­Nordhavnen Wins MIPIM/Architectural Review Future Project Award

FXFOWLE's concept design for Nordhavnen: City Regenerative has won a 2010 MIPIM/Architectural Review Future Project Award in the Regeneration and Masterplanning category, and will be honored at the MIPIM World conference  in Cannes, France in March. MIPIM is one of the world's leading property market events that brings together key real estate business professionals, investors, developers, end-users, architects, public authorities and property associations, among others, to present their current projects and to develop their business relations on an international level.

The Architectural Review/MIPIM Future Award is the latest in a series of awards the project has won.  In December, 2009, Nordhavnen was selected as the Best Urban Design Project (Unbuilt category) by World Architecture News; it also received an Unbuilt Architecture Design Award from the Boston Society of Architects. Nordhavnen: City Regenerative was designed by the firm's Urban Studio in a response to an international competition to define a dynamic, unique, and sustainable city district in Copenhagen, Denmark poised for growth over the next fifty years. The project connects urban infrastructure, extends existing water networks, and weaves open space through a series of neighborhoods and commercial nodes. It establishes a sustainable pattern of development; including mixed-uses, GBM modular housing (Global Building Modules), integration of natural systems with infrastructure, and a series of iconic urban farming towers powered by localized waste-water purification systems.

Steven W. Miller, Managing Director - Dubai Appointed to AIA's International Committee Advisory Group

Steven Miller, FAIA, RIBA, Managing Director of FXFOWLE Architects' Dubai office, has been appointed to the American Institute of Architects' International Committee Advisory Group.  The International Committee engages the global architecture community and promotes the highest standards of education and practice in the international arena.  Its Advisory Group is comprised of four regular members and three ex-officio members, all appointed by the President of the American Institute of Architects (AIA).

"I am proud to advance the AIA's international presence and to serve as a resource to the Institute's President, Board of Directors and members, both in the United States and abroad," commented Steven Miller. The elevation follows his recent appointment as the International and Honorary Fellow's Representative to the College of Fellows of the AIA. Miller is a past President and current Board Member of the AIA Continental European Chapter as the Southern Europe and Middle Eastern Director and a member of the European Chapter. He is also on the board of the Middle Eastern Chapter of the Urban Land Institute. 

Green Global Headquarters Opens at Bronx Zoo

The Center for Global Conservation, a 40,000-square foot building situated on 4.5-acres at the Bronx Zoo, has opened as the new headquarters for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The building is a model of sustainability in both resource efficiency and environmental sensitivity, and reflects the WCS's commitment to conservation through environmentally-sensitive architecture. The Wildlife Conservation Society manages more than 200 million acres of protected areas around the world with more than 500 projects in 65 countries. The Center for Global Conservation accommodates more than 100 WCS conservationists, researchers, and support staff working to save wildlife and wild places. "The new Center for Global Conservation is a powerful statement of conservation through architecture," states Sylvia Smith, FAIA, LEED AP, Senior Partner at FXFOWLE Architects. "The Center embodies the WCS's mission of preserving wildlife and wild lands, as well as the organizational synergy of its international programs. It is a true reflection of environmental, social, and economic sustainability." Certified LEED Gold by the United States Green Building Council, the building is powered by a cogeneration plant and consumes approximately 49% less energy than a traditionally powered building of similar size.

FXFOWLE Names Nicholas Garrison as Principal

Nicholas Garrison, AIA, OAQ, LEED AP, has been named Principal. Garrison is an award-winning architect with over 25 years experience leading signature projects for colleges and universities as well as private secondary schools around the world. He joined FXFOWLE in early 2009 as Design Director.

Garrison is currently involved in a number of projects, including the Golisano Institute for Sustainability at Rochester Institute of Technology, a new school in Hunter's Point South for Intermediate and High School students, and an international community school in Istanbul, Turkey. He is a member of the design team for the modernization of Warren Hall at Cornell University, which is expected to achieve LEED Silver certification from the United States Green Building Council when completed.

Before joining FXFOWLE, Garrison spent 15 years at RMJM (formerly Hillier Architecture) in their Princeton and Philadelphia offices as a Principal and Director of Design of the Education Studio, where he worked on the Princeton Public Library in Princeton, New Jersey. He also worked for ten years as a Principal Design Architect at the Office of Peter Rose in Montreal, Canada.

