Rafael Viñoly Architects

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE __ Thank you YIMBY Facebook for featuring 1185 Broadway’s curtain wall installation progress, which is nearing the building’s 580-foot-tall pinnacle.... Located in New York City’s NoMad neighborhood, the Rafael Viñoly Architects-designed tower will be home to the City’s newest Ritz Carlton Hotel, featuring 250 hotel rooms, 16 branded residences, renowned Ritz-Carlton amenities and services, a rooftop bar, a large public garden, and open terraces that will feature greenery and trees. Read the full story on New York YIMBY: https://bit.ly/36YHTV9 #architecture #design #nyc #hotel #nomad #residences #rafaelvinoly Construction Images: Michael Young / NYYIMBY

EVENT __ We invite you to join us tomorrow, October 8 for a virtual event on Facebook Live to celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the National Medal of Honor Museum! ... The event will highlight 2020 accomplishments and plans for the future, as well as the unveiling of the first architectural renderings of the Museum’s new home designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects. The National Medal of Honor Museum Virtual Year in Review Facebook Live: @mohmuseum Thursday, October 8, 2020 7:00 pm CDT @mohmuseum #museum #medal#honor #usa #architecture #design#arlington #texas #rafaelvinoly #nyc

PROJECT UPDATE __ Yesterday, Mayor Jeff Williams of Arlington, Texas, joined the board members of the National Medal of Honor Museum National Medal of Honor Museum for a virtual press conference where a rendering of the Museum’s new home designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects and a progress update were released. ... Dedicated to commemorating and preserving the stories of more than 3,500 recipients of the nation’s highest medal for valor in combat, the new museum is on track to open in Arlington’s entertainment district in 2024. The museum will also feature an education center aimed at inspiring and motivating the nation’s youth with the ideals of courage, integrity, patriotism, leadership, and sacrifice through the stories of Medal of Honor recipients. @mohmuseum #museum #medal #honor #usa #architecture #design #arlington #texas #rafaelvinoly #nyc

AWARD __ Congratulations to the New Stanford Hospital project team! ... The Hospital was recently honored with a 2020 Best Projects Award from Engineering News-Record (ENR) in the Health Care category - Northern California region. The project will now move on as a finalist for ENR’s Project of the Year and will be considered for ENR’s national Best of the Best Awards. Designed by Rafael Viñoly Architects, the 824,000-square-foot hospital is a culmination of more than a decade of visionary planning and design that blends humanity with technology to revolutionize the patient experience. The seven-story medical building features 368 private rooms and state-of-the-art operating suites and is the only Level 1 Trauma Center between San Francisco and San Jose for adult patients. #architecture #design #california #healthcare #hospital #patientcare #stanford #rafaelvinoly #rafaelviñoly

EXHIBITION __ Putting the finishing touches on a new 1:200 exhibition model of NEMA Chicago before it is safely crated and shipped to Chicago for an upcoming exhibition more details to come soon... Architectural models are an integral part of Rafael Viñoly Architects' design process. Our in-house model shop team applies CAD/CAM techniques and meticulous hand craftmanship to fabricate leading-edge design schemes, mockups, furniture, and exhibits. #cad #cam #fabrication #maker #architecture #design #projects #exhibits #architecturalmodel #modelmaking #3dprinting #maker #chicago #rafaelvinoly

TEAM NEWS __ Our in-house model shop team has been fabricating a new 1:200 scale exhibition model of NEMA Chicago using CAD/CAM techniques and meticulous hand craftsmanship. ... At 896-feet tall, NEMA Chicago is the city’s tallest rental residence and features unprecedented views of Lake Michigan, downtown skyline and Grant Park. The tower is made up of square structural bays of varying stacked heights, evoking Chicago’s famous Willis Tower. #cad #cam #fabrication #maker #architecture #design #projects #exhibits #architecturalmodel #modelmaking #3dprinting #maker #chicago #rafaelvinoly

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE __ Construction is wrapping up at Waterline Square, a 2.2 million-square-foot residential development located in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. The development features a trio of towers, which includes the Rafael Viñoly Architects-designed, Three Waterline Square (far left side of the image) a 34-story tower that resembles multi-faceted crystals and contains residences with carefully expressed corners and gently sloping exterior walls that optimize surroundi...ng views of water, park and city skyline. More information about this project here: www.vinoly.com/works/three-waterline-square #architecture #design #waterlinesquare #3wsq #construction #towers #realestate #nyc #rafaelvinoly

