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Located in the heart of the Meatpacking district in NYC, Samsung 837 combines art, fashion, technology, and sport in unprecedented ways. It’s not a store, but a new kind of place filled with ideas, experiences, and Samsung’s cutting edge devices.

The building’s physical form integrated with the city grid informed the interior design as well as the materials palette. Expansive and inspiring views contributed to a visual theme and were maximized with long site lines, opening up dynamic spatial opportunities. The concept of the palette honors the industrial background of New York’s gritty beginnings.

Tiago Correia talks about 520 West 28th which will introduce an iconic new landmark to New York City. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Zaha Hadid and developed by Related, one of the nation’s preeminent developers of luxury residential properties, this boutique condominium building will offer 39 exclusive two- to five-bedroom residences by the renowned Iraqi-British architect and artist. Hadid, whose globally significant body of work is defined by organic forms and graceful curves inspired by nature, will bring this unique sensibility to 520 West 28th – her only contribution to the Manhattan skyline.

Located directly on the High Line in the heart of West Chelsea, New York City’s premier arts and cultural district, this exceptional offering will set a new standard for residential architecture, with striking curves, highly curated amenities, and a distinctive chevron façade that embraces the property’s interlaced levels. At 520 West 28th, Hadid has created a seamless and optimistic vision of the future, manifest by remarkably custom interior details, thoughtful integration of indoor and outdoor space, and technological innovation.

Sandra Bloodworth, director of Arts for Transit, discusses the work Times Square: 35 Times, by Toby Buonagurio, located in the Times Square Station, 42nd Street.

Sandra Bloodworth, director of Arts for Transit, discusses the work Times Square Mural, by Roy Lichtenstein, located in the Times Square Station, 42nd Street.

Historically, the Boston Court had been known as the Admiralty Court as it began by resolving Maritime matters.  The Judge who served as Chair of the Building Committee talks about how they chose Fan Pier for the Site for the New Building and how they selected the architect to design it announcing both on the same day.

Judge Douglas Woodlock Chair of the Building Committee for the Boston Courthouse talks about the design of the Courtroom itself as the place where a high governmental official can listen to any individual who has a problem that they’ve brought to the courts.  
It’s a place where an individual can speak to that public official and take as much of his time as is necessary to resolve the problem.  Unlike much of government which is wholesale, it’s retail.
The courtroom has to be a place of dignity and a place of humanity and that was the core of the building.

The Artist,  discusses the commission for the pool house and her collaboration with the architect

Michael Lehrer talks about growing up in the Hollywood Hills and the "Cosmic Trifecta" of  Modern Architecture set up by the Lovell House, Ennis House and the Schindler House during the 1920's. As Lehrer suggests, these houses might have set up a precedent for Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water House and his residential concrete architecture.  

Calvin Tsao, partner of TsAO & McKOWN Architects, discusses his firm's work on one of the Sagaponac Houses, houses meant to integrate homes into the natural landscape of Sagaponack NY.

Rafael Pelli describes the Theodore Roosevelt Courthouse. This building was added to the existing Brooklyn Courthouse.  Traditionally the Courthouses were entered through grand steps from the public plazas which created a sense of public place; here the civic place occurs inside in the Atrium which combines the main public functions of the building.  Some of the other concerns that impacted the design were to incorporate natural light into the courtrooms and to blend in with the existing limestone civic complex.