thai of Bariu h cal capacilie-s. the- enormity of the piojec i. (^olk-jic-. shown on our Ol even to the decades that il NoveinlM-i cover with the c a|>- 1 he |)iii|e i Is .lie well uoitli will lake- lo realize a plan, but tion "Looking Forward." pro• studviiiii. but don't e xp( (i i lo die uiide iiial)h wciid l;i( I voked Arvid Klein's bili< i s\\( ( i imdei sLiiid llie iii i I'^lii .\\\\\ thai the- site- is alive. inusiugs alx)ut the eye licalitv Bv liiie-l\ honing the-eom| lion pi u( C Ns. the oii,',ini/eis| of arc hitee lunil fashion— As ihe va-st mounds of avoided the twin [le rilsof Harden litirgrs for Fresh Kith, where- looking forward c an garbage- decompose-, ilie v liios Associates (oiiipe-titioiis; le .idih ( oiiip s<-eni almost indistinguishable heal up and l ele.ise- ^;ase s. licnsiblc oiie -lineis. .ind pre f rom looking bac kward. "I which c aiise- ihein lo subside. guess that's die prolile in wilh dictable- soluiicms from proi ( )\( I IIK' iie\l lliii lv VC.UN. IIH ne nt fii iii>-. So du- sohuions longevity: die kids think mounds will lose up le» a fif th .lie (oiii|)le\ .uid deiii.indin e vcrvthin^ is for the fiist lime. of their height, which could though in some cases the u; .\tid lor some things it is, but he- a slagge-i ing -ID h e t for the of lieiidv jargon and in.inic not architecture." tallest. Isolated from die- mapliie s diK s .1 ic.il ihssci \i decomposing, toxic mounds Thos*- of us who have kic ke-d lo thouglilfiil sclie-nies. bv subsiaiilial eiigine-ering around a while recogni/e works is the remaining half of Klein's seiiiiment. panic ulailv -Ml of the- piopos.iN ue-ie- pre the- site, ulii( il is a we-tlancis as it pertains to the c luster of duc cd by large ic-.mis of s|)c .11 e a of considerable ee"ok>gi- ideas desc l ibed by "suslaiii- (i.ilisiN, ii< ii< i.ilK led In l.tnc e .il impoi taiue. Fliese wet• abililv." We- reniemlM-i how sca|x im hilects. .Most of tin I resh Kilb Sue Plan. /MP lands are a jMipular |)ii stop the messianic fervor for solai Ix-gaii bv acc epting ilie- Landscape/John McAslan * Parlneis h)r migratory birds on the design and energy efFicieiic-y inipossibilitv of harnessing Aii.iiuii l i\\va\ .111(1 lh< \ pH) vanished along wilh "libc-i (iullive-i. Instead, lliev tetli- vide, potentially, an iiiiporiant art" as soon as energy piie e-s eie cl liiin li,nhil\. allouiii^ ih s|>.iwning ground for ac|iialic fell in the e ariy '80s. titanic biological. gec)k)>5ical life, (iiveii ibis dramatically and s(K ietal loiecs iiiipingin morphing fecunditv. the con- Perhaps things have- c hanijed n|)on the site- lo take the ir (e pi of a living biosphere in the- past (|iiarte-r-c e nlin v. course-. .Vs |H-r the- c c)iii|)eti- se ems vc-rv l e-al on this site. ( liaos and c atasiro|)he theo• tion brief, all of the- |)rojecLs| How to plan iu-ound ihis"- ries have taught us dial, while- work with the existing engi- 11 ends flue tuale, they are ac tu- ne-eriiig iiifi asu nc lure- that ( )\< i llie |).isi i( \s \t ai N. Bill allv ne-vc-r c vc liral, so the-ir contains the- garbage—willi- Fresh Kills Sile Plan. IMP Woods, Sheila Metcalf, and outcomes are not pie-dic table-. oul adding lurtlie-r site- le-nu" Ijindscape/John M(.\slan + Partners Jeffrey Sugarman ol New ^ real as.st>Ls and liiniiaiioiis riiese are seen as |>er\aM\f. the silf, lliis piojct I (hau• i \(>luti»)nary and self-snsiaiii- ls Fresh Kills Lium pou n ing. .Vcross these ecologies flit I iiiio .111 .ISIIIIUSIIHIL; IK \S luinuui iiu iiisioiis—paths ion. Rc^ioiiaih. ii K i isis (ontainin^ seqiiences of exjx'- tu n ISI.UKI as ilic t iiu i .ild rit iu es. which ;ut' ephemeral, vcl ol ihc iiu lii)|) owiiiii how .111 «•( ()loi>i( alh sti .ttegy allows the |)ai k lo lonstiliiled Fiesli Kills toiikl accomuMHlaie the whims of Jtoiiic ihi- lu-aii 1)1 ,111 I \isi fashion without compitimiv {, llioiigli t iirreiitJy Irag- iiig its ecological integrity. jnted, sAstt'iii ol parks and I ik( the IMP and McAslan |( i iu\.i\s (111 ihc iNlaiid. It .schemes, the RIOS proposal jenerates Fresli Kills' ecolo- wtnild showcase renewable Kills—a decision made for The High Line's path through witli a intKlesI planting eneig)' te< luiologies, starling purely (Ktlidcal reasons—our Ihr West Sidf, fnm ^eme. which recognizes the with the biomassof the garbage now has no fixed des• Rerlaiiiiiiig ilu- iligti l.iiie irsh envii onnient of die mounds themselves. RIO.S tination. We lack a progre.ssi\e ^Ixige iiiouiids, and with the also plans lo it \i ,il ilu w".»sle j>olicv. and dis|K>siiig of rreadon of sexeral rare giirbage by drilling an accessi• llif slufl will (osi die t ii\ j()s\siciiis. indiycnoii*- ii i ble, iraiisp.iifiil mmu 1 i\ri-\i iiioir aiinn.ilK than piiblit «en Island in the wetlands, into the mounds. trans|>ortation. We're not ilhin this siisiainahic i ( oio home yet. .\ fourth propH)s;d. led bv Tom , nnnnmils i (niipalihle Leader Studio, uliit h did nol nenities are planned (or High Line Hopefulness b< (oine a finalist, also l/y Dnx'ui Sukol iman xisiiors. deserves consideration. This erusing the pages of le second-place scheme, led s< hciiif is n ulv ••( .iilli\< ! Hi'i/aiming Ihe High JMP Lanciscape and John l.ibie." It engages the motpli- Pl int: a pitHliict of the cAsian Partners, sct iiis a niin- ing vitality of the .site by set• collalioralion between the le heir ol (apahilitv Brown, ting out live modes of change, 1 ICMHII 1 I llsl |o| l'lll)li( Sp.u (• owing that the I8di century or ".seeds," that ;ire set l(M)se. .111(1 Friends of the High Fine. ion of a resolved, pic- so that iluir interactions can Mni inighi find Noiiiselt want resqne. working landst ajx- create die future. Tliere is no iiig to change the world. Until C/mcepI illustration of a reused High I.me imlhin a vihriml s new rele\^ice for die jm c Diu cued Ol net cssai \ the scheme is a waste-recy- as they imfold to generate a sjiving the railway as irrele- ing projct I. whit h iiiakt s tlu- iit w hmd.stape. In this project, \,ini. even now that rebuilding" il needed to rejuvenate the the garlxige mounds are seen lower Manhattan is our lounds. It utilizes die exist- as merely the latest layer of a biggest pritirity. g waste infrastructure, and site whose lowest layer con• eates a |K>tentially prof- tains the fault line wlu-ic Written In Joshua David, the |,il)lf. ediK atioiial industrv Nt)rtli America parted from lM)()k outlines Friends of the 1 the site. Completed. Fresh -Africa some 30<) million years High line's vision of ctmvert- III nil 1111 III ill nil nil Hi ills would he a rolling land- ing the abandoned elevate "etiands, where commercial niii . ihytbnis. also contains die research of id recreaUonal acu\iues— Design Trust fellow Casey le soil-genei-ating plant, nurs- From the results of this coin- Jones, who was charged to |ries, reiicw.thic [iowci i^tm i- petidon, il looks as if the inde{)enclendy assess the |K)S- doii, iuul ecological tourism future of Fresh Kills will be in sible reuse or denioliuon of Ijooking north from 23rd Street, tcilities—(-oiiif oi lahh i ocxisi good liaiuLs—^assuming, of the High Line. Another May 2(XH). from course, that the inulerKing Design Trust fellow. Keller itii nature, as did die f;uins Reclaiming tlic High Line jnd villages in liiown s .ii engiiieeiing of the mounds Easterling, ( reaied a conceptu• lesigns. proves sufTicient, and that the al High line website. All three City and State follow dirt>ugh efforts were celebrated at the lOS Associates' ihii(l-|)l.u c on their commitments. One MAS in February with a com• fcheme (xisits two overlaid wishes the future of New- panion exhibidon. [rategies. I he fii-st is the nat- York's garbage were as .secure. The High Line's attracdtms— ral one—the regeneraUon of With the clo.sure of Fresh le site's inherent ecologies. mo.st notably its natund floi-a voluiiic-lri( pre-se-nce- instead and undisiiiiiK'd calm—is |ili(- High liiie-| would iiol— a pl.iii.n |)i c-s<-iu e-." or mai k- im|M>ssible lo eoinpletelv le-pli- •mcl piobablv could not—IK- ing and hc-ightc-ning die- .u ti| ( ale .IS a piiblii woik. I IK