A glass and aluminum curtain wall system creates a fitting expression of structure on a 21st-century laboratory building. Location: Broadway and West 120th Street New York, NY Owner: Columbia University New York, NY Design Architect: Rafael Moneo Valles Arquitecto, Moneo Brock Studio Madrid, Spain Architect of Record: Davis Brody Bond Aedas New York, NY Structural Engineer: Ove Arup & Partners Consulting Engineers, PC New York, NY Mechanical Engineer: Ove Arup & Partners Consulting Engineers, PC New York, NY Construction Manager: Turner Construction Company New York, NY Curtain Wall Consultant: R.A. Heintges & Associates New York, NY Structural Steel Erector: DCM Erectors, Inc. New York, NY Miscellaneous Iron Fabricator and Erector: Post Road Iron Works, Inc. Greenwich, CT Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: Empire City Iron Works Long Island City, NY Curtain Wall Fabricator: Sota Glazing Inc. Brampton, ON Curtain Wall Erector: W&W Glass, LLC Nanuet, NY Metal Deck Erector: Solera/DCM New York, NY

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From the inside out, renovation of the Toy Center building gives new life to the landmarked icon. Location: 200 Fifth Avenue New York, NY Owner and Developer: L&L Holding Company New York, NY Architect: Studios Architecture New York, NY Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti New York, NY Mechanical Engineer: FMC Associates New York, NY Project Manager: Gardner & Theobald New York, NY Construction Manager: Structure Tone Inc. New York, NY Curtain Wall Consultant: Thornton Tomasetti New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricator and Erector: Empire City Iron Works Long Island City, NY Miscellaneous Iron Fabricator and Erector: Transcontinental Contracting Newark, NJ Architectural and Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: A-Val Architectural Metal Corp. Mount Vernon, NY Curtain Wall Erector: Genetech Building Systems Inc. Staten Island, NY

Renovations to two laboratories create a bridge between an academic institution’s past and future scientific accomplishments. Location: 504 East 63rd Street New York, NY Owner: The Rockefeller University New York, NY Architect: Mitchell/Giurgola Architects, LLP New York, NY Structural Engineer: Severud Associates New York, NY Mechanical Engineer: Bard, Rao + Athanas Consulting Engineers LLC New York, NY Construction Manager: Turner Construction Company New York, NY Curtain Wall Consultants: Allied Development Corp. College Point, NY; R. A. Heintges & Associates New York, NY Miscellaneous Iron Erector: HDG Consulting Douglaston, NY; Post Road Iron Works Greenwich, CT Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: Champion Metal and Glass Deer Park, NY Curtain Wall Fabricator: Frener & Reifer America Long Island City, NY Curtain Wall Erector: Gamma USA New York, NY; JEM Architecturals Bronx, NY

An undulating curtain wall brings kaleidoscope eyes to the West Village. Location: 122 Greenwich Avenue New York, NY Owner: Hines New York, NY; RFR Realty LLC New York, NY Developer: Hines New York, NY Design Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates New York, NY Architect of Record: SLCE Architects New York, NY Structural Engineer: Gilsanz Murray Steficek New York, NY Mechanical Engineer: WSP Flack + Kurtz New York, NY General Contractor: Hunter Roberts Construction Group New York, NY Curtain Wall Consultant: Gilsanz Murray Steficek New York, NY Miscellaneous Iron Erector: Burgess Steel Products Corp. Edgewood, NJ Architectural and Ornamental Metal Erector: Champion Metal & Glass, Inc. Deer Park, NY Curtain Wall Fabricator and Erector: Metal Teck, Inc. Bensalem, PA

A double wall of glass and perforated stainless steel conveys Cooper Union’s commitment to forward-thinking education. Location: 41 Cooper Square New York, NY Owner: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art New York, NY Architect: Morphosis Architects New York, NY Associate Architect: Gruzen Samton Architects New York, NY Structural Engineer: John A. Martin & Associates, Inc. Los Angeles, CA; Goldstein Associates Consulting Engineers New York, NY Mechanical Engineers: IBE Consulting Engineers Sherman Oaks, CA; Syska Hennesy Group Inc. New York, NY Construction Manager: F.J. Sciame Construction Co., Inc. New York, NY Structural Steel Erector: FMB Steel Harrison, NJ Miscellaneous Iron Fabricators and Erectors: Post Road Iron Works Greenwich, CT Architectural Metal Erector: FMB Steel Harrison, NJ Curtain Wall Erector: W&W Glass Nanuet, NY

Queens, NY Location: 35-12 35th Avenue Queens, NY Owners: New York City School Construction Authority New York, NY; New York City Department of Education New York, NY Developer: New York City School Construction Authority New York, NY Architect: Susan T. Rodriguez of Polshek Partnership Architects New York, NY Structural Engineer: Robert Silman Associates New York, NY Mechanical Engineer: Cosentini Associates New York, NY General Contractor: Leon D. DeMatteis Construction Corporation Elmont, NY Structural Steel Erector: North American Ironworks, Inc. Ridgewood, NY Architectural, Ornamental, and Miscellaneous Metal Fabricator and Erector: MoMetal Structures Inc. Varennes, QC Curtain Wall Fabricator: Zimmcor Inc. Concord ON Curtain Wall Erector: East End Window Technologies Saint James, NY

New York, NY A new school in Tribeca expresses a unique institutional identity while raising the bar for student-oriented design. Location: 185 West Broadway New York, NY Owner: New York Law School New York, NY Developer: Studley, Inc. New York, NY Architect: SmithGroup New York, NY Associate Architect: BKSK Architects New York, NY Structural Engineer: Thornton Thomasetti New York, NY Mechanical Engineer: Jaros Baum & Bolles New York, NY Construction Manager: Pavarini McGovern, LLC New York, NY Structural Steel Erector: J.C. Steel Corp. Bohemia, NY Miscellaneous Iron Erector: FMB, Inc. Harrison, NJ Architectural and Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: A-Val Architectural Metal Corp. Mount Vernon, NY Curtain Wall Erector: Genetech Building Systems, Inc. Staten Island, NY

Bronx, NY Location: 1300 Boynton Avenue Bronx, NY Owner: New York City Department of Education New York, NY Architect: Kliment Halsband Architects New York, NY Structural Engineer: Severud Associates New York, NY Mechanical Engineer: Ambrosino, Depinto & Schmieder Engineers New York, NY General Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease New York, NY Structural Steel Erector: Glasmar Steel Erectors, Inc. Rockville Centre, NY

New York, NY Location: 848 Washington Street New York, NY Owner: André Balazs Properties New York, NY Architect: Todd Schliemann of Polshek Partnership Architects New York, NY Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers New York, NY Mechanical Engineer: Edwards & Zuck New York, NY Construction Manager: Pavarini McGovern New York, NY Curtain Wall Consultant: R.A. Heintges & Associates New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricator: Helmark Steel, Inc. Wilmington, DE Structural Steel Erector: Falcon Steel Company Wilmington, DE Curtain Wall Fabricator: Permasteelisa North America Corp. Windsor, CT Curtain Wall Erector: Tower Installation, LLC Windsor, CT