PODIUM2015 Vol 47, Issue 41

AIA Long IslandA Chapter of The American

Institute of Architects

A WALKING TOUR OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER & SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD

by: Christopher Wuest, AIA.

Do you remember where you were on Septem-ber 11, 2001 when you heard the World Trade Center Buildings were hit? I’m sure, like most of us, that occurrence is etched in your memory and you could recall the entire day’s timeline. However effected people were that day, be-cause were human, we deal with it and move on.

And move on is precisely what is happening in the World Trade Center/Financial District. The transformation ensuing shows the resiliency of the American people as well as the salient me-morials encompassed by the composition cre-ating the new World Trade Center area.

On June 13th, 2015 the AIA Long Island Chap-ter offered a walking tour of the World Trade Center site and the surrounding neighborhood. A group of 20 were led by our tour guide, Mr. Doug Fox, who was superb with administering more information regarding the WTC neigh-borhood than one could absorb. As a guide for NYC Tours as well as a professional member of AIA New York, Doug offered us a history lesson on various buildings, starting with St. Paul’s Chapel, as we walked our way around lower Manhattan. The author of this article, be-ing a lifelong New Yorker, has walked the new WTC memorial site before but never knew all the intricate details to its development and lo-gistics. The initial introduction to the old towers foot print and twin reflecting pools is daunting as one automatically thinks about the original towers standing there and the events that oc-curred on 9/11. The names of every person who perished in the 2001 attacks are inscribed into

bronze panels edging the Memorial pools, a powerful reminder of the loss of life.

The tour didn’t just cover the WTC Memorial site or looking at the new WTC. Places covered included St Paul’s Chapel, the Fulton Center Subway Station, the 9/11 Memorial’s twin re-flecting pools, the new World Trade Center, the Firefighter’s Memorial Wall, the World Trade Center Transportation Hub, the 9/11 Museum, Battery Park City and Brookfield Place. As an architect, the guided tour geared to the archi-tectural mindset was truly intriguing.

Below we also share some thoughts from other group participants of the tour. It’s interesting to get multiple points of view of our guided tour and Thanks for arranging a wonderful eye opening tour and being a part of an important part of the history of this great City. I was struck by the vibrancy of this part of town, the large amount of pedestrians and the glut in building and construction. The world trade center is a beautiful bustling district.

The 911 memorial is an awesome site but I have to admit, I was disappointed with the lack of intimacy. I think that an additional prom-enade, at a lower level, would allow visitors another level of meditation and closeness with the hollow.

Dov Hadas, AIABelieve it or not, this was my first visit to Ground Zero since the 9/11 tragedy. I found it a very emotional experience. The waterfall and hole to infinity memorial with the names surrounding the perimeter was well thought out and very relevant. I always marvel at Ca-

latrava’s designs. I am pleased that his “ Bird in Flight” will define the Transportation Center and become another landmark in NYC. The Freedom tower was very majestic and makes a great anchor to the Ground Zero development. It was disturbing to see the random mix of dif-ferent shades on the glass facade. Looks like a screw up. I hope it will be rectified. Battery Park looks like a great place to live. Once com-pleted, the Lower Manhattan development will become a major Must See area of our great city. Thanks to the chapter for putting this event to-gether. Well done. Joe Monticciolo, FAIA

• How lucky we are to live in this country. Unlike other areas of the world where life is continuously filled with legitimate fear of vio-lence and uncertainty for any future, this hor-rific event reminds us to be grateful for all our blessings. We still live in such relative security, even taking into account our own home grown terrorists. As my father who practiced architec-ture, founded Habitech over 45 years ago and impacted the built environment on LI for de-cades said; “to be born an American is to have already won the biggest lottery of all”.

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AIA Long Island

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Joseph Iannucci, AIAPresident

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Jacob Rivalsi, AIATreasurer

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS2015Douglas P. Casper, AIAChristopher Wuest, AIA

BOARD OF DIRECTORS2016Gary Hansen, AIAThomas LazzaroJoseph Randazzo

BOARD OF DIRECTORS2017John Travers, AIAChristopher Wuest AIA

STATE DIRECTORMark V. Kruse, AIAJoseph J. Chearmonte, AIA

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President’s Message

Joseph Iannucci, AIAPresident

We are now well into the warm, lazy days of summer as I pen this president’s message to you. I want to assure you that the Board of Directors are busy planning and organizing a multitude of events. This year’s seminars are well underway having just completed our June program “A Tale of Two Buildings” presented by F. Eric Goshow, AIA. The program was well received and attended by the chapter. This program was previously presented at the State and National AIA Conventions. I would like to once again thank Eric for giving his time to present this program to the chapter.

