In Brooklyn’s burgeoning cultural district, the Theatre for a New Audience’s new headquarters relies on structural sophistication to present an open, welcoming face to the neighborhood and a flexible space to the performers. Location: 262 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY Developer: New York City Economic Development Corporation, New York, NY Architect: H3 Hardy Collaboration Architecture, New York, NY Construction Manager: F.J. Sciame Construction Company, New York, NY Structural Engineer: Robert Silman Associates, New York, NY Structural Steel Erector: Atlantic Detail & Erection, Far Rockaway, NY Ornamental Metal Erector: David Shuldiner Inc., Brooklyn, NY Curtain Wall Fabricator: Gartner Steel and Glass (Josef Gartner, USA, a division of Permasteelisa North America Corp.), New York, NY Curtain Wall Erector: Tower Installation LLC, Windsor, CT

A renovation transforms the Flushing museum’s facade, bringing it to life for those passing on Grand Central Parkway; a new vision of its modern mission awaits inside, where a glass lantern suspended from a skylight and a new circulating stair enliven the decades-old space.

Structural steel allows a school to maximize its efficiency with a centrally located auditorium amid long-span spaces for varied student activities. Location: 1-50 51st Avenue, Long Island City, Queens, NY Owner: New York Department of Education, New York, NY Architect: FXFOWLE, New York, NY Structural Engineer: Ysrael A. Seinuk, PC, New York, NY Mechanical Engineer: Kallen & Lemelson, LLP, New York, NY Construction Manager: Skanska USA, New York, NY Structural Steel Erector: Weir Welding, Carlstadt, NJ Miscellaneous Iron Fabricator and Erector: Transcontinental Steel, Inc., Newark, NJ Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: Transcontinental Steel, Inc., Newark, NJ Curtain Wall Erector: Utopia Construction LLC, Farmingdale, NY Metal Deck Erector: Canam Steel, South Plainfield, NJ; Weir Welding, Carlstadt, NJ

A brass and glass facade reveals a lively interior circulation system, reflecting The New School’s progressive approach to education and linking the institution to its roots in the surrounding New York neighborhoods. Location: 65 5th Ave, New York, NY Owner: The New School, New York, NY Developer: The Durst Organization, New York, NY Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, New York, NY Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers, New York, NY Mechanical Engineer: Cosentini Associates, New York, NY Construction Manager: Tishman Construction, an AECOM Company, New York, NY Curtain Wall Consultant: Gamma USA, New Rochelle, NY Structural Steel Fabricator and Erector: Metropolitan Walters LLC, New York, NY Miscellaneous Iron Erector: FMB, Inc., Harrison, NY Curtain Wall Erector: Gamma USA, New Rochelle, NY Metal Deck Erector: Metropolitan Walters LLC, New York, NY

A pair of 54-foot-tall expressive columns supports the roof of a new front door to Lower Manhattan’s transit hubs, bearing the structure’s loads with a woven basket of lightweight twisting steel tubing that spirals down to plaza level. Location: 100 West Street, New York, NY Owner and Developer: Brookfield Office Properties Inc., New York, NY Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, New York, NY Architect of Record: Spector Group, New York, NY Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti, New York, NY Mechanical Engineer: Flack + Kurtz, New York, NY Construction Manager: Plaza Construction, New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricator and Erector: Metropolitan Walters, LLC, Hamilton, