|
|
|
For their design team ReNEWal is combining the
talents of two renowned architectural and planning firms, The Croxton
Collaborative and Meridian Design Associates. Croxton
Collaborative Architects, PC have been retained for overall
sustainable/environmental planning and architectural design, a field that they
have pioneered over the last two decades.
This work is highlighted through such projects as the headquarters of
the National Audubon Society, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the new
headquarters for the Environmental Defense Fund, scheduled for completion in
1999. The firm's founder, Randolph R. Croxton, FAIA, is
directing the firm's collaboration on planning and architecture development
with Meridian Design Associates. Lauren
J. Reiter, AIA, Project Manager and Victor Garcia, RA, Project Architect, are
directing the integration of built and natural environments through a
balanced restoration of nature's systems, selective re-use of existing
buildings and infrastructure and the design of a uniquely integrated civic and
community model. Meridian Design Associates,
Architects
have been retained to bring their experience in the design of vital civic and
public spaces, as well as their skills in community and advocacy planning. The firm, led by Partners Bice C. Wilson, AIA and Antonio Argibay, AIA
as well as Project Designer Christine Calderón, brings to the project a design
methodology based on elegantly expressing the shape of the civic culture,
economic forces and natural systems at play on the site. This intent is achieved through the modern
implementation of ancient traditions of designing in harmony with the
landscape, combined with contemporary wisdom regarding sustainable systems,
information and management practices and a commitment to building for the
benefit of future generations. Meridian is internationally recognized for its
pioneering work in bio-regional and community planning, as well as their work
in designing residential and commercial projects. Examples of their work include the Mianus Bio-regional Planning
Project, Martha Stewart Living Television, Hudson River Studios and many site
specific sculptural pieces around the country. |
|
|