This year’s Product Fair was a tremendous success. It was well attended and the vendors were pleased with the activity on the Product Fair floor. Several vendors commented that they received more leads at our event than at other larger venues. Again, I would like to thank all the vendors for their continued support at the Product Fair and throughout the year. I would also like to thank the Product Fair committee and all those who volunteered to make this a very successful day.

Lobby Day in Albany this year was held in April. Mark Kruse and I made the trip upstate which was well attended by AIA membership from throughout the State. Both Mark and I agreed that we were well received by our legislators. Most importantly on the agenda was our opposition to the “Interior Designers Legislation”.

This year’s AIA National Convention was held in Atlanta, Georgia in May. The Atlanta Convention Center was an excellent venue able to accommodate architects from around the country who were in attendance. There were ample programs and seminars throughout the days of the convention to make for a very busy several days. See you in Philadelphia next year!

This spring the chapter organized two New York City tours. Our first tour, the “Calatrava’s Transportation Hub at the WTC” was held on June 9th. The second tour, “A Walking Tour of the World Trade Center” took place on June 13th. Both tours were sold out with attendees reporting having an excellent day at both locations. I would like to thank Thomas Grassi (Port Authority tour guide) tour guide for the Hub tour and Doug Fox, tour guide for the WTC tour. Special thanks to Joseph Randazzo, AIA and James Martino, AIA for arranging the Hub tour.

Currently we are putting the final touches on our Golf Outing, scheduled for Thursday, July 23th at the North Hills Country Club in Manhasset. I hope you will come out and enjoy a pleasant day of golf or sim-ply join us in the late afternoon for dinner in support of our scholarship program.

Planning for the Archi Awards this year is well underway with the venue and date to be announced shortly. This year the Board and Archi Committee have re-evaluated the award categories. The revised and new award categories will be more in line with the work product of our membership. Due to these changes, the committee hopes to see increased participation and attendance by the membership.

The 2015 AIA NYS Annual Design Conference will be held October 22-25 in Saratoga Springs, New York. Complete details are available on the AIA NYS website.

As always, I want to thank the Membership including our Associate Members and Professional Affiliates for their continued support and participation in chapter events and activities. Be sure to check the chapter’s website for up to date information. As we approach the Dog Days of Summer I hope everyone succeeds in finding their ideal vacation!

Best WishesJoseph Iannucci, AIA

AIA LIC 2015 President

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AIA Long Island ChapterEmerging Professionals Committee

The AIA Long Island Chapter Emerging Professionals Com-mittee, would like to remind all of its associate members that significant changes are coming to the NCARB IDP program.In approximately 3 weeks, the IDP program will be undergoing a process they’ve branded as “Streamlining”.

Please note, the major impact of Streamlining will be the elimination of IDP elective hours reported after July 1, 2015.Attached is the link to the NCARB website: http://www.ncarb.org/

Here you can find further information regarding Streamlining and the upcoming Overhaul to the IDP program.

Later this summer, the Emerging Professionals Committee will be offering an IDP informational seminar.

We hope to bring our associates together with the local NCARB Licensing Advisor, for a direct conversation and question/an-swer session.

Please keep an eye out for other upcoming events and programs:- Emerging Professionals Events and Programing

- ARE Review Classes (New classes and schedule to be an-nounced shortly)

- Chapter Meetings, Education Seminars and Tours (Associates are always welcome and encouraged to attend)

If you have any additional questions or require assistance with a specific issue, we would encourage you to contact the Emerging Professionals Committee via the chapter office.

It is our goal to support and promote the next generation of architects within the AIA Long Island Chapter.

Long Island Chapter Emerging Professionals Committee Co-chair: Graciela Carrillo, Architect, AIA | Jacob Rivalsi, Archi-tect, AIA

• Thinking of all the buildings selected as targets by any terrorists, I am again impressed by the power of architecture as a symbol. It is very sad to think that it took irrational death and destruction to bring about this new-est marvel of the archetypal edifice to Capitalism.