biiill lodav." I'ei haps we have lies of urban s|)a( e-. And. Iic- siiidv is uni(|ue Iv sc-nsilive- lo what il takes lo e-nsure the- (1( St MIK-CI siiategie-s for ae hi these- and mam oilier eoni|K-i- sii lie lure's viable- fiiluie. ing some of these- e-llecty u\)j, ne-eds. In acklilicm lo /Wv(7j/>/.On March 13, sue ll .IS wlie ii .1 " siipc rim|)osi ske-ic hing out whe-it- vistas can Fiic-nds of the High liiu- lion ol eleine-nis k-nds a |( iii \x- prese rved, il suggests kna- fouiid anothe-r le-ason lo c e lc - Uiinl wall a de-plli and ihi( k- Tednal <'.out thouse intunda rnliug. rions for ineoiiie--generaling I'hiietiix. Ariunia, biale . )usiic c- Diane- A. tiess that it ckK-sn't re-allv lool|)i ints (and where ihose- liirhaid .Mriei Csr I'lnlrurs and Le-lK-de-lf ol the Snpie-nie- li.ive "—and bioac lie-cl a le-w commercial esuiblishnienis lames (Uiifienln Drsi^i Aswnalfs Court of the- State- of New \ the- Friends have- an cxe-- /Vs-scK iates, and structural e-ngi- While he blamed jjioht-iiioti- cuiable frame-work for ilie- ne c i Tim Macfarlane, ()1 vaied luamifK liiieis tm ii ^i^ij dc-sign com|x-titiem it will hold Dewhurst Macf;u"lane ;uid ing progres,siv e use s of glass, ibis vc ai. And more iiiipoi lani- l*ai liie-i s. some-one in the audience Iv. the- cku uinent will show (Mii |x-nter olFere-d one e-xpla- rightfully iM)inic-(l a linger LVMH Tmi-er, Christian ilr Pnrtzamparc coalition builders and ekmors nalioii for our am ac tion to ihe bac k al archilec l.s who we i c-n' and R. A. fleintges Architects ex.u tly what p;utic ipatioii iiiediiiin. c alling glass "tlu- pushing for six-edier change.| Cxinsnltanls could make- |M)ssible. c iiilK)dime-nt of light." lie-sides Fndiiig the Q&:/\ session. Henrv Smidi-Nhller siiid iliat Cx)nsideiing dial Nc-vv Vbrk is ils model 11 pio|)ei lies, lie s,(id. ill.inks to ( hildliood m t ideiuJ going lo Ix'conie very ade|)t al glass couples "conscrious nic-iii- "Wt it- hide-bound bvoui tear w-ading through the intiic acies oi v and the- siibsiaiice ol of [glass's) bre-iiking." But, he of VN'FC-relattd advisory eoin- dreams." cone liided, the e-vening's nar• iniiie-e-s, citizens' groups, aiul 'Flu n. taking a more pragmat• ratives prove unfbunde-d our |)olic vinake-is. a ne w spirit of ic nil II, he |)re.se-nle-ci slide-s design! consc-rvatism and ihe uige-nc) and ccK>|H-ration may from preijects duoughout his feaison which they're predi- al.so bring a renewed High (.11 cel. slwnving liinv glass c.iled. Kimmel I'erforming Arts Outer, Line- lo fi iiition. David wiiles, could ac (<)iii|)lish various .u v Rafael Vinoly Architects and "Fike- the niosi (c-lebrated Deiohursl MaiFarlnne and I'aitnen the-lic task-s. such as having "a landmarks in New York Caty, II) >uses All Around house is in.spired by seafaiing the laiulsc a|)c- is contiiiuc cl forms and is true to vernacu• till (High the one--acre- sile. so n the- biisine-ss ofate hile-c - lar construction methods, thai it is more geomeliie ally lure, you atn go home- making il the- height of intelli• coherent with the two fool- again. Residential projects gent contextualism. piinls. The design acknowl• often a linn's First eominis- edges Fre-iic li as well as Flo and Barreneche c an cer• )n S( )i)u- arc liilec is do llu iii Korean lancLsca|X ti-adidons. tainly read a house. Fhey loiighoiil tlie-ii ( are-ers, Since one of the owners is of focus on die uicks that wai- •c ause- lioiisc-N .m- |)l.uloi ins Kore an descent, this makes l aiit atiention. and allow the r experimc-iitalioii. ibe point thai c oiilc-xl is as saiuraied phoiogra|)hy to do House: American Houses for the New iniu h soci;il as physical. tx^iiuiry, fry Oithy l-ang Ho and Raul rthy Lang Ho, in the iiilrodiic - the talking when it shoukl. Barreneche (Urm^erse f^iblishing, 21X11. But most custom houses defy- House argues that "critical hn to llinisr: Anmiaui lliniscs 224 pages 9X9, 200 color iUwitmtitms. \i III, \nv (riiliii). coaiithored categoiization—if for no regionalism" has Ijeen coi^- cloth $55; jlexihound $39.95) th Raul A. Barreneche, wi iies odier reason than that tlicy're teiiiporary architects' best at architects are- using • thc- designed to resfxmd to indi- \eiiue foi ,sen.sitively engaging ^all-scale, domestic building \idual nee ram seems to have its own terpreted" to combine a "farm patio unites IXDUI structures, Choi-Kussie House, building r\'pe now, but the structure with a mexlern icjtaling just under I,(XX) Robert Siegel ArehitecU ypes are mutually informed. house," accorefing to Ciisue sejuare feet, and pro entertaining spaces are locat• |)liv. I wo siialegies (nitlie i groimd-liiiogiiig i)rorile lluuj ed at the intersectuHi of two than, sav, a mounlaiiisideI ils 2.H(M) M|uare feel wemld slip|ied le-e tangle-s. niick i a nnilv the- pl.in. Flie- lirsl is a •>iii;t;e si. while- gki/iiig in ihe welcoming bullerflv roof serie s of terrae es around inidclle le\i l opens IIK vp.ui pierc ed wilh skvlighls. .\ series wliK 11 ilic voliiiiii s iiiii 1 il.( k: lo parkland vie ws. Thanks tc of radial points ap|xiid vol• llii M ( Olid, a e rue ilbrin plan die- liou.se's terracing and lii umes to this priiiiarv mass, in whic h iwo priniarv walls e-.uil\. Ad.nil Miriiiskv pe)iiils| allowing it lo Ixiter follow the deline- die- eiilrv court and out, "in five to ten years |wit lieikermnn Residence. Sncncmass Villagr. Chloradn, C.R Sludio .-\rrhilerls shoreline and heightening ils die horizon. Despiie all ilie foliage r{--grcmtli|. il won't kinelie sensibiliiv. Peter modernist ge-onu-li v. llie seem like vou're arriving al ; St.imlxrg explains. "Flie acloln- walls and wiiidem niul- object." liouse's layers and walls pro• lions and |)iovide die veriiac- In I^UI^UA. \ iiuiiii.i. Belmont] tect it from neiglilK)is. The uhu sensibiliiv of a desert out• Freeman ArchHects ti e-.iled house is also oriented to crop of buildings ac e uiiiulat- innltipk- volumes more coiii-j degrees of views, and limits ecl cner lime. pacdy. .-\ l.()Od-sc|naie-fool sight into adjacent |)ro]K-riie s." Garrison Architects c re.iied ilu glass house is pimclualed Wliile the Pelligiiiii house lojjographv leu ihe- Iversen twice in a siin|>le and elegant exeMiiplifies a gcKKl-neiglil)or Kii|)Iaii Residence, a 4,000- soluiioii. FiiM. ,1 u ak |)iii lilio| Siinla Fr Residence. .Alexander Gortin l)olic-y. il |X)ints lo an anti- s(]uare-fcM)i reiiov-aiion and separates the entryw-ay from monolithic u end that is part acldiiioii located in Piincetcm. ill! M si . il llu I .pen iiiieiior; and parcel of residential con- New |( ise \. A new eaiiopv oi a se-eoiicl leak "IMIX" siis both lextualism. VV'hedier compli• wood and glass gives what was within and outside the iiiLiin cating the fbolprini by layer• a late modern house volumel- volume. That IM)X contains ing the grid lalerally. or by ii( diversity by building il two baihrooms: the rcKif of CI eating a group of conver- upward, railie-r iliaii disiiibiil- the master balli features opei s;mt freestanding sirucliires. ing extra s(|uare footage able- glass. Tlie- envne-i c an architects are lightening u|) a along the land. Wilh the orig• fee-1 like he's taking showers h'ersen-Kaplan Residence. structure's bulk bv composing inal glass box Ijeneath it, rest• cniidooi-s," McHitv Freeman Garrison Architects with several volumes. ing on a masourv pliiilli. the s.iNs (\loie n.iluie--ph()bi( addition transforms ils prede• oc cupants can sim|)lv poncler| L'siiig an existing fbuiidation cessor into a grand sculpture the exterior leak as il weath• and sloped roof, CR Studio that reaches out toward the ers to the color of the liine-- Architects ic-c reated an sky and, desjiite its verUcalitv. sioiie iiavei-s inside.) A stain• "Immeubles-Villas" scheme allows the original to belter less steel ledge- caiitilevered for the Beckernian Residence "inlerac I with the site." As [im rioiii die box. with biiiltin Il nil in Snownia.ss Village. Colora• Garrise)ii <-\|)l,iins: "die loie-si c abinets above and a liickleii do. With the garage, Ix'd- canopy provides abiindanl refrigerator, creates a pared- rooin, and