Public recreation

The Mary Cali Dalton Recreation Center in Tompkinsville Staten Island is a 65,000 square foot recreation and community center that replaces the former Cromwell Recreation Center demolished during Hurricane Sandy. The Center is a fully accessible, welcoming, and resilient public facility that responds to the needs of its community and represents the best traditions of public architecture. The building’s concept, a garden of wellness, a place of physical, mental, and spiritual rejuvenation, is inspired by Tompkinsville’s historical significance as the ‘watering hole’ of New York – the place where weary travels entering and exiting New York Harbor would rest and collect fresh water for their arduous journey across... More

The Evolution of Atal Sarovar - A Model for Water-Sensitive Urban Futures In the contemporary discourse on urban development, the integration of sustainable practices has emerged as a defining priority — especially in the revitalization of urban water bodies. Vinay Panjwani, India The principles of Water-Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) encourage cities to embed natural hydrological systems within their fabric, fostering ecological resilience, enhancing public spaces, and restoring a community’s intrinsic relationship with water. Vinay Panjwani, India Atal Sarovar, set within the Smart City precinct of Rajkot, Gujarat, embodies this transformative ethos. By harmoniously blending ecological imperatives with urban vitali... More

   The Lviv Hotel is a characteristic representative of Soviet constructivism in architecture and at the same time a bright phenomenon among other buildings of this era, despite the fact that at the time of its construction the main task of local architects was to adapt the standard project to the existing situation, and the creation of exclusive architectural elements, to put it mildly, was not welcomed (especially if they had a purely aesthetic function). The architects of the project Konsulov Anatoly Dmitrievich and Nivina Ludmila Denisovna nevertheless managed to circumvent these rigid restrictions within the limits of the possible. Konsulov, "responsible" for the aesthetics of the building, created a partly romantic, partly p... More

The Lviv Hotel is a characteristic representative of Soviet constructivism in architecture and at the same time a bright phenomenon among other buildings of this era, despite the fact that at the time of its construction the main task of local architects was to adapt the standard project to the existing situation, and the creation of exclusive architectural elements, to put it mildly, was not welcomed (especially if they had a purely aesthetic function). The architects of the project Konsulov Anatoly Dmitrievich and Nivina Ludmila Denisovna nevertheless managed to circumvent these rigid restrictions within the limits of the possible. Konsulov, "responsible" for the aesthetics of the building, created a partly romantic, partly progressive-fu... More