In September 2008, the P.S. 59 opened its doors as the first public school in New York City to achieve compliance with the sustainable design standards mandated by the City Council for all public construction. The design radically transformed a 90-year old residential building into a neighborhood elementary school, maintaining the building’s historic architectural character while announcing the school’s presence with a striking intervention crowning the building’s roofline. EE&K guided an unusual public-private partnership from...
Nearly thirty years after EE&K’s landmark masterplan for Battery Park City, Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects’ design for the final two parcels of land in Battery Park City, Sites 23 and 24 is emerging from the ground. The Liberty Green & Liberty Luxe Apartments, which are joined at their base, were designed to respond to their context. The western façades are orderly and reserved to address the residential character of the avenue. The eastern façades facing the city have their own identity, expressed by large-scale...
GW’s location in the heart of Washington, DC is key to its mission and critical to its success. The opportunities and resources surrounding the campus attract outstanding students, faculty, and staff to GW and also help shape some of the University’s most successful academic, research, and clinical programs. By capitalizing on its location, GW delivers an educational experience that is distinctive and rewarding – encouraging students to take advantage of opportunities in international finance, public policy, democratic governance, and...
The historic building boom that has so dramatically remade Shanghai’s skyline in the past decade has produced one of the most startling urban transformations ever seen. While the boom has resulted in a glittering collection of trophy buildings and stand alone icons, its effect on the vitality of Shanghai’s legendary street life has been less benign. With the design of the Huishan North Bund, EE&K has introduced a new approach to large scale waterfront development to China’s financial center and most dynamic metropolis.
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