guesihoiise (8.100 shade...the hou.se adniils down kitchen. scpiare feet in all) slacked in light through ils roof and dis- Garrison House detail. three separate volumes, culxs pei^ses it by ihe use of iraiislu- Fveii Nishan Kazazian's iiiias- Architecture Research Office tumble down the slope-. c c'iil lilioiis. " snming (")0(Ksqiiare--h)<>l pavil-| .Ac cording to lea ( loud and ion hu die Gulian l esidc-nce \'i( loi ia R()S|)()iid. "a series cjf Architecture Research Office's in Cliriside Park, New jersey, (ne'iiai)|)ing roofs bind die i( (cnilv eomplc'led (.ai i isoii has a inulli-voluiiie sirali-gy. bknks together wrapping the Mouse traces its gradient, but This addition to the original inherited landscape." fliis lli.inks to the gentle- hillsidc- struc till e- e re.lies ne-w visl.is ( re.ile s. .ippiO|)ri.iIel\ siie. ilie building also has and allows the house's occ ii- iMHgley Residence. enough, a swill liback p.illi-rii sidehuig ni belwe-eii die- levels and lei- court diiects foot traf fic iiicoqKiraling tc-iisile struc- l ac e s of die- house. .A highlv tliiongli an eiilrv garden and lure, this pavilion does dou• angular ari ange ineni of the into a loll-like middle le ve-1. ble- diilv: siancliiig aparl lenesiiatioii |)lavs o(fOf ilie wliie li le-e cls to a Icnver le-vel Ironi—and innocently teas• siniiilated topography. that is se|iaiate-d into lainilv ing—die- original grid. c|uaile-is and ouldooi s|)acc-s: L'sing variously scale-d | )avil- I he-i e-'s aiiolhc-i brand of die latter vohiine-s also appear ions thai follcnv die grade of le asing going on in many of as sli|)|)e-cl IC C tangle s in j)l *; tlie\ attribute the trend unwelctmie aesdiedc inn iid- foot Ciypsy Fr ail Residence ofts' adaptabilitv to difTer- ei s. a similarly sized ret langu- (with a I ..'>(M)-s(pi.lie-foot kl arrangements of fainilv. liii piercing in the jxncli guesthou.se) in Kent, New- itors, and events. In the iibove the garage serves as York, warrants sjx'cial men• se of die I ,ant;le\ icsidi lu i , l)olb illusion and the glue tion as to whether or not an t Robert Kahn Architect's that des die garage into the interior t an Ix* gi-asped Irom iiiii( alh flavored Suiple whole design. facade-gazing. Fhe house )u.s<-. glazing is used to view begins from an organically Staple House, liobert Kahn Arrhitect .\ more slraighlforwiud eleva• |e o|K'ii space plan within, generated "armatur e" run• tion may only l)e seemingly tliei wise, many elevations ning dirough the core of the .so. Fisherman's Htnise. lot at- a-al the inspiradon of con- building. Wiiika Dubl)eldam ed in Tlie Pines on Fire [xt, but leave vcneurisUc sa)s the aniiature in>t only Island iiiid designed by ails to conjecture. channels the house's "hv|M'r- Messana O'Rorke Architects, actives" like pliiinbing. 11\.\(;, Kahn's approximatelv doesn't look like much mote and fireplace, but also |0(M)-stpiare-foot project, than a Douglas fir-planked "Ixcoiiies an indusiiiiil ?signed for (xjco Brown's mask on piloUs from its aclja- object" from whit li the rest tif ouses at S;igajX)iiac, gla.ss is t ent northern lot. But enlei- the project is sha|x' )re often now, though, a III \( 1 think to dis((A< 1 iis None of these pi-ojects tpiali- ade d(M'sn't begin to inli• sonlhei II fa( ade(s). ihosc lies as a machine in a giuden. ne the goings-on inside. In p.issiiiL; 1)\ James Dart's Context mav still IM- king, but artin Holub Architects' "1,11 islioiise " ,u e iiiissiiiL; ' ml soinedriies it provides a little tiicia I ant* House in Fhe eiilrance turns an needed inspiration. And from 1^ •Ihhi linton (aimers. New York, opatpie face to die public, the the kx)ks of it, human imagi• icked volumes appear to adoix* broken only by a small nation fills diat role as well ;»s 'ttiashouse. 'fames Dart Architects nipt the inounuiin under- row of stjuare windows. But t the physical landscape. ealh ever higher, and to siig- inside. Dart .says, this "massive est which funcdons occupy phuiiu surface fragments as inereiii parts of the shell, you move toward die view." lit the (.iiitilexered vohiiiies Taoshouse's verdcal and hori• n the .second floor actuall>' zontal planes are layered ouse a loft-like space. I lolnl) dtnvn and altmg V.\ Salto jys thai only two rooms can Moiiiitaiii. This form, mar• \e entirely closed. While the ried to abundant glazing and roject's tallest. .Sea Rancli- a uidely overhanging r ke \ (ilmne is ob\iously a allows the house's private side- airwell. the house is full of to reach out—to the sky. iqjris<"s. In a genre where Gypsy Trail Section, Archi-Tectonics Winka Dubbeldam l.i I'}ii/i(i\iil for the World Trade Onlir -.itr, seilion. SITE Profutuil for Ihr Woihl liiuir Crtiln site. Ocean \'oilh Visions of Lower Manhattan at the Max Protetch Gallery Fox & Fov/le Architects ( ,IIIN |OI IIIC iiiiprovenient ol piihlii iiai| l/\ l)(ii'i/l Siikol portation dovsiitcmn. culniinatiiii> in a new "(irand (le-niial " to ndicating a sigh of relief, the opening reception for ".A New togeihc-i disparate Uavel coriidors. 1 he proposal asse-i ts that huil World IVade Clenter: Design Piopos;ils" at the Max Protetch inliN iniisi .i( ( iiimilatc- .ic coidiug to need. Think ol .i '-;i''<'B I (iailerv was overllcming with New ^bikers of all sui|xs. (^ur (It sii;iitd Roc ke le llc i ( c iitc i relaxe cl in its formal eleiiu II|N. \\\ fear, s;ulness. and hojx' were given risible- e-xpression by die un|)ar- smallei buildings giving wav to one- iniic h larger puzzle- |)iec e-. It m alleled. inlernational list of arc liilecis who were asketl to einision not Ix- I.ilx'skind but we'll Ix- lue kv il Silvc i stein p.ivs attention to tl bow the- site- might Ix- reborn. Pe-ihaps ihe emotional potential ol plan, which most realisticallv coiilronts the icnkv lel.itionsh llic cxliiliilioii was Ix-sl giaspe-d In Samuel Mockbee, who coiiiplcl- Ix'twc-c-n ical estate developmc-tit .itid arc hitectuie. eel drawings for the show just In loic- his dc aili. l'ro|)os;ils IcMiked to human-seale ck-velopineiit. le-ek-vc-lopiiic-iil th Not e-ve-r\iliing cm Protetch's walls was as syrnpathetic to the Ix-ne-liis the whole citv. the elimination of die mexlernist SU|X-I1)1 Oil the- othe r hand, Foreign Office Architects, perhaps frustrated In e-nl are hitectuie. engineering, and de-sign groups, advoc ale s NUw.iij I he- \ agai ic-s ol giv ing phvsical loi in lo historic al IIU IIKH V. loo lic-av- sliij) on a simihu~ v-.irietv of le-ve-ls. il\ .iNNc iU'd ic-iu w.il ill its [)la I he- te c hnologic al merits of FOA's coil-like towers go without sav• .uid liigli-<|ualit\ at\sdietic and e-nviroiimeiilal design |x)int the way ing, but the underlying logic is myopic icoiiolatry. inc-tiding the urban fabric of an c-iiiotionallv chaiged site, and toget e-i eoin|M)se a primer on gcxxl iiili.ui planning in general. Most of the- piesentaticms were more- se-nsiuve, but Uiey Ix^gged a ejuestion: (ian the architectuie- of (iround Zero Ix bolh memorial In the- s|)iiit of N\N\'. othe r e ontiibiitioiis to die Piotetc h show wej and gcM)cl urban design? notable lor meinori;di/ing loss, pl.iiming space, or gcxxl de sign. A lew NI.IIKIOIIIS asse rt dial iiidcc-d. icbiiilding the WTC; site can Allied Works Architecture jji o| >os< (l .i sc rie s ol rootiIN loi iiiiK )sp( ( lio iiu I'l ilic- iic c-ds of uivriad coiiNliliiciK icN. .incl ol llic- luliire. SITE, HI.id (iloeplil's sketch is a work of ;u t in itself, and it \sheis tl for example, proposed human-scale- cic-velopiiieni around a .ippclilc |( >i die l(n mil loi (ionteiiipoi.u \ An in Si. I,on is. Kennedy mciiioi i.il to boiioi the- men and women ol the- Fl).\\. NM^l). and Fort |X)r.ile-s digital technologies. It is a presciendy biltel^we-e-l suggc-stici .Aulhoiilv who die-d in the atlae ks. since- the ele-e liouic revolution h.is made |X)ssible Ixith glob In addition to the tasks of memorializing tho.se lost at Ground al insiiiuticm, it might just look like fhe .Museum of the- Family Zero. Michael Sorkin made a strong c ase lor putting "a |)iecc- of Mail, bv Hodgetts + Fung. I )i )\\ iil(»wn in Flushing. " While lie simil.ii lv i c-asoiied the iiie i iiv ( A an anti-sprawl, polycenuic megae ily al this summer's 1=.