September 24, 2019
Todd Poisson to Speak on 529 Broadway’s Facade Design at Pratt IN_Sides Lecture Series
On Thursday September 26th, BKSK Partner Todd Poisson will speak at Pratt Institute’s School of Architecture and Urban Design IN-Sides Lecture Series. The event will focus on “the Mediated Skin,” and Todd will discuss the facade design of 529 Broadway, the Nike SOHO Flagship store designed by BKSK. Todd will speak alongside leaders from SHoP and System Architects.
September 4, 2019
Joan Krevlin to participate in the Mentoring Series: Women in the Profession of Architecture
Join us on September 19th for the Women in the Profession of Architecture mentoring series kickoff, co-hosted by BKSK Partner, Joan Krevlin, FAIA and series organizer Anik Pearson.
For nearly 40 years Joan has practiced architecture, and she will be sharing her perspective as an engaged practitioner, a parent, a mentor and a teacher. Read more about these mentors and their topics here.
Learn more about the event series here, and sign up to attend one or more events!
“You Will Prevail”
July 23, 2019
Todd Poisson at the 2017 EMBCA ”SISYPHUS UNBOUND ” The State of NYC Development, Design & Construction Panel Disc...
An exciting and informative snapshot from 2017 – listen to BKSK Partner Todd Poisson talk about 529 Broadway and the NYC Landmarks Approval Process at the 2017 EMBCA ”SISYPHUS UNBOUND ” The State of NYC Development, Design & Construction Panel Discussion.
Landmarks Commissioners were uninhibited in their praise for our design for a new 6-story commercial building at the corner of Broadway and Spring Street in the heart of Soho. One proclaimed it “the most exciting of my tenure [on the Commission].” The building recalls an earlier predecessor on the site, the Prescott House, a large 19th-century hotel that was mostly reduced to a two-story taxpayer in 1935. Using state-of-the-art modeling software, the design team conceived a terra cotta rain screen and glass curtain wall facade system that transforms a seemingly punched opening masonry building (evoking the old hotel) into a glass curtain wall building reflecting the openness ratio of later cast iron buildings in the district. The terra cotta elements on the Spring Street elevation twist and dematerialize so that the facade culminates in a modern glass curtain wall with terra cotta accents and district-appropriate loft dimensions fronting on Broadway.
Play the video at 26:46 to hear more from Todd.
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June 19, 2019
Ferry Point Park Comfort Station Receives SARA NY Design Award
BKSK is delighted to have received a 2019 SARA NY Design Award of Merit for Ferry Point Park Comfort Station – small projects category.
Acting as a front porch at the edge of 9.5-acres of Bronx waterfront, this small project with a big impact is designed for resiliency, durability and community use. The design uses utilitarian materials – standing seam and corrugated metal for their easy maintenance and low cost, but in a way that elevates them to reflect civic importance. The white building reflects the sky and serves as a background for seasonally changing plantings. View this year’s winners here .
May 8, 2019
529 Broadway Receives Engineering Excellence Gold Award
529 Broadway, New York NY, Architect: BKSK The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York awarded BKSK project, 529 Broadway a 2019 Engineering Excellence Gold Award in the Category C: Structural Systems.
The new 6-story commercial building at the corner of Broadway and Spring Street in the heart of Soho recalls an earlier predecessor on the site, the Prescott House, a large 19th-century hotel that was mostly reduced to a two-story taxpayer in 1935. Using state-of-the-art modeling software, the design team conceived a terra cotta rain screen and glass curtain wall facade system that transforms a seemingly punched opening masonry building (evoking the old hotel) into a glass curtain wall building reflecting the openness ratio of later cast iron buildings in the district. The terra cotta elements on the Spring Street elevation twist and dematerialize so that the facade culminates in a modern glass curtain wall with terra cotta accents and district-appropriate loft dimensions fronting on Broadway.
Click here to learn more about the program and view this year’s winners.
January 8, 2019
Harry Kendall joins Urban Design Council at the Museum of the City of New York
As a founding member of the Urban Design Council , Harry Kendall will contribute ideas to the institution’s programming and exhibition content to ensure that the Museum remains at the forefront of conversations in New York’s urban design. The Council represents a partnership between the Museum and urban design constituencies to preserve the vibrancy of New York City and the Museum.
The Museum’s mission is to foster understanding of the distinctive nature of urban life in one of the world’s most influential cities and to engage visitors by celebrating, documenting, and interpreting the city’s past, present, and future.
