07.27.10 : BEATING THE HEAT

The Downtown Express posted photos of children enjoying the WXY-designed fountain in Battery Park this week, as temperatures rose past 90 degrees.

07.09.10 : DEPARTMENT OF SANITATION GARAGE IN NY MAGAZINE

New York Magazine discusses the Department of Sanitation garage in its real estate section this week. Construction on the garage, designed by Dattner Architects and WXY, is set to begin in September of this year.
Click here to read the article.

07.09.10 : REDESIGNING TIMES SQUARE

DOT and DDC announced that the architecture firm Snohetta and their team of Weidlinger Associates, WXY, Mathews Nielsen, Billings Jackson Design and Bexel, have been selected to create a plan for the permanent redesign of the Times Square area, which will be reconstructed starting in 2012.
Read the full press release here.

07.01.10 : MANHATTAN BEACH HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Construction is now underway on a single-family house in Brooklyn designed by WXY.

06.24.10 : KNICKERBOCKER AVENUE STREETSCAPE FRAMEWORK PLAN

WXY was retained by the Ridgewood-Bushwick Senior Citizen's Council to prepare a plan to beautify and improve the economic and cultural vitality of Knickerbocker Avenue. Working closely with RBSCC, WXY held a community charrette on June 12th, 2010 to hear current concerns and envision new possibilities for the Avenue. A pdf of the presentation that was given at the charrette can be found here.

06.18.10 : REED ACADEMY GROUNDBREAKING

Construction on REED Academy’s new home in Oakland, NJ began this week. The groundbreaking took place after five years of hard work and planning by the Walsh Group, River Drive Construction and WXY. REED, which stands for Resources for Effective Educational Development, will document the construction process on their website at www.reedacademy.org.

06.16.10 : WXY FEATURED IN THE CITY WE IMAGINED/THE CITY WE MADE

WXY is part of The Architectural League's exhibition The City We Imagined/The City We Made, on view until June 26 at 250 Hudson Street. The show catalogs architecture, urban design and planning in New York City from 2001-2010. WXY's three projects on display - Seaglass Carousel, Bronx Charter School for the Arts, and The Battery Bosque - are part of a field of exciting developments in public space. Combined with the condo boom of the last decade, the show paints a portrait of a city in tension - as the press release observes "[reshaping] New York in ways that we may not fully grasp for decades to come."

06.14.10 : WXY RETHINKS CANAL STREET

WXY is working on a zoning study of Canal Street, as reported in today's Wall Street Journal.

05.19.10 : CHELSEA LOFT FEATURED IN TRENDS MAGAZINE

The latest issue of Trends Magazine featured an article on WXY's Chelsea Loft. Read about the eco-concious design in the full article here.

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05.14.10 : VIDEO OF THE BATTERY BOSQUE FOUNTAIN

Check out this video of the Battery Bosque Fountain from the Battery Conservancy's YouTube page:

05.05.10 : METROPOLITAN WATERFRONT ALLIANCE REPORTS ON SHERMAN CREEK

On March 20th, the NYC Economic Development Corportation and hosted a public design charrette to discuss the future of the Sherman Creek Waterfront. WXY is the design consultant for the project and will develop a plan for the area based on the charrette.

To read the article click here.

04.21.10 : WXY WINS XINJIN LANDSCAPE BRIDGE COMPETITION

WXY Architecture has won the International Competition for the Xinjin Landscape Bridge in collaboration with our engineering colleagues at Weidlinger Associates. For more information on our bridges visit the blog Price Tags, which gave us their Passerelles of the Month award.

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03.25.10 : ROCKING THE BOAT @ 812 EDGEWATER RIBBON CUTTING CELEBRATION

Today, Rocking the Boat officially opens their new 2,200 sq. ft. boatbuilding shop, which will support Rocking the Boat's mission to use traditional wooden boatbuilding and on-water education to help young people develop into empowered and responsible adults.

02.12.10 : GREEN IDEAS WHOSE TIME HAS COME

This exciting project in Portland reminded us of some Green Wall projects that the studio has developed for New York City.