^) pane-Is. Re-le-i ring lo ( aoiiiid /e-ro as a |iie-cc- of ui ban arche-oloj^v. LOT/E it's an ide.i whose liiiic has (Oiiie. |)iopose-cl inunexlialely juxtaposing^; e-i^hl ("/Kstory towei s to ihe- sc ar i the- e-ai lh, iherebv highlighting the- disjunction Ix-twec-n inigc clv an Preston Scott Cohen's fhin IOWCIN. dcNioiicil \sidi KD Lab, picseiii ic-hii th. Hie gi-.is.sy knoll this isn't, and in a city that's ne ver lilled more of a composite th;m an exc lamation point Tliis series of dav- void, it mav Ix- the Ix si vsav to handle a c;inv-.is that isn't le-.illy blani light-lille cl structures rises out of a reinstale-d street grid. Bv c re-at- S< > iniithelical to Brad ( IcM'iilil N ui Shigeru Ban's i)l.i( c N o| ic llec tioi ing volumes instead of tein])les. ( '.ohe-ii s |)ro|x»sal makes an icon lioweve-r. il mav just Ix- ICM) disiiii hing for victims' friends and laiiiilii ol the- eiiliie- Icmei Manhattan skvliiie. to SUp|XII 1. 14 Ihoposal fm the World Trade Onirr sile. LOT/EK 'Rmniing, Rebuilding, Remembering. ' instaUation a4 the Van Alen Institute Jlieie was even a iioliicable lieiid .imoiig die mi-moii,il pio|)os.ils'. lines and photographs, the- exhibit's design intimates that these nar• e ell 11 )li(iii.il building skin. Marwan Al-Sayed Architects olleietl tint ratives are not yet concluded. ch pro|K>sal. in which the building curtain can change cok)rs or If uiiruiisheel, du-y still have a few les.sons to offer New York as it pick-s ^)acilv in u siMnise lo national or nc-ighlxubood i \t nis moods, m itself up in the wake of 9/11. In war-torn lieirut, artist Nadini en ilie goings-on .unong empkne c-s inside. More s|K'c ific to the ler- Kiirani's Archaic- Piocessicm gave die city twenty 1 (i-foot-liigh sculp• risi attacks, Hariri & Hariri suggested dial mixed-trse buiklings. tures lo folknv and foregiound die path of leconsuuction by stalled widi exterior misters, Veep" em the ;uinivers;iry of 9/ H. SOIJDFRE, an authorit)' foimded in 1994 Ijy Rafici Fhiriri. M ither dran contemplate ine-moiials. ZahaHa rban ex|K'iience, Hadid called our current generation of skyscrap landmarks. i "too simpk- and too eronstricting" for their continue-d primacy. But C".ontem|x)rary design e an also ofTer lesolution. The razing of San tills simply iin ;irgunient for de-ccmstructi\ism's continued exi.v Francisco's Faiiliarcadero Freew-a>- and its replacement by Harry lit 1 I'liibaliK not. given a look at NOX's sensuous < (luii ibiiiicm to Bridges Plaza restored the city to an organic wliole. Meanwhile, die le shenv, die- copv loi whic h state-d that the sk)-5eia|KM's "geneiic crowds visiting Berlin's Info-Box, designed by Schneider + ductionisin. its passhe .stacking of human l)ehavior...will and Scliiimacher .\rchitekten, to overlook the reconstruction of |ioiild Ix-come- ol>soleIe and as a tv-jx- il will have- lo IK- rethought." Potsdainer Platz, Leipziger Platz, ;md the Kultiirforum, show that jially, on the- subject of st>le, OCEAN r>orth .md olfkedAstocxl out for new aichitecture can provide a venue for bodi understanding die aking sense of blob iirchiiecture. Iax)k at these |)ro|X)s;ds e loseh; past and planning die future-. nd what voii'll se>e is the archet)q)al New \brk wedding c ake given Despite its drama of tragedy and lebirth, die exhibit lacked die pressive, org'.uiic form. Sucklenl). the blob resonates thanks to its liiiinan drama of University of Cx)nnecticut English pre)fes,sor Ross onlext. Miller's lecture on tlie C^hiciigo fire. He brought lo life characters lope Springs like real estate develofx?r W.D. Kerfiixit. who rebuilt (Chicago not for ^ Dax'iil Snki'l spiritual gcxxi, but for profit. Post-fire Chicago wras engulfed in s\\\y o lift the spirits, some of us designate for ourselves a per• shod eonstrucUcm l)ecause rebuilding Ix-canie a kind of nuuiic sonal day of rest, fx-aiuy, shopping spree, what have you. On iiKuiua and "kxjking bac k w-.is just piirt of die trouble." Tlianks to a the occasion of a President's Day ofT from work, I was hop- recession and a smaller fire a few years later, Chicago wasn't com• rng for similar ends by attending the Van AJen Institute's pletely revamjx'd, and die empt)- k)ts presente-d arc hitects like Ixjuis Renewing, Rebuilding, Rememlx-ring" exhibit, followed by Ross Sullivan with op|X)i tuiiities to innovate in new, mexlern aieiiitec tui- filler's lecture on "Chicago: How die Fire of 1871 Resha|x'd liie al forms. 3ty," one in Cx)liinibia's Temple Hoyne Biiell Center's "Out of Felling die story of Chic^o, Miller struck a cultural nerve. The jround Zero" series. o|)|K)rtunisin of Kerfcx)t and the architects was somehow American, file exiiiliiuon descrifies seven ciues diat are successfully recovering whereas die Van Alen show only hinted at distinctly American ""rom disitstei. As tlie inUxMluction explains, Tlie point was not lo respons :ompare calaslrophes. but to compare, contrast, iuid try to explicate fence around the Alfred P. MuriTih Federal Building were very md understand initiati\es. projects, plans, and actions that took much like die poi traits |K)sted in New York after 9/11. I'inielines jiace after the bomb, die eartliquake, the war." can't express such ithosyncrasies. fhe story of each at)-—Berlin. Manchester, Beirut, Oklahoma Qty. "Renewing, Rebnilditig, liemembeiing" is tm ineui Ihimigh April 26. ian Francisco. .Sarajevo, and Kobe—is arranged in timeline Ibrniat. ^isplave-cl on impainted pl)Avocxl siructures laminated with the time• I.-. REFLECTING ON DOWNTOWN by Jayne Meckel Reflections on the World Trade Center disaster at various sympo• siums around town have been inspiring, sobering, informative, and thought-provoking. I cannot remember a time when so many people came together in so many places to discuss similar things in so many different ways. The Century Association, November 27 diiiigs hapiK'n" when a m mil HI of tinus Icxau iicai i >iie .uioilu-i. I' s.iid linns don't like to t (M)perale with one .modier. \ \\v\ like locoi .\t one of the first discussions, while one panelist Richard Kahan, pele. liiil .iggloniei.ilion is good for woikeis who ino\c lKi\\e( w.is Mill liii\iiig a ver\ liiud dine iinagiiiing what's hap|X'ned." ;uchi- firms. And unlike s|)eak( rs .ii IHONI oilur i)iogi,ims, he does nt ie( 1 Alexander Gorlin i .line ii|) with a poelit \isioii of whal ollu i s wi K believe that lrans|>orlatioii ( .in soKt! all New Niuk (\\\ \ pmliU i ( ailing a "i f 7 conimunitv" on die site. Mayl>e it should Ix- iui Ideal liei .iiise "",m\ xoii ir\ lo i^ci millions < il pt. iplr n i ilu s.une |X)ir (:it\ with a v-aiietv of at tirities and income gixnips." (kiriin siiggestetl. von run into Ixndenecks." "A Utopian coinmiinilv that exemplifies die ideas that diis couiiti v stands for. diat the lei it)rists wanted to destroy," might Ix- the most a|)propriate riiemoriiil. Columbia University, February 1 he pel iod ,ili( I the aliat kv Vas one ol the leu tiini s uliej .Xicliiiei tin t (iili( Mikired Schmertz, iiioderaling. asked whether the die .IK hiie( IS. plaiineis. and preservaUonislsat Ck)lunibia; UTC -site should Ix' a lantl.scaix'd extension of Batter\ Park or built talked together." protessoi 11| an liiiet niie Mary McLeod jioii up. |KMiiaps with the footprints of the lowers preserved ;is huid.s< ajx-. T ed oui as she iiiiiodiK ed .i toi inn i omposed ol m< iiihei s ol .ill dire-B as Moslie .Safdie had .suggested. Rooting for the home team. Paul (le|).irlnieiils and other spe.ikei s ihey h.id iinil- 11 Wi ' ,.inii d to pij Goldberger s.iid. I xe heard the fooiprini idea altiihultd to ( .iiol lo;.^elhei p.mels lo .iddress issues \se don't mention llUit h—( (ologl Willis." More certain then than he would Ix' later", he said, "^Ve ar e lull .isii in liiK . leUiil. |Hilili(.il |)!iucsses, fiiiaiuc. die needs of va IK )l a( ( usioiiied in diis lOuiUi v l(i the power of ruins. A |)orli()n of (HIS Fowei \I.mil,111.Ill ( oniimiinii( s...Thoi^h we're assare decisiorij wliaU At i lia[)peiis iniisl coiilaiii a portion of die l.u but we do not want lo aesiheii( i/i ihe hoi ii>i. The Institute for Urban Design, January 10 She Slid ilu I\MM1,I\ sMiiposimn would "focus on issues facing \e\ On a panel with other six-akers whose comments at later for inns \ork," lonsidei ihe World li.uh (ieniei hiiil(linii,s. ,ind ,isk: ""Wli are ivcordcd Ixlow, die director of the Nfl'F f'.enter lor Real Fstale did we .IS .IK hiiet IS h.iie ihem M • much, and why (k) we miss tin i I)e\cl(>|)ineiil. William Wheaton, i( |>oiled on some findings uiib lele- now? Do we e\( ii need lowcis dowiuowiir Is deiciiiiali/ iH' ii pn^s \-.iiuf for downtown planning. He struck tkiwii die okFfashioned hie—or e\cn desir.ihle? Would the ciiv sni\i\e die exit o| iis lin.m iiodoii that [X'ople work in the (ilv but live in the suhm hs. piiiiiing (i.il indiisiiv:- 1 )o(s ,ui\l)()(l\ know who is in eli.iigc? Is it i. out that "l/)iig Island, Soudiern C^Hinccticut, Westchester, New ,1 iiH inori.il: \\ h.ii .iie we meiiioi riliziiig?" jei-se\, and New \()rk ( iii\ h,i\e .ilmosi ex.u Uv the .s.inie ratio of) H'ople to jtil)s." He also siiid dial die fuiimcial sector is not, as is often I lu diKdor ol the ( .(iliiinbi.i i)i(rsei"\auon program, Paul Byard assumed, die region's main "engine ofgrowib" and that .siilnu haii job ol)s< r\e(l: "W li.ii we .iie seeing imw is an exii aoidin.ii \ (uminitinen growth is not "sncking the life out of die tity." Though die fiiuuicial on the part ol the ( its lo reiiiloKc iishistoiic role—ir.ide—in \.<'\\v sector is growing, it is growing sk>wi\. whert-as basincss iuid profes• M.iiiliaiiaii. sional .services (which tend to Ix Itxated in the city because of its PI.inning historian Richard Plunz ( \plaiiied bow I owci M.iiiliali.ir diverse ixipulation) an- growing bister. had .ivsinned the form aiuf fiiiu lion it has. \\ itli .i pl.iv on ilie lei nr Two tif his other findings have direct Ix^aiing on planning for Lower " F.I.R.F." (.IS in Finaiue. Insm.IIK « and Ri .il I si.iie. the area s in,lii Maiiluiltaii. Shim new buildings over (iO stories lall rent lor .'^0 pt i- .u li\iiies lod.n ) .ind " fire" (as in ll.une). he eiK ,ipsiil.iinl iis hisioi \ cerit more diari tomparable shorter ones, but the added tost ol noting that fires, such as the one in haw olieii '.illowcd .ii btiikliiig tall mav use up the extra proFiLs. "All around the L iiiled .111 .1 ol .1 ( ii\ lo be relKii n." I l( l.ilkrd .ihoiil 'ihe iiiobleiii of the l.il Slates, we find that firms are c«»riuriuing to want U) move to die .sul>- buiUlinu-" poiming out th.ii \( \N ^ork W,IS ilu liisi i ii\ m the woiU: inbs...At the same lime, ix-ople are tired of tiding around in die to einbiatc high-rise li\iiig. iH giiming in du ISTfK " SLFVs and are mcniiig back into ciues as places to live." lliat trend, he As < .iiK .IS I'.fL'l. the fe.ii ol .i loss ol power dowmown led to tlu s;iid. is proven by "an old ad;ige in economics that prices reveal every• KOI uam/.iiioii of the cit\"s ii.msii system that .illowcd \lidlowii n thing...the |)ri( e of B+ olfice space in Lower Manhattan is probablv iK'dHiie .1 nioie sii.iiegii loialioii." he s,ii(l. Ihe desire to rir .S-ind a sciiiare fool....! lew blix ks aw,i\, resideiiiial lofisare selling lor 1 lAsei M.inliatt.iii of inainil.ii nil iiig was .IIK-.UK <\|)1(SMII in tlu .•SfOO-S.'itM) a s<|u;ue f(M)t, deix-iiding on their ctmdilion—twice die |U'_'<.l j'l.iii. " I he loss of nianiihu mring was not jiisi ii.inn al It w.i price." |)laiuied." he said. I he dcsiuiMiu m of Maiibati.iii .is a i.irget h,is . Wbeattm cltx-s not believe, as Jane Jattibs ;issumed, that "magic hisioiA, loo. .is he pioved In showing iiiag.L/ine ailii les Iroin 19.")() lo Hiroshima USA. Colliers. 1950 lirosliinia USA," from Uif Aiil;usi .") (ol/ins. |)unii( (l ilu- (iiv paigii changed." He also .said, "Employers used to send workers to I il li\ .1 niK l( .11 Ixiiiil). \\\\\U- ••( 1) 111 A( limi.' limn ihe sidiurbs to save money. Now tliey disperse tliem becaus<' diey • ( »i i(.l>i i I nn, (I I'liiiiii S(|ii,iic ,i>(.r l>\ (omp.ii ison " ( le.ii K t.ikin^ tlieii desti ik tion person.ill\. he Weishnnl added, "MolK WTijie's research showed that coqxira- I 4( nil loi ie|)l.i( emeiiis, ea< h in.ule of four p.iris tioiis in cides fared Ix'lter than those dial moved lo the subui bs. id linked h\ sk\hi id^e--. An hii< ( is m.i\ think ol themsel\( s ,iv ilu but things lend It) be cyclical. Movement u.sed to fx* driven by cost. .d|)le who "huild." hul hearinu .i \hilU i laiiiih joke pro\ided a Now it's driven by security." •w |)ei sp< ( ii\e. \\ h( iie\< i ilu \ di i\e iiiio M.inli.itiaii. he asks Ins )iis. W ho hiiilt \e\N \ork?"ard ihe\ i .ill out. -D.iddv did." Columbia, Day 2 ihei v|ieakei s dis( iiNs.d tin- eniiinei i in^. < onsU iu lion ledi by Alexander (UiHin ijiiev . and politics ol die loweis. Downiown .Mliancc ne ( 111 .ilw.iNs (oimt on Joan Ockman to niuovei tin ,ipi !<•( loi Carl Weisbrod < \plaiiied ih.ii "hetoie l.^.'i'i. 1 owei literary references for aichiiectural eveuLs. (aung Roland .inlKiil.in w.is ili( eiiiiie ( ity; il onK Ix ( aiiie one- 17 The aiillioi ol .\// ilial is Soliil Mills iiitn Mr. Marshall Berman, hliiiil- At the Baruch College Newman Real Estate Institute, l\ iciniiKlcd ihe audit iu f ilial iiiilil !.'»() years ago, dealh w.ts a piilv February 8 li( s[K'( ia( U-. will) loi iiiif and Inn iiiiig an iiiicgr.il p.iri ol ( itv life. /n /aytif Mnh l Rc< ailing how nnlowd llu- Towrrs ut i«- wiiiU- du-v siood, lu" (|in>l- i oiitcit iu (• < osponsoicd In ihc ( < (illro,- ol ^(, t' ;ls it w~.is in tlie l«hh |eiiii\ ixiinied out thai die tcdeial < )lti( e ol 1 foiueiand S< i uiil\ h; Dean Bernard Tschumi c i;; laiii^lil lo iiKik iiiKici llic seat <>ii a loi .1 l)()inl) l>cl<)ic lie sils Other speakers (iiiiix. Slu- ilsci ii.ilcd llial iKil all New Ninkt is ii-adfd lo llif Roberi Burchell and Catherine Galley, oI the ( c ntc 1 loi I iban l'ohc \ uild hack- ( riilei disasii 1 da viiiu- ua\. In i^ciu ial. |h Ilobert Paaswell, ilii t iini o| the 1'iii\< ! sii\ 11 anspii alion Kcscaix li :i iiii i ai CUNY, said, "^e hav( in ihink sii.ucyiialh Musi |)t i.|)l< Vision liiiik in icniis ol hi^li-i .ipilal s< .liiiions. mu h as new .Suhwa\ liiu s. (at>'(k)lleg<' archiiecis added hislorit |K'rspective with a ( all for icw hi id^cs. But you can chang<' si iK-dnU s. hridm' tolls, .ind with vision. Dean George Ranalli showed slides of \isioiuuy st lien us that cgnlaioiv anions niakr it e;isii 1 Im |)< oplt- 10 j»«-l platt s' inc\- were realized, such as the University of Virginia, Central Park. I ,c-l\. Koi loiiif-li I 111 solutions. In- l>i lic\«-s. ""It's linu- to think Rockefeller Center, and the Twin Towers—as well as recent stu• I ai bill,114c 1.1 oilit'i kinds ol [iii.ini inti Ix sidcs lM)nd.s—thiiij^s ih.u dent schemes for their siu-. Michael Sorkin s;ud. Tliis substantial |ire us«-d all om i ilit- world."' reinvestineiii should not Ix* lavished (mly on Manhallan." He promotes "zoning for difference and hx-al character," reiterating ; Manli.il'an iN llu- niosi n .iii>ii-di-p«-niK-nt central hnsiiu ss that "a comprehensive transportation plan is essential." Lance Jay isiiu i in llu- world. " \MJ Tr.ii ispm laiion l'oli( \ director Elliott Brown, impressed \iy "ihe unprecedented Irenzy of dr.ivvings" that ander noit ri. < )piiniisii( alh. hi p- iiiiu-d to tin- spi i iK icsioiaiion appeared idler ihe disaster, s;iid, "Someone has to create a reposi• il ill.- \ R Siiln^a\ and Inicnin I'Vl ll sci vices, i.upool resuii- tory for dies*' ideas whit h should Ix' used to generate a series of ii>ii> dial had lu 1 11 imposed, and ilie possible use ol l\a|)id I ransil niiignilicent coniix-titions." )us( s lo Mip|ili iiieni .Subwa\ seiviie. The Rl'.\'s Albert Appleton aid. I ..wc-i Manhallan has supi 1 b \saiei bom ,ic c ess. We need lo .\rcliilecuire crili( Paul Goldberger refiMed the main argument .\nd freight has lo come belou 1 ,iis Some otiu-i speakers iigainst conifx'lilions: The slower we go. the Ix'lter we'll Ix*. If die [ll:oii._^lil I ,n N 11.1(1 lo lake- prece«leiii e. original World Trade Center represented die fallacy' of the '60s l'> open iiieiiioi ial |)i()(ess, ,1 dounioWIl iiioic (.miH 1 k li u. Ixnh l| thai bigm'i is Ih-IUt. whal wc'iv scriiig now. llu- lallao ol llu- \nv- region and the ic-si of the- . !ii<4h-|>c i toniianc c- building gui( sciii. is ilial s|HT •|)iiil(l nothing.' P"(»r a while a void is exactly right—as long as wr 1 lu I'laii Iiisiiiuic l'lanniii'4 ( c 1 n( r's RenShlHman aigiu il toi m look dowiuowii and are sur])rised not to sec towers. \Micn we no liii; slowK. 1 h- c-in|)hasi/ed llie m cd ioi aid and loi liu |)aiiici| longer ate. then it will Ik* time to ichniUl." lion ol lowi-i-iiK oinc-(oinmunn ' - 111 the rel)uililin_ SO pc-iceni of die 100.000 jol)s lost Ix'longed to people w I in\>isil\ of \l,iss;i( iiiisciis Knglish |)iolessc)i James E.Young nulcd incomes of S'J;^000 |>ei ve.n oi . ^ An acKoi .lU ot ic huilding Uiat "jewish law die tales that no stone Ix' placed on a gi-a\e lor a a\ailal)le sin -- in ( hieens and brooklyn. he said. ' l lu- di (< niiali year. A.s stages ()f mourning turn into st^es of nteniory, we'll be lion ol die liiiaiH ial s<-( loi 111.i\ mean the c ii\ has to |«-aiii to div belter able to see where we've \H-CU and where- w< '(l like to go. We siK iis econonis .ind ic-l\ Ic-ss on lourisni. " .\nd lie it coiimiend need to design this site as lM)lh a place for metnoi v ;md lor living." ie\i\iiig III.iiinl.u luring—peilia|)s of giccii pioduiis—-uiiliin t| H<" suggested "dedi nec lions, and s.iid she agrees with '/'/(/' .Vcw )'ii>li liiri".' Il. ilx Discussing Ground Zero at Pratt \Ius( li.uii]) s ( Miiii^ lo pi onioie public infr.isti lu tnu- iii\esiiiiei f/y S(inih SI an In (oii|)led with pii\aie dc-\elopineni. Ahv.ns reli.ililc loi liiiling round Zero." a panel di.scussion at I*i-att ln.stituie. Ix-g-.ui nail on the- head, slu- (oiu liidcd. Tlie fast/slow debate is not tl with a documenlarv film about the building of the World tight argumc-nl. Rc-I)uildin! arc liilecliii al spec nlalion ulicii il has siii li a ill tion of what should Ik- built on tin- former World Trade ('.«-nter site. lel.iiionship lo poi< iiiial proi^i.1111 or infrastructute." (i;tstil, who li Disdissions of this sort reflect llu- contentious dt-lxues that at e p;u"t organi/ed so main siKc esshil k•nipeiiiioiis, siid lie- was well awaB of llu- K-biiilding puuess in I^mer Manhattan. that llu \ ••.lie ( uinlH'iM.iiie" .md iliai "gi\c n ihc- (oinph xin <>l til (!o(>p«-r I iiion hisioi ian Fred Siegel, who mod(-iat<-(l the panel, first siie s iiihasii IK lure |and| owiu tship," a competition may not reviewed the economic revival of lower Manhattan prior lo \> 11 ap|)ro|)riaic-. 'liui iheic- li.is ui Ik some w.iv—;ui impioMii l\( (|ii( and highlighu-d the |)ositive impact it has had on the ixgion. fi;)r l'io|M)s.ils. an ideas c li.irn iii ili.it engages great minds ac i Ex|)ie.ssing com t-m ih.u the Port Authoiit) had noi taken ihe le.ul ci|)liiies. sonuihing which allows us 10 nxic-w sonic- oiigin.il ide in producing gieal |)lanning s( Iw ines. he asked the panelists how Ik Iom- ilicN ie all sliol down as iiiii)iaclical." good planning could lake |)la(«- within the (oiUeM of the (juasi- Michael Sorkin c lo,s«-d the- disc ussion by i-aising some coiuc iiis alxiil goveriunental Lower Manhallan Dt-vc-lopmeiii (,01 poration "die whole proc e ss AIA Nc-w Vork (;liapic-r Kxec uli\c- Direc lor Rkic BeillK-gan bv s.i\iiig .iiniilsi the-biisiiie sv.is-iisual pl.iiiiiiug roiUexl of .\c-wM 11 k ( I I; dial great ajThitecture Ix-longs at this site. He desciilu'd the the cle\asialion ol llu- .iii.ie k e le ale ei a "crac k" in llic- ( il\'s oidmai Cbapic-i s roU- in the- formalion of the New Vork New Visions coali- l>o\e i II.me e sii iie lure- lli.il will o|>e u up op|M)i luiiilies loi ,1 e ie-ati\ tic^n, whic h ho|K's to achise the LMIK" and nalional decision• ies|)()iisc-r Wh.ilcAcr die- answe i. all the p.iiie lisis .igie cd lli.il \i - makers. Then he outJined the- main princ i|)les of its rc-|K)rt: an Vork (iiv nc-c-ds a "new rision." 20 .anning New York New Visions l»< * II (»\ri si\ iiKHilhs siiiee ihe attarks oil ihe WVirld Tratle OiiUt ihifw Uie city, aiid the nation, into giief Id ( liiiti-. ^1 I il iKraiiie apparent U) many early on that il ihf lia«;t' ;elli. I lo aiKoe.ib thai any relmilding effort consider sound design piincipli's. and to pnbli.sli guidelines tliat would iig (ir>iL'n iiiiii ( III- lo iIk piililii eye. In ix'cognition of Ixith the six-inonlli mark, and the n'cent publication of the tI N\ rc|H)i1. Ol I 11 - iii\ih (l >omc ol llic people who have lic«'n active in the pmccss lo lellcct. Their imswers leveal miilliraccted llie pnijfi I has been.-TIT. l iiiir llutton Mark Simusf Raymond Cmslil p.ii ii( ip.iiiis uc ie: Joan Blumenfeld, AIA, |)nnc ipal, .Swanke incor|X)raie economi< aii;ilysis. memoiial strategies, and lrans|K)ria- Ivdeti ( onnell. meinlK i. Crovsili Mi.iie;_;ii s ( oiiiiniltee; Ernest lion Ls.sue.s. '" 1, Assoc. AIA, |)rin( i|)al. I lutli hi Asm .c iatc s. ecu hair. I iaison and liiiniunicMiioiis (.oiumiiiei-. New Miik New \ isioiis; Mark Strauss, EH: Bill as meetings develojx'd. il Ix-c aine clear that we'd need lo \ AlCP, [111111 i|v Uiule. chair NA'NA long R,uige orgiiiii/e the NYN\' committee siriicliire and prcxress. .\loiig wiih [iiiniii;,;. \l \ NA ( baptc t \ ice I'li sideni for I'nblii ()iitiea< h; Ray Chris Ct>oa, 1 \olnnt«-« red lo cocliair the liaison and Cxmiinunic.i- ;til, Assoc. AIA, din I loi. ilie Van Men Insiiinte. c oc ooidinaioi ol tions conmiiiiee. 1 have proles-sioual skill in orgaiii/ing large-scale Memoii.iU I'll.cess'Feam; ()( I I l .S ( ih.ipu i I cliioi Tess Tayk>r picijects and involving stakeholders in defining shorl-lerm action as lerated. we ll .is Icmg-tc I in \isicms. How did New York New Visions begin? RG: .Miei the atuu ks. my org-ani/ation, the \'an .-VIen Institute, w-aiil- ed lo remain committed lo programs not directly related to 9/11, »: In llu- da\s loUowing die att.ic k>. wc wc re all de\.l^l.ltcd \\e .such as the conference on Creative (aties with the Port Aulhoiily iiled lo do sonielhing to hel)!. We weie .iware an liiic cts had a aiul the design coni[X'tilion for Queens Plaza in l^>ng I.sland (ily. .-Vl ic|iic role to plav .\lv eflbrls si.utc-d wlu n bob l o\ told me lh.it the same time we knew we had to engjige the issues of Downtown Rc-al l-.si,iic- lio.ird ul .\<-w Yoi k was putting logc-ilu i .in acKisi >i \ .md the World Trade C^enler site directly. We felt dial il was a dine )np to SCI \e ub.iic \ c I iede-\elc i|iiiieni 11 mi mission w.is |oi nied ti ir Ibr partnerships, iuid to help an unprecedenterl;mt mes.s;ige. We wanted lo l)e sure that we did ideniilii-d loi this eKoi i. arc hiic c is. dc siom i ^ what we could to suiiiulate constructive dialogue alxiul the future of ' |)lannei s weic nm .\iul aldioiiiih the- .\1.\ w.is alieach lespond- tlie site. lo shini-ii Tin ,tiid iiiiiiii-diate iic c-ds. we a^need thai w(- would lid a iiieeiiir4 n I "'s I oxvle on Se|)lenibei l-l to begin lo .issisi My role in helping lo sha|X' a memorial committee just sort of lia|>- design community response. Alxmi Id |m-o|)U- aiic-nch-d. [X'ne 21 li( 1-. It h.is .ili( ,id\ M l \.d IS a I . source, and we lio|x- to ni.ik. m that made all the iioii lilings point in a single direction. ill.11 its Iisi < i| I eles.ini ineinoii.ils and oiin e.u li sess|( ,\\- lul|)s i RG: We .tie m.ikiiig this up. in s e w.i\s. as we go. and we le I.k in^; fow( 1 M.inliaii.in I)(\( lojuiu nt (x>r}X)ralioii and its adxisi an unpiec(-dented situ.ilioii. I'm nol sure W('\c cu r icvilved die gr JB: li"s Ihcii fast inaliiig to w-,it( li our sulKomniitlee work. Il wus a JB: Out sill 11 on in lit !(•( lelt th.il the repoi t was onh the liev;imiii ti iilv deiiKK !