The restoration of historic buildings in Charleston, SC, shows how sustainability and preservation issues can be solved. By Ralph C. Muldrow, RA Historic Charleston, SC, has weathered more than its share of traumas since its founding in 1670. The city has survived numerous fires, frequent hurricanes, bombardments, a major earthquake and a hot, humid climate. Like many southern cities, Charleston
April 23, 2012 08:30AM L&L Holdings Chairman David Levinson and 425 Park Avenue (building credit: PropertyShark) L&L Holdings has taken a major step towards erecting the first new office tower along Park Avenue in more than 30 years. The Wall Street Journal reported the firm has reached out to 11 big-name architects, including three Pritzker Prize winners, for design ideas
http://www.traditional-building.com/Previous-Issues-12/AprilProject12Henson.html PROJECT Bleecker+Bond Building, New York, NY ARCHITECT Scott Henson Architect, LLC, New York, NY; Scott Henson, principal By Eve M. Kahn Victorian cast-iron façades were the first curtain walls, maximizing natural light and column-free interior space. When poorly maintained, they can become unstable sieves. Scott Henson, the head of a five-person preservation architecture firm in New York City,
Jennifer S. Altman for The New York Times Derrick Taitt and his neighbors tried to save the graffiti-covered building at 58 East 126th Street. By CARA BUCKLEY Published: April 15, 2012 Gentrification, or at the very least prettification, has reshaped block after block in Harlem, but it has not fully arrived at East 126th Street between Madison and Park Avenues.