• Personally, this tour reinforces my faith in the resilience, intelligence and nobility of humans to move forward into the unknown and archi-tects to create beauty and hope for a better world than what was be-fore- with all its flaws. Speaking of flaws, this was one of my favorite parts of the tour. The reflectivity of the upper windows on Tower 1 was absurdly inconsistent to say the least. This architectural anomaly disturbed almost everyone on the tour. As our guide was architectur-ally oriented, it did surprise me that he had not done the research as to the cause. Now that would have been very interesting information for us professionals. Whatever caused it reminded me that we are still very human and mistakes are made, some bigger and more visible than others. The old construction adage ‘measure twice cut once’ is still relevant. My opinion is that the windows should remain. It is much more interesting to speculate and find out how it happened, appreciate

the humor of the situation and remind us that like nature, it is ‘perfectly imperfect in its incongruous and imbalanced perfection’. (sort of like Japanese artists- to quote one of my first professors at Pratt).

• Sadly, but with much appreciation, the new WTC in all aspects is colossally superior to what it was in its place up until 9/11. Among many excellent attributes and visual aesthetics, there is respect in the planning and architecture towards humans as individuals that truly did not exist before.

• As an aside- Remembering the actual timing of the attack, not too many people realize that most students on the east coast were facing a flag and saying the Pledge of Allegiance at that very moment. I do know this for sure, because, it was the 1st PTA meeting of the year and we parents were also reciting the Pledge just before the announcement. Coincidence?

Denise E. Brooks, R.A., AIA

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LEGAL CORNER

By: Douglas L. Pintauro, Esq. L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, LLP

This article was published in the most recent issue of Legal Counsel for the Design Professional, the Newsletter issued by our Chapter’s Counsel, L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, LLP, and is reprinted here with permission.

Contrary to the belief of many, risk management does not begin with construction. It begins with negotiating the contract. In this regard, one of the most critical elements to risk management is that the project architect or engineer, as well as the owner, know what their respective obligations are before work on the proj-ect begins. To these ends, the contract should include a detailed scope of services that identifies not only the architect’s or engi-neer’s obligations, but what they are not. By way of example, the contract should identify the scope of shop drawing review, the scope of the architect’s or engineer’s site visit responsibilities, and whether or not the architect or engineer will undertake any site safety obligations.

Of course, there are many situations in which the project’s time constraints, the owner’s financial commitments, or any one of a number of other reasons, make it impractical to negotiate a comprehensive contract, or any contract, before the architect or engineer must start to provide design services. Rather than risk losing the job, therefore, the architect or engineer may decide to proceed with the work with either a bare bones contract, or sim-ply without any signed contract. While this is certainly not the recommended way to proceed, it is a reality of the practice. In the event this situation arises, however, there are still some risk management precautionary measures that the architect or engi-neer can employ in order to minimize disputes as the project pro-gresses. The following are some examples of common situations and how they might be addressed.

Scenario 1Contract negotiations have progressed to the point where only two or three provisions have not been agreed upon. Notwith-standing the ongoing negotiations, the owner insists that the ar-chitect or engineer proceed with the work. In this scenario, the architect or engineer might consider issuing a letter: (1) identify-ing the specific contract provisions that are still being negotiated and confirming that the remaining provisions have been accepted

by both the architect or engineer and the owner; (2) advising the owner that you will proceed with the work without a signed con-tract, as an accommodation to, or in recognition of, the owner’s financial commitments and/or time constraints. In doing so, however, advise that you will comply with the contract provi-sions that have been accepted and expect that the owner will do so as well; and (3) noting that you will continue to negotiate with the owner over the few contract provisions that are still in issue until both parties can agree upon and execute the contract.

Scenario 2The general services have been agreed upon (e.g., architectural design services, shop drawing review, periodic site visits, certi-fying payments to the contractor, etc.), but the specific scope of these services were neither addressed nor identified in the letter agreement. Under these circumstances, consideration should be given to defining the extent of the services during the course of the project. For example, after conducting shop drawing review, the architect’s or engineer’s shop drawing stamp should clearly indicate the extent of the architect’s or engineer’s review. Such language might state as follows: “Engineer’s review is for gener-al conformance with the design concept. The Engineer’s review neither relieves the contractor from compliance with the Contract Documents nor authorizes departures therefrom unless specifi-cally indicated by the Engineer on the shop drawing.”

Scenario 3The scope of services is only generally described in the agree-ment. In such circumstances, disputes usually arise over what is included in basic services and what constitutes additional servic-es. In the interest of addressing this issue before providing what the architect or engineer may consider to be “additional servic-es”, the architect or engineer should correspond with the owner and request written authority to provide the additional services in issue. If the owner believes these services are, or should be, part of the poorly defined basic services, the issue can be addressed at this point in time and before the services are rendered. If the services are provided without written authorization, or before an understanding is negotiated, the architect or engineer could very well be surrendering whatever leverage he or she may have oth-erwise had in negotiating this issue.

