The architectural team comprised of Davis Brody Bond and Kieran Timberlake has unveiled its newest updates on the design for 181 Mercer, a 735,000-square-foot complex for New York University that will replace a 35-year-old gym facility and become NYU’s largest classroom building, as well as a space for performing arts, athletics, and students and faculty housing.
New York University: The Latest Architecture and News
Davis Brody Bond and Kieran Timberlake Unveil Designs for NYU Complex in New York
https://www.archdaily.com/801164/davis-brody-bond-and-kieran-timberlake-unveil-designs-for-nyu-complex-in-new-yorkSabrina Santos
Davis Brody Bond and KieranTimberlake Chosen to Design New NYU Facility
As the culmination of a five-month selection process, New York University (NYU) has announced that Davis Brody Bond and KieranTimberlake will be designing its major new facility along Mercer Street between Houston and Bleecker in New York. The facility's many uses will include classrooms, teaching spaces for performing arts, a state-of-the-art sports facility, and student and faculty housing.
https://www.archdaily.com/579265/davis-brody-bond-and-kierantimberlake-chosen-to-design-new-nyu-facilityKarissa Rosenfield
NYU and Hudson Yards to Use Big Data to Improve Cities
New York University’s Center for Urban Science and Progress has teamed up with the developers of Hudson Yards to transform the future 28-acre mixed-use neighborhood into the nations first “quantified community.” As Crain’s New York reports, the aim is to “use big data to make cities better places to live.” Information, from pedestrian traffic to energy production and resident activity levels, will be collected in order to study how cities can run efficiently and improve quality of living. You can read more on the subject, here.
https://www.archdaily.com/497515/nyu-and-hudson-yards-to-use-big-data-to-improve-citiesKarissa Rosenfield
Update: Resistance to NYU 2031 Expansion Heightens
The contenders: NYU and the Greenwich Village community. Let Round 2 commence.
Almost two years after we first brought you news about NYU 2031, NYU’s plans for expansion in Brooklyn, Governor’s Island, and (most controversially) in Greenwich Village, and the fight has not only continued, but escalated. A debate, hosted by The Municipal Art Society of New York, two nights ago brought about 200 NYU affiliates and community residents together, but only spatially; there was a considerable lack of willingness to compromise from either camp.
NYU’s plan, thought up by Toshiko Mori Architect, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, and Grimshaw Architects, has ruffled feathers mostly for the fact of its bulk. The 2.5 million square-foot development (1.1 million of which would be underground) is the largest ever proposed for the Village, and has drawn criticism for its potential to diminish light, greenery, and open space in the neighborhood.
https://www.archdaily.com/221570/update-resistance-to-nyu-2031-expansion-heightensVanessa Quirk