~.iti( piocess—messy, niu ulv, and at times Irnsti-ating. I he |il.inning pKKCss lor the WI G is i;oni<_; io eMeml o\. i \. . I)is< iLs.sions would go around and aiouiid, worrsiiig over a |KU-|icu- \^\\ ( an .111(1 should ha\e .i \oi( e in the jikk i s>. as an ,nl\o(. lar |X)ini or de( i.sion. until iinallv. and seeininglv minu uIousK. we loi the .IK hite( ini.il. pi.inning. ,iiid de\elo|)meni coininiiniiv. a would .i( hie\c some seinblaiKc of (onsensus right at ihe end. < )tie .IS ,111 ediK .iiioii.il lio(l\ whi( li li.is jpooleil the knowledjie a (liairiu.iii of the sulx-oinmiltee. Mark Ginsburg, is an excellent lai ili- resources of cnci 400 iiiembeis. latoi. and he w.is an effective mediator lot some ol the mote healed di.scus.si(»ns. RG: \liei pi iiK i|)les. we ll need to coniimie to advoi ale—wlieil as NYN\ Ol ,is individuals and individii.il oig.im/.itioiis. 1 thi .\i( hile( tin.il I c.iyiie e\e< iili\c diiC( lor Rosalie Genevro, .inoihei ih( IC S still .1 yicai de.il to leain oiirs( l\( s .md lor otheis. on t c(xii;urinaii. is an excellent wiiier, and she was essential in iu licu- i|ii( siion ol memorials, and we hope to i onii ihnie lo that. latiiig wlial bad Ijeen discns.sed for the rejXHl itself. Bruce Fowie has Ix-en kev in keeping die dis< iissioii balaiucd. Ihe level of discourse MS: The next sieji is to icdefme the (o.ilition mi that il can nu wus exirenielv high; die people on the sulxomiiiittee are hugelv (liie(tl\ sei\c the lower .Maiiliallan Devcloiimeni (oipoiaii senior-level piolessionals who have no agenda ollu i diaii doing the now in phu e. I low thai will Ix- K .dizcd is still to Ik W YORK NEW VISIONS U P D AT E by/?/cfcee// a wide array of civic, business, and community groups, and all other inti On February 15, New York New Visions, the design and planning coalition ed individuals. These principles and recommendations do not replace t initiated by the Al A New York Chapter, published its "Principles for ihe broader public discourse about the future of our city that must and will t Rebuilding of Lower Manhattan." A preliminary draft had been circulated for place among policy- and decision-makers. We offer them now recogn comment since December, when advance copies were delivered to elected that speed must be balanced with well thought-out solutions and se and appointed officials as well as to community activists ancJ civic organiza• many constituencies and issues. tions. The hundreds ol architects, planners, landscape architects, graphic artists, industrial designers, and engineers who worked on seven interdiscipli• The major principles propose the rebuilding of a World Trade Center si nary teams hoped to inform the large-scale urban, economic, and real estate Lower Manhattan guided by principles that reflect the needs of a wide deci?ions to be made in the coming months. ety of stakeholders. New York New Visions offers tfie following seveni principles that are presented in more detail in the body of this report Excerpts from the Executive Summary New York New Visions strongly recommends that policy-makers and the report and supporting materials are available al community honor the victims of September 11 by rebuilding a vital World www.nev/york newvisions.org. Trade Center site and Lower Manhattan. This issue paper, the result of a three- 1. An Open Memorial Process month collaborative effort by New York New Visions, integrates the pro bono 2. A Flexible Mixed-Use Future for Lower Manhattan work of over 350active design-related professionals an6 civic group leaders, 3. A More Connected Downtown drawn from a representative body of over 30,000 constituents. 4. A Renewed Relationship of Lower Manhattan and Ihe Region 5. Design Excellence and Sustainability lor New York City The coalition presents this document for consideration by elected and 6. An Effective and Inclusive Planning Process appointed political leaders, the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation, New York's Congressional delegation, city and state agencies. 7. Immediate Action AROUND THE CHAPTER BEST-SELLING BOOKS >rk Naked die ieni|)le- .mil the de-licalc- Career Moves Rizzoli Bookstore's Top 10 proce ss bv wliic h it was ic-buili. .Unflffmiary. 2tX>2 c- c-iiieigeni b.iiikiiiii .ind U Ann Marie liai-anowski. I loring explained that F.g\])t .iii( lal liisiiliilioiis .MA. is pleased to annouiie e- Kitrni Hiulwii iHizz/iL. lUilh. S^lh had offered the- temple to the miiilllec- line (Ae ied .1 i;ic al llie- I siahlislimeiil of Ann Marie ll al)e>UI e e)lllc-lll|H)r.tl \ I S in the mid-(')()s parth- in J. PWer Pran, ArcitHecturv ejl tite Poetic Baranowsici, Architects, .1 lii 111 I'rttTlhnu. ed. {I'npadnki\. litilh. St^l ^commuting wlic-n iJu-\ thanks for die supfiorl of die- comniiltc-d to str.itegie plan• Stephen EHfeh As>vaii diuii. and, piu tly, iled Cynthia Frogatt to their ning .ind design for cultural Josf CMnnnnini (Rizzoli, dUh. $40). I loving su.s|x-c ted, as an I mec-tinii this Nenc iiilx-r. orgiuiizations. It is localed .11 / Architectural Glass Art attempt to restore relations Andmu Moor iHizwli. rloth. $50). ^att is the aiithoi ol Waiii 322 Kighih Avenue, IHth fleM)r. alte r the .Six-Day W;u. hil: I I'Jil I'AM iiliiil h/ni i/}/,^ and c an be reac lie-d at ^ Hotel Gems olltaiy l.ur Quisenarts (I) Publiralunu. "'7/;/ llu 212- 23 JAYNEMERKE OUR EYE ON NEW YORK ARCHITECTURE. A TRIBll AS A READER OF OCULUS, YOU KNOW THAT OUR LONGTIME CHIEF, JAYNE MERKE SCRUTINIZES EVERY SENTENCE ON EVERY PAGE. NOTHING PASSES UNNOTICED. SO YOU CAN IMAGINE Tl CHALLENGE OF ORGANIZING THIS TRIBUTE BEHIND HER BACK, AS A SURPRISE SUPPED INTO HER LAST \SS\ Like Robert A.M. Stern, below, I have found Jayrw's OCULUS an "oasis." In It's great to lunch and dish with an editor like Jayne, someone more thai 1996 with a $75 paycheck, she launched my career in professional jour• happy to have a glass of wine in the middle of the day. Filled with opinior nalism. It's been too few years since then, Jayne, and I am not alone in say- always seem to share, she is also totally discrete. A generous and fearlej ingthatl'msorrytoseeyourexit. ' k I/OSJT:. Wallp.ipei* nuilril'iiliiiii writer, Jayne respects and understands the power of words to both editor delight and obscure. Seeing her at the ritual events ol the architectural tribe—those lectures, exhibits, panels, and meelings-l am always increi At a time when romantic rhetoric seems the order ol the day, Jayne biy happy to have found the right person to hang with. She brims over w Merkel's journalistic approach is a welcome oasis ol rational discourse. enthusiasm for good work and good ideas. But Jayne is also the one wh< from the far side of the room, can be relied upon to roll her eyeballs witf Under her leadership, OCULUS continued a great tradition of enlightened and useful journalism. I'm sure many of us in the profession will miss her me in silent intolerance of the egregious. Muluul Snrkni. ( ( S) 'nhm leadership./io/^T//\.A/. Stem, Yale I'liixiersily (inlulidinf u/icol ilnn/ h.iiile /'i/'i^imii diu iliir In the fall of 1994, Jayne Merkel embarked upon her remarkable seven- What more could we former Buckeyes ask for, besides a wonderful year tenure at OCULUS. But long before she arrived at the Chapter, she friendship in this great city! It's been my privilege to serve on the OCULU wrote for Inland Architect, traversing the heartland from her post in committee for the past two years, guided by Jayne's good leadership an Cincinnati to capture the best new work of the day. Her cf istinci voice at good humor. Marketing and advertising dominated our discussions. But Inland presaged her considerable contributions as an editor for the the greater goals ol OCULUS kept us connected: to highlight our latest Chapter. Kudos to her for the extraordinary path she has blazed and her endeavors; to broaden the discourse or provoke lively debate about exceptional achievements, ( 'ainl ( Imh. Snr Ymk (Di fKiiliiwnt of design, and to foster young talent in architectural criticism. Susmi ( ('ii\ I'liiiniingdirector nj Goifemmetit llelalions '\ l)ipartiT%enl I'l < iillinul Al/mrs assislnnl mmmissicun iif aipitnl prvjerts Jayne peels away the surface of a subject to convey a remarkable sense of its meaning and worth. She is not just a superb architecture critic but By encouraging a group of young writers to say exactly what was on theil also someone who understands and cares very deeply about the forces minds about architecture and urbanism, Jayne created a forum to that shape our society. In her selfless way, she is a fighter for change who exchange ideas. On the highest level, OCULUS has navigated tfie treach• has motivated us to make a (}etter, more humanitarian world. erous course between academic pretense and professional banality. liruie i'dii'le, arrhilect She helped me to develop my own voice and discover that sometimes in| order lo tell il like it is, it's better to be nasty than nice. Those of us who are privileged to know Jayne have always been Alexatidn (kirlin, mrhilect impressed with her capacity for the verbal. I quickly realized, however, that she is also acutely attentive to everything that's been said. I'm aston• Jayne once told me that great editors are interested in everything- ished at her capacity to re-create both the essence and particulars of a and she is. She has hardly met you before she agrees that yes, you really conversation, lecture, or exhibition. This has served OCULUS and the New should write that piece, and maybe you could pitch something slightly York Chapter well./. .