It is never advisable to proceed with a project without a signed contract, or with a poorly drafted contract. Sometimes, however, the value of a contract is secondary to the value of being hired for the job. Should you undertake a project without a contract, proceed defensively and carefully. The practical tips noted above are not a substitute for a contract. Rather, they are simply sug-gestions of what may be done to minimize the very real risks presented by proceeding without a contract

Working Without a Contract

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AIA Selects Eight Projects For National Healthcare Design AwardsWashington, D.C. – July 20, 2015 – The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) has selected the recipients of the AIA National Healthcare Design Awards program. The AIA Healthcare Awards program showcases the best of healthcare building design and health-care design-oriented research. Projects exhibit conceptual strengths that solve aesthetic, civic, urban, and social concerns as well as the requisite functional and sustainability concerns of a hospital.

Recipients were selected in four different categories: Category A: Built, Less than $25 million in construction costCategory B: Built, More than $25 million in construction cost Category C: Unbuilt, Must be commissioned for compensation by a client with the authority and intention to buildCategory D: Innovations in Planning and Design Research, Built and Un-built Please contact Matt Tinder for high resolution images.

Category ACleveland Clinic, Brunswick Family Health Center Emergency Department; Cleveland - Westlake Reed Leskosky

This addition to the Cleveland Clinic Brunswick Family Health Center pro-vides a new 22,500-gross-square-foot emergency department at grade, a pro-cessing lab, an imaging center, a second story expansion space of 17,000 square feet intended for future fitout as exam rooms and offices and a roof top heliport. Compatible with the original structure but easily identifiable as a new compo-nent, the project promotes a healing environment of serenity through intuitive way finding, resolution in the integration of medical equipment and devices, a strategic placement of art and a strong connection to the natural environment.

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center Pediatric Emergency Department; Spokane, WA - Mahlum This addition creates a safe, calming environment for young patients in trau-matic circumstances. The building’s ‘emergency red’ panels serve as recogniz-able focal point on the medical campus, while a light-filled atrium accented by wood and warm colors welcomes visitors arriving from the sheltered drop-off zone. Clinical and public spaces employ graphics, art, comfortable furnishings, and inspirational displays to create restorative surroundings. The Kid’s Club overlooks a healing garden, providing refuge and views for patients and their families. Advanced medical care is delivered via central care team zones close to patient care areas; glass partitions allow visual connections with acoustical privacy.

New York Hospital Queens Astoria Primary Care Clinic; Queens, New York - Michielli + Wyetzner ArchitectsThis new offsite primary care clinic is one in a series of new neighborhood practices intended to raise the profile of the New York Hospital Queens (NYHQ) in the surrounding community. Located in Astoria on a corner site along a busy thoroughfare, the two-story brick building was completely gutted to accommodate new exam and consultation rooms. A perforated metal screen masks the irregular pattern of existing windows on the ground floor, allowing daylight to enter during the day and artificial light to emit a glow at night. An illuminated ceiling is visible through the full height glass, contributing to the unique presence of NYHQ in the neighborhood. The attention to detail, abundance of natural light, and select use of color make this a soothing and sophisticated patient environment.

Vitenas Cosmetic Surgery and Mirror Mirror Beauty Boutique; HoustonHarrell Architects, LP This ambulatory surgery center is squeezed into a tight 19,100-square-foot site that was completely redeveloped. The resulting three story building reflects the surgeon’s personal style and emulates the quality of his cosmetic surgery practice. The exterior is clad in white metal panels, corrugated zinc panels, and white plaster; all accented by the two story corner “jewel box” window wall. The interiors continue the sleek design of the building exterior with mini-mal color and crisp detailing that speak of the surgeon’s attention to design. A variety of textures were introduced via the flooring, custom wall panels, and drapery. The design puts patients at ease with its elegant palette of materials, furnishings and lighting.

Category BBridgepoint Active Healthcare; TorontoPlanning, Design and Compliance Architects: Stantec Architecture / KPMB

ArchitectsDesign, Build, Finance and Maintain Architects: HDR Architecture / Diamond Schmitt Architects

Bridgepoint Active Healthcare is designed to meet the needs of those coping with complex chronic disease. In a setting inspired by nature, rehabilitation is fostered by motivating recovery through salutogenic design that connects with a person’s sense of physical and emotional well-being. From animated public spaces to intimate private ones, Bridgepoint embraces community and landscape. Panoramic views in every patient room, open terraces on the roof, mid-tower and at grade provide broad visual engagement with the surround-ing community. These linkages are ‘personalized’ across the building facade with a seemingly randomized pattern of 472 vertical window projections, each representing a patient.