NEWS __ Congratulations to the Stanford Health Care Team!... In recognition of Stanford Health Care’s continued commitment to safety and quality, Stanford Hospital was ranked among the top 20 hospitals nationwide by U.S. News & World Report for the sixth time. The latest honor came just months after the opening of the new Rafael Viñoly Architects-designed, 824,000-square-foot Stanford Hospital, and amid the COVID-19 pandemic. More information on this project available here: www.vinoly.com/works/new-stanford-hospital #architecture #design #california #healthcare #hospital #patientcare #stanford #rafaelvinoly

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE __ New York YIMBY recently reported on the construction progress of 1185 Broadway, home to New York City’s newest Ritz Carlton Hotel. The Rafael Viñoly Architects-designed tower’s superstructure is nearing its 580-foot pinnacle, and the curtain wall installation has been progressing rapidly as seen in these images by Tectonic Photo. ... Located in New York City’s NoMad neighborhood, the tower will feature 250 hotel rooms, 16 branded residences, renowned Ritz-Carlton amenities and services, a rooftop bar, a large public garden, and open terraces that will feature greenery and trees. Scheduled for completion in 2021, the tower will offer guests and residents striking views of the Empire State Building and downtown Manhattan More on this project here: https://bit.ly/3epT628 . . . #repost #nyc #architecture #design #hotel #residences #rafaelvinoly #nomad

CONSTRUCTION UPDATE __ Window wall installation at Marble Arch Place is moving along quickly as seen in these recent images.... Located on the corner of Hyde Park in London, the Rafael Viñoly Architects-designed, Marble Arch Place is a large mixed-use development that will result in a new landmark building for the City, and a striking gateway to the West End. The development’s variable massing houses The Bryanston, an 18-storey residential tower with 54 apartments elevated above the city and historic parkland; a 7-storey commercial building providing over 95,000 sq.ft. of high quality office space, retail spaces, and a cinema; and new public realm and public art. #london #unitedkingdom #mayfair #art #architecture #design #rafaelviñoly

VIDEO __ Back in 2014, in connection with The Skyscraper Museum's exhibition SKY HIGH & the Logic of Luxury, Rafael Vinoly gave a survey of Rafael Viñoly Architects’ high-rise history over several decades and many countries, as a precedent and context for the design for 432 Park Avenue, the world’s tallest completed residential tower.... The Museum’s website is offering free access to a curated selection of content from their vast archives, including the full-length video of Rafael Vinoly’s 2014 survey. To view the video, and to discover and explore New York City’s rich architectural heritage, visit: skyscraper.org/museum-from-home/featured-book-talk #architecture #design #supertall #skyscraper #tallbuilding #nyc #rafaelvinoly

TEAM NEWS __ FRAGILE, HANDLE WITH CARE: Our Model Shop Team expertly crating a model of 432 Park Avenue, which will be heading over to The Skyscraper Museum in New York City for the upcoming exhibition, SUPERTALL 2020. .... The third in a series of surveys, SUPERTALL 2020 tallies 58 buildings (already completed or will be completed by 2024) that are 1,250 feet/ 380 meters or taller. The exhibition will also feature a dozen extraordinary towers including 432 Park Avenue exploring ideas about formal and structural innovation, as well as the place of a signature tower in a master-planned, mixed-use complex that creates community and value on both the ground and in the sky. . Completed in 2015, the Rafael Viñoly Architects-designed, 432 Park Avenue is a 425.5-meter-tall (1,396-foot) tower defined by a grid of 10-square-meter (110-square-foot) windows that enclose an exposed concrete structural frame bounded to a slim concrete core, creating column-free interiors for the building’s residences. . More exhibit info at: skyscraper.org . . . . . . #architecture #design #supertall #skyscraper #tallbuilding #nyc #rafaelvinoly See more

PROJECT NEWS __ A first look at the Rafael Viñoly Architects-designed, Honorable Frank J. Guarini Justice Complex in Jersey City, New Jersey. The five-story courthouse complex will house courtrooms, jury assembly spaces, various offices, the Sheriff’s Department, as well as a law library, children’s play area, training spaces, and a parking garage. The project’s groundbreaking date will be announced this coming spring. ... #architecture #design #courthouse #courtroom #law #justice #jerseycity #newjersey #rafaelvinoly