Cheddar News

The Challenge of Skyscraper Construction in NYC

New York’s skyline is constantly changing as the city continues to build up. But building here comes with its own particular set of challenges. Gregg Pasquarelli talks to Cheddar News about the design and construction of The Brooklyn Tower.

The Urban Developer

Construction Begins on Atlassian Sydney Headquarters

Construction has begun on Atlassian’s $1.4-billion headquarters after the New South Wales government, Dexus and the global software giant reached agreement on the project. The 39-storey Atlassian Central, next door to Central Station in Sydney’s future tech precinct, is expected to open in 2027.

The Architects Newspaper

Saved by SHoP, the Tin Building at Manhattan’s Seaport Reopens

Dubbed Tin Building by Jean-Georges, the 53,000-square-foot Lower Manhattan foodie mecca is housed within a historic Seaport structure of the same name that stands as one of just two major surviving buildings from the old Fulton Fish Market, which packed up its ice blocks and decamped to Hunts Point in the Bronx in 2005. Built in 1907, the Tin Building underwent an exhaustive, years-long transformation led by SHoP Architects.

YIMBY

FIT’s New Academic Building Tops Out

Designed by SHoP Architects, the 110,000-square-foot structure is engineered to achieve LEED Gold certification and will yield new classrooms, administrative offices, review and exhibition spaces and a student quad illuminated by skylights.

Dezeen

A Joint Interview on the State of SHoP

Early adoption of digital technology and the competitive nature of working in the architectural “pressure cooker” of New York City helped SHoP Architects become successful, say principals Gregg Pasquarelli and John Cerone in this interview.

The New Yorker

SHoP Program for NYC High Schoolers Featured in The New Yorker

When Renodo heard of an after-school class that the firm SHoP Architects was offering to kids at his school, he signed up. “I’ve never met architects before,” he said. “One guy at SHoP told us, ‘You should work at a firm, get a lot of connections, and then, when you’re ready to do it, start your own firm.’ ” That’s Renodo’s plan: “I have a road map now.”

The Architects Newspaper

New Renderings Revealed for SHoP’s Downtown Detroit Megadevelopment

SHoP Architects, joined by Detroit-based firm Hamilton Anderson Associates, is leading the design of the two buildings, which together encompass an entire city block just north of Campus Martius Park with a public plaza between them. The tower, featuring a 227-room luxury hotel topped by 100-plus residential units, will eventually rise 685 feet above the city.

Architectural Digest

Exclusive Look Inside Brooklyn’s Tallest Skyscraper

If you live near Downtown Brooklyn, you’re undoubtedly already acquainted with the sight of Brooklyn Tower. The borough’s first building to measure 93 stories and over 1,000 feet, it looms over everything else and has naturally become a landmark before construction has even completed. Beyond the height, the exterior of The Brooklyn Tower (as the building is being called) distinguishes itself from other condos with floor-to-ceiling windows, strips of shiny bronze, and deep black metal and an overall angular design that creates a Neo Art Deco impression.

Urbanize Detroit

What the New Hudson’s Tower Will Look Like

Bedrock released new renderings of the Hudson’s site today, which will add 1.5 million square feet of office, residential, hotel, event, and retail space to the site of the former Hudson’s building in downtown Detroit. The tower will rise to 685 feet, and should reach that height next year. The tower will include 100-120 residential units on the top floors, plus a 5-star luxury hotel with 227 rooms below. In between the two buildings will be a large public plaza.

Architectural Record

Uber Global HQ a Model for Postpandemic Design

As employees return to offices, many are likely to seek out areas that somehow offer relaxed comfort amid the uncertainty of transition; and while the design was conceived years before the pandemic struck, the commons’ combination of high tech and low stress could pay benefits for some time to come.