Category CFifth XiangYa Hospital; Changsha, China - PayetteLocated in ChangSha, China in the growing Tianxian district, the Fifth Xiang-Ya Hospital is slated to anchor the developing community adjacent to Xiangul-ing Park. The hospital is connected to the park, both physically and visually. The new 2,500-bed hospital will provide a new world class model for the de-livery of healthcare in an integrated, efficient and uplifting environment. Each half of the campus is organized around a central concourse, along which all the clinical functions are organized. The meandering inpatient towers hover above it. Two levels of service functions and parking provide the operational base below ground.

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Robley Rex VA Replacement Medical Center and VBO Office Building; Louisville, KentuckyURS/SmithGroup Joint VentureThe future Robley Rex VA Medical Center embraces a model of care that em-bodies healing with honor. By consciously integrating nature with architecture, patients and families will find solidarity and respite in a light-filled concourse, quiet air gardens, and elevated courtyards. Each setting offers a unique ex-perience, from contemplation to celebration; and provides a framework for integrating art, education, and support. Designed as a full replacement of the existing facility, the cost-effective facility is planned for one million square feet of inpatient and outpatient services and 104 beds, providing north central Kentucky and southern Indiana veterans with easy, timely access to care.

Category DStudio Dental Mobile Unit - Montalba Architects, Inc. Montalba Architects Inc.’s primary challenge was to create a spacious interior while accommodating Studio Dental’s required program for its Mobile Unit, which travels to businesses offering convenient dentistry. The 26-foot-long trailer with 230 interior square feet features a waiting area, sterilization room, and two operatories. The sterilization room is hidden behind millwork panels that wrap around to form the patient waiting bench. A centralized, double-sided millwork panel houses equipment for both operatories and gestures up to 11-foot-plus ceilings with translucent sculpted skylights. The materials reinforce Studio Dental’s identity with natural wood millwork, bright-white surfaces, and a custom perforation pattern.

Jurors for the 2015 National Healthcare Design Awards include: Scott Habjan, AIA(Chair), SOM; Michael Folonis, FAIA, Michael W. Folonis Architects; Charles H. Griffin, AIA, WHR Architects, Inc.; Elizabeth Mahon, AIA, Ball-inger; Marc Marchant, AIA, LS3P Associates LTD.; Connie McFarland, FAIA, McFarland Architects and Joseph Strauss, AIA, Cleveland Clinic (this juror was recused from the review of the Cleveland Clinic, Brunswick Family Health Center Emergency Department project).

About The American Institute of ArchitectsFounded in 1857, the American Institute of Architects consistently works to create more valuable, healthy, secure, and sustainable buildings, neighbor-hoods, and communities. Through nearly 300 state and local chapters, the AIA advocates for public policies that promote economic vitality and public well-being. Members adhere to a code of ethics and conduct to ensure the highest professional standards. The AIA provides members with tools and resources to assist them in their careers and business as well as engaging civic and govern-ment leaders and the public to find solutions to pressing issues facing our com-munities, institutions, nation and world. Visit www.aia.org.

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By Gary Hansen AIA

On June 9, 2015 a group of twenty AIA Long Island chapter members had an opportunity to visit the new transportation hub in lower Manhattan designed by Santiago Calatrava. The group met at 9:45 am at the Port Authority offices to get helmets and glasses for the visit to the active construction site.

The group was led by Port Authority Program Manager Thomas L. Grassi AIA who started with a bit of history about the site and what was previously there before the tragedy of 911. We ap-proached the site from tower 4, walking North to the Calatrava building and the grade entrance on the west side. This entrance from the future Greenwich Street, once it is complete, will bring one into the upper level of the space. Upon entering the build-ing one will have a view of the wings on the exterior and then the expansive interior view of the column free space spreading before you to the Church Street entrance on the East side. It is very similar to a cathedral as you gaze up to the center spine skylights. Although one of the main features of the design was for the roof and wings to open, we learned that the skylights will open by sliding out of the way to open it to the sky.

