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Oct 21, 2024 | aiany.org | Anthony Paletta

The landscape architecture studio MNLA has been responsible for several prominent landscape interventions around the city: Its work at Pier 42 transformed a former parking lot and industrial pier into a new park for the Lower East Side, and the firm’s collaboration with Heatherwick Studio on Little Island created a new destination on Manhattan’s West Side.

Jul 12, 2024 | aiany.org | Anthony Paletta

Chris Beck, AIA, who helped organize the union at Bernheimer, notes that “the biggest change in the office is not what we care about, but how we go about addressing and implementing the things we care about. In this sense, the office has become much more democratic. Everyone at our office would say we have increased transparency around decision making, and people feel they have more buy-in.”Andrew Bernheimer, FAIA, his firm’s founder, believes most elements of practice have not altered.

Feb 8, 2024 | aiany.org | Anthony Paletta

Future GreenNew Jersey Performing Arts Plaza, Newark, New JerseyOne of our defining projects of the last year is the New Jersey Performing Arts Plaza (NJPAC) in Newark, New Jersey. NJPAC is the heart of an emerging arts district that includes a series of mixed-use buildings, low-rise residences, and a new community arts center situated within a pedestrian-friendly streetscape of connected green spaces.

Jul 18, 2023 | aiany.org | Stephen Zacks

The School Construction Authority (SCA) maintains 1,400 public school buildings serving more than one million students in the five boroughs of New York City. It analyzes the flow of students into multitudes of neighborhood and borough-wide schools, and it repairs, expands, and builds new structures—quickly—as demand changes. Currently, the SCA anticipates needing more than 6,200 new seats in Queens high schools alone by 2026.