\ivid Klrm. m'liilnl different at "X," and do you know so-and-so, whom you would find simply| fascinating? Out it tumbles in an engaged, supportive flow, nurturing writers, architects, and staff. Her blend of capacious curiosity with blithej compassionate charm has made Jayne an asset in New York. / mini' Km. un liiln l 24 C L I. IJ S JO 12 14 March 1995 December 1996 April 2000 January/February 2002 me approaches New York's formidable array of architects, landscape I like the fact that Jayne Merkel has consistently tracked the work of ;hitects, planners, and urban thinkers like a kid in a candy store. She many voices and many visions. Under her leadership, OCULUS has been |s a t>ottomless appetite and no inhibitions or preconceptions about one of the most inclusive endeavors of the AlA. I have learned a lot from sl she is supposed to think. I often found that projects—even Van Alen avidly reading each issue from cover to cover Many readers, I think, have ims or exhibits—seemed exciting all over again once Jayne shined her had the same experience. Si k< I mill |)ver The New York Chapter may not understand that you need a onthly magazine to accomplish this. It wasn't until I had known Jayne for a couple of years that I saw a grainy izanne Siefdietis, Architet tuml Record sfmifd corresfmudeiil black-and-white picture framed in her hallway at home. Then it all made sense. Editors were usually either consciously "culturally sensitive" to the I'hen we scooped a story that was subsequently picked up by the Times societal role of "architecture," or they were design-o-philes. But here was another publication (which was often), Jayne would always say, "Look Jayne, the maverick writer of serious content about architecture, loung• hat we have done to get the word out." She made sure that we were in ing luxuriantly in an edgy high-design interior For me this confirmed the )nstant communication with architects. We knew what they were doing obvious. Jayne is the most glamorous editor of serious content out there! si. 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Me^an Sullivan IHonored at AIA Sliirrfronl fm Ail riiiil .Kiihilnliiu- dcsigiu i s. .111(1 ai lists arc >'/ Krnmiire Si.. 2/2-/7/-''79S Conference sli«-i< hing ilu- bouiuhuies c| \i .1 n tfiil .iiiini.il \l.\ Ihinufili .Unil 2^ pi a( lil t- .111(1 work in ilieir William Massie (iiassKMjl.s j^.itlit'ring in l',l>\cll\ S4hltl>l I'l l>i-\igii fu-lds. Fxamiiiing (diivt-i- Achieving the Goal WasliingKin. D.C. ilic W.\ i;< III I N ol ( iiliuic .111(1 ,ii( liij 25 / / /,/, St _ 2i„l //i. 2/2 22V^VV55 534 LaGuardia Place New ^ork ( Jiaplci was au.iid- ie( lure. April OCULUS POSTCARD by Rick Bell. FAIA, Executive Director "POTHOLE COMMENTARY' April 1, 6:O0 PM Recently, New York Post columnist John Podhoretz wrote that "There is every April 3. 6:00 PM Hanking and l iniDin reason to believe that things are going to get pretty ugly pretty soon at April 4, 8:30 AM I'rofessiimal Pracliir I Ground Zero, as the various players involved in the restoration ol Lower April 8. 6:00 PM Manhattan begin to come into deep conflict." He describes "a gridlock of Housing April 12, 8:00 AM visions" based on seven conflicting ideas: business hub, memorial, mixed-use complex, arts Justice mecca, transportation hub, restored street grid, and Battery Park City connection. April 16, 8:00 AM Maikeling and I'H Podhoretz concedes that eventually "perhaps all these visions could be brought together" April 17, 6:00 PM Hraldi but despairs that New York being New York, this simply will not happen. He concludes by April 19, 8:00 AM Planning and Urban Design saying that even a chaotic redevelopment is better than no redevelopment at all and April 23, 4:00 PM assumes that any coherent plan would fall victim to those with "narrow financial, political, RoundlaMe April 25, 8:30 AM or ideological agendas." Podhoretz would have us fill one pothole at a time. rranspiirlalion and Infraslrnrlure April 25. 6:00 PM I think he is wrong. The unprecedented nature of the destruction caused by the terror• Cominiltee on the Enxrironment ist attack of September 11 demands that people work together in ways not imaginable before. On a small scale, the coalition represented by New York New Visions (NYNV) indi• cates that people and organizations used to doing things on their own can work collectively to achieve consensus. The far larger scale of cooperation required by city, state, regional, and federal authorities can be expected, given the strength and depth of public scrutiny, to be as positive. The electoral process will serve as a reminder that, more than with Olympic figure skating, the whole world is watching. The seven ideas listed in the Post column are not mutually exclusive. The seven inter• secting teams of the NYNV coalition were remarkably similar in their names and intents: growth strategies, memorial process, uses, historic and cultural resources, and connections (transportation), along with excellent and sustainable design and communications. The many architects, planners, landscape architects, artists, and engineers working in interdis• ciplinary teams found that there was no inherent conflict between the ideas that they took as starting points. All discussion starts with the fact that for many people, and particularly for those who lost family members, the site is first and will always be a burial ground. There are also many who say one ol the most important ways ol remembering those who were lost is by re• creating some of the vibrant urban life that Lower Manhattan was finally pulling together. A new and vital streetscape for those living and working downtown will help orient the many tourists who will continue to visit. The AIA New York Chapter participated in developing the "Principles for the Rebuilding of Lower Manhattan" to be found on the www.newyorknewvisions.org website. Given the skills and ideas brought to the table, I see every reason to believe that things are going to get pretty remarkable pretty soon at Ground Zero, as the various players involved in the restoration of lower Manhattan begin to realize that more is to be gained by working together with a common agenda and a comprehensive plan. .il APRIL/MAY 2002 MAY 12 17 16 Lecture: Cosmopolitanism versus Lecture: James Turrell, artist Lecture: Paolo Soleri I liiiniliiy Fundamentalism: Spmisort-d l.\ tin- Mimi< ip.il \i I .S|)iiiis(>iI'll l)\ llic Mimic i|i.il \il Young Architects Forum Lecture: S For updated calendar information, visit the Chapter's website, at www.aiany.org AI A N<-\\ Virk (;lia|)t< r PRSRT SID Tlie |-iitllliliilg (iliapler ol U.S. Postage PAID llie \iiieri(-;iii litsllliili- ol \i(-liil(-(-|s New York, NY •2(Mt| .evinglon \\cnne Permit No 4494 \.-w York. NV KMIU. *****************AUTO**3-DIGIT 200 1 Library 1735 New York Avenue Northwest Washington DC 20006-5209