The tour continued down on the first mezzanine level which is accessible through tower 4 and eventually towers 3 and 2 when they are completed. These areas will contain retail spaces on 2 levels below grade and one level on the street side facing Church Street. Greenwich Street will be where access is for the office towers. The retail levels are nearing completion for the eventual rerouting of pedestrians away from the temporary PATH sta-tion entrance on Vesey Street. The new pedestrian access will be accommodated with entrances to the North and South along Greenwich Street. This will enable the Port to accommodate the PATH users currently being served at the temporary entrance in order to remove this temporary entrance so that the final pieces can begin construction. The current temporary PATH entrance is the second temporary entrance on the site.

We proceed down one more level where we can see even more spaces nearing completion as we make our way into the open hall we saw from street level. We are now on the East side look-ing up to the high ceilings of the space which is quite breathtak-ing. Near us is what they call the baby grand stair, which leads to Church Street. Most of the flooring in the space is installed; the glass on the north side is mostly complete minus the gaskets and

the skylights have been going in which is more evident from our new location. The tour continues as we walk through the retail spaces on the south side of the oculus, which is the name of the opening at street level, and enter the main underground PATH hall. Here we see the location of the grand stair which leads back to the oculus.

The main PATH hall is another column free space which was created after supporting the 1 and 9 subway box under Green-wich Street and removing the earth under it. The space is about 200 feet across at its widest which is right where the subway is located. It is quite the engineering accomplishment since the supporting structure, removal of earth and finishing was all done while the subway was still running on the tracks above, every single day. This is where the next major change in the pedestrian traffic will occur in the next few months. All the new turnstiles are installed under Greenwich Street, running North to South whereas currently the entrance is from Vesey and the turnstiles are on the North edge.

We exit the construction site and move into the public side where the PATH tracks are located. As construction continues in the main hall to the East, the public uses the area on the West to board the trains at the station. The tracks are one level below and the platforms for track 1, 2 and 3 are completed, the Port is still working on removing the temporary platform for track 3 and 4 to get ready for its new installation in the coming months. An art piece that was installed in the first temporary station has been relocated to its new home on the wall of track one.

Our last stop is the connector tunnel south of 1 WTC that con-nects to Brookfield Place under West Street or Route 9A. This is the first section that was opened to the public in 2013 when the Brookfield Place Pavilion was opened. Once the entire trans-portation hub is completed one will be able to walk from the Hudson River ferry pier through Brookfield Place to connect to the PATH system and many subway lines on and along Ful-ton Street almost entirely indoors and mostly underground. We would like to thank our hosts for the tour and the opportunity to visit this work in progress. A special thanks to AIA Long Island and James Martino for making arrangements for us to see the project under construction.

Calatrava’s Transportation Hub

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Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960–1971May 17–September 7, 2015The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art Exhibition Gallery, sixth floorOn the principle that imagining something can make it real, Yoko Ono gave herself a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in 1971. What was the likelihood of the museum’s coming up with the idea on its own? Practically zero. Historically, women were rarely shown there; nonwhite women, never. And, most of Ms. Ono’s work was on a far-out fringe of art-world orthodoxy where, to her cost and our good fortune, she chose, in her early years at least, to stay.

The Saltzman Family CollectionMaximillien Luce (French, 1858-1941)Port of Rotterdam, 1908Oil on canvasNassau County Museum of ArtGift of the Arnold A. Saltzman Family FoundationJuly 25-November 8, 2015 This exhibition celebrates the Museum’s 25th anniversary through a showing of works held by one of the region’s most prominent families of art collectors. Many of the works on view in The Saltzman Family Collection have previously appeared in Museum exhibitions during our quarter-century history, having been generously lent to these exhibitions by the Saltzmans. The exhibition also honors the late Hon. Arnold A. Saltzman, the Museum’s founding president and guiding spirit behind Nassau County Museum of Art’s transition from a county owned and operated venue to an important regional arts and education institution, governed and funded by a privately-elected board of trustees.

Theodore Roosevelt Home ReopensIt has been three and a half years since the public has been able to walk through Sagamore Hill, Theodore Roosevelt’s sprawling family home near Oyster Bay on the North Shore of Long Island. In December 2011 the doors closed, most of the artifacts were shipped out and crews of workers moved in for a $10 million restoration. Strollers on the grounds have been able to sit on its big front porch or press their noses to the windows, but the house itself has been locked up tight.

On Sunday, July 12, 2015, the National Park Service, manager of the property, threw open the doors, celebrating the event with the kind of reopening ceremony that Teddy would relish. There was a 25-piece band playing patriotic marches and period tunes. There were pony rides and animals to pet and Rough Riders gave a cavalry demonstration among the many other events of the day.

The Long Island Chapter is planning a tour of the newly renovated home in the near future. We will provide more information as soon as it be-comes available.

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