To read the article click here.

02.03.10 : CLAIRE WEISZ JOINS ST LAWRENCE MARKET JURY PANEL

Claire Weisz will join the jury panel for the St Lawrence Market Design Competition to adjudicate over which design will be chosen for the North Market redevelopment.

To read the full news release click here.

12.30.09 : PURPLE YAM RESTAURANT REVIEWED IN NY TIMES

Purple Yam restaurant in Brooklyn was recently featured in the NY Times.

To read the review click here.
To view slide show of images click here.

12.09.09 : CHELSEA LOFT FEATURED IN OBJEKT MAGAZINE

An article highlighting the sustainable features of WXY's Chelsea Loft appeared in the Dutch interior design magazine Objekt.

To view the article click here.
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11.18.2009 : NYC COMMISSIONERS INTERVIEWED

On the eve of the mayoral election, Claire Weisz and Julie Iovine interviewed the city commissioners for Parks, Planning, Design and Construction, and Transportation for the Architect's Newspaper. The discussion is featured in the 11.18.2009 article 'Mike's Angels'. The four commissioners are upbeat in response to questions about future plans and techniques, highlighting public health-related design initiatives and a faster turnaround for new ideas.

To read the interview click here.

10.13.2009 : NEW HUDSON RIVER PARK BUILDINGS SEEN ON CURBED

Pointing out that a steel structure is rising on Pier 25 in the Tribeca Section of the Hudson River Park, Curbed heralds the new 'home base' for the Park's miniature golf course, but leaves the architect's identity a mystery. The building under construction is the first of three WXY buildings for this section of the park that will reference the local marine vernacular on the five-mile stretch of waterfront.

To read the story click here.

10.13.2009 : GREENWICH SOUTH MASTER PLAN

The Downtown Alliance has installed an exhibition at Zuccotti Park to draw attention to the latest proposals for the Greenwich South area of Lower Manhattan. Walking through the park you can see how WXY's Greenwich Street South Urban Design Study of 2005 is gaining traction through the work of the Downtown Alliance. Commissioned by the LMDC as a result of the Mayors Vision Plan, our study showed how, through adjustments to the tunnel and reallocation of development from the MTA Parking Garage Structures, the neighborhood could be redeveloped with its historic fabric intact. The study shows the knitting together of a neighborhood, the greening of infrastructure, the reduction of emissions from the tunnel with a deck, new tall buildings that fit in amongst the towers of Lower Manhattan, and a newly reconnected Greenwich Street southbound to The Battery. Collaborators included H3 Collaborative, Olin Partnership and the Environmental Simulation Center.

For more information, visit here.
To read The New York Times article about the area, click here.
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10.08.2009 : NEW YORK NOW 2009

Three of WXY's projects, the NYC Information Center, SeaGlass and PlaNYC Far Rockaway Park, are showcased in NEW YORK NOW 2009, an exhibition presenting the scope and quality of current work being done by AIA New York Chapter / Center for Architecture members in New York City. The exhibition is on view now through October 31st at the West 4th Street subway station. Check out more information about the exhibition here.

09.14.2009 : ZIPPER BENCH

WXY's Zipper Bench has been chosen for the seating in the New Amsterdam Plein and Plaza in Battery Park. The new public space, commissioned to mark the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's arrival in New York Harbor acts as a hub where several modes of transportation intersect with cultural events. See the new structure here.

09.13.2009 : NEW AMSTERDAM BIKE SLAM

Claire Weisz was one of the urban planners and artists of Team Netherlands - the winning team in this symposium on global trends in sustainable mobility in which the teams faced off in a live debate like a poetry slam. An awards ceremony was held at Castle Clinton in Battery Park. Check out the program and participants here.

08.17.2009 : NYC INFORMATION CENTER

WXY's project the NYC Information Center was recently featured on DETAIL magazine's website. DETAIL is a popular international magazine dedicated to architecture and construction. Check out the feature here.

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