The Chicago Athenaeum Honors Firm with American Architecture Awards

Two FXFOWLE projects -- the Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Crossing in Dubai and a headquarters expansion in Pennsylvania -- are recipients of two American Architecture Awards, sponsored by The Chicago Athenaeum Museum of Architecture and Design, The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, and Metropolitan Arts Press Ltd. Established in the 1990s, the awards program honors and celebrates the most outstanding new achievements and innovation for new architecture designed and built in the United States. In recent years, the program has become the foremost, prestigious form of public recognition for Excellence in Architecture both nationally and internationally. Of the nearly 1,000 entries, only 64 projects were selected by a distinguished jury of German architects, educators, and designers. The winning projects will be exhibited in February 2010 at Contemporary Space Athens, in Athens, Greece, followed by a nine-month touring exhibition throughout the United States. For more information, visit http://www.chi-athenaeum.org/archawards/2009/index.html.

CoreNet Global, AIA & IIDA Honor FXFOWLE

FXFOWLE has been honored with a Sustainability Leadership Award for Design & Development from CoreNet Global, the American Institute of Architects and the International Interior Design Association. The firm was recognized for Achievement in Design in Not-For-Profit Organizations for its LEED Platinum project, The National Audubon Society Headquarters in New York City. The National Audubon Society has long been a leader in sustainable architecture. Their new headquarters continues that tradition in maintaining its dedication to cost effective, state-of-the-art technology, and a design that provides a healthy and productive work environment. The innovation embodied in this project is that it’s a replicable model for other non-profit organizations/for-profit businesses across the country – demonstrating that sustainable design can be successfully, and financially, achieved without sacrificing a budget, aesthetic quality or strategic goals/vision.

Historic Bronx Zoo Lion House Gets Gold

The historic Lion House at the Bronx Zoo now carries the distinction of being the first landmark building in New York City to be certified "green" with a LEED Gold rating by the United States Green Building Council. The building's extensive restoration to house the Zoo's newest exhibit MADAGASCAR! was led by Senior Partner Sylvia Smith, FAIA, LEED. Situated at the heart of the Zoo's early 20th century Astor Court, the Lion House was designated a National Historic District by the New York City Landmarks Commission in 2000 in recognition of its aesthetic and historic distinction. The 20,000 square foot Beaux Arts building, which opened in 1903, is the largest on Astor Court. FXFOWLE's design has adapted the historic building for the functional demands of the future and incorporated new advances in animal welfare, visitor experience, conservation awareness, and science education. "The restoration of the Lion House represents the Wildlife Conservation Society and New York City's commitment to the preservation of the original structure's dignified character, design excellence, and the environment," said Sylvia Smith. "The building’s sustainable features were integral to the overall restoration and design plan, and emblematic of WCS’s mission. This project certainly sets a precedent for other historic and existing buildings not only in New York, but across the country."

FXFOWLE Recognized by the EPA

FXFOWLE Architects is pleased to announce that two of the firm’s projects have been recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency for achieving Designed to Earn the ENERGY STAR, the EPA's mark of superior energy efficiency in building design. The designated buildings are a projected LEED Platinum headquarters expansion for SAP America in Newtown Square, PA., and Eleven Times Square, a projected LEED Gold, class-A commercial tower in Manhattan. The designation means that the firm's two projects were designed with energy efficiency in mind and are expected to meet the EPA's guidelines. Once complete, they are eligible to earn the ENERGY STAR label after meeting energy use expectations for a year.

National Audobon Society Achieves LEED Platinum-CI

Continuing its role as a pioneer in sustainable workplaces, the National Audubon Society has earned the competitive LEED® Platinum Certification for its new headquarters in New York City. The 27,500 square foot rental space received the highest point total (48) of any commercial interior in the world from the U.S. Green Building Council. Audubon's headquarters was completed for only 10% above the cost of less environmentally friendly modifications and will pay for themselves in 10-15 years, depending on energy costs. "As a leader in environmentally-conscious design, we are very happy to have worked with the National Audubon Society on the design of their new national headquarters," said FXFOWLE Senior Partner Guy Geier, FAIA, IIDA, LEED. "Our vision for Audubon's office coincided with the organization's mission to ensure that sustainability was incorporated holistically throughout the entire project."

New Multi-Modal Arch Bridge in Dubai is World's Longest

FXFOWLE's proposal for the architectural design of a 1-mile long and 673-feet tall bridge in Dubai was selected by the country's Roads & Transport Authority in a major international design competition. The firm’s winning bridge design is poised to join five existing Dubai Creek crossings (four bridges and one tunnel), further advancing the infrastructure and transportation initiatives in Dubai. FXFOWLE's design for Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Crossing makes it the largest and tallest spanning arch bridge in the world.