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Features - March 2007

Owner of the Year

MTA Rolls Out Massive Construction Program
A great way for an owner to get noticed is to build projects that many people talk about, some people complain over, and nearly everyone doubts can be done.

Building Visions

Master Plans Remain Prominent Development Tool
The surge in redevelopment efforts across the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut region has also led to an expanded horizon of opportunities for architects to draw up plans that transform a single large site into new complexes and communities.

People Pressure

Regional Industry Struggles to Find New Blood
The design and construction market’s strong run of activity in the region is exposing one of the sector’s deeper weaknesses: an inadequate recruiting strategy that is not bringing enough new talent into a growing, but aging industry.

Extreme Makeover

A Classic Office Building Recast in a Modern Role
A 41-story Midtown Manhattan office tower is getting a new look from head to toe, with an extensive interior gut rehabilitation and a complicated replacement of its granite exterior with a modern glass face.

Sporting Design

New Ice Rink and Pool to Revive World’s Fair Site
The newest addition to Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens offers an unexpected mix of recreational activities under an innovative roof design.

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