by Lionel Bascom — January 23rd, 2007 — 1 comment
Two new design architetcs have been added to the team working on World Trade Center redevelopment project.
Silverstein Properties, the developer of the World Trade Center is working on the construction of the 1,776-foot Freedom Tower and three other office buildings near the site of the World Trade Center. Guy Punzi and Fred Alvarez will join the WTC Design Task Force. The group includes four architectural firms and other design and engineering professionals. The group is charged with finalizing the designs for the three office towers.
According to the developer, Punzi will be design manager for 175 Greenwich Street, the proposed 2.2-million-square-foot building also known as Tower. He will oversee the team of architects, engineers and consultants charged with carrying out the design plan created by Richard Rogers Partnership. Punzi comes from the firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. There he served as associate partner and senior technical coordinator. He worked on a number of high profile projects including the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Ben Gurion International Airport and the New York Stock Exchange.
Alvarez will be design manager for 150 Greenwich Street, the 1.8 million-square-foot Tower 4. It was designed by Maki and Associates. He was a senior partner with Handel Architects. The firm specialized in the development of corporate, residential and hospitality projects, including the Ritz-Carlton Georgetown in Washington, D.C.
12:46 AM in Uncategorized, The Construction, World Trade Center, Ground Zero, Related Stories
The Ritz-Carlton in Washington, D.C. is quite lovely, so I’m sure these designers will collaborate to make these buildings inviting to the public while maintaining a decorum of sophistication for those who will be working in these structures on a daily basis.
Hopefully, they will also consider that this locale is sacred ground.
Jeanne · January 23rd, 2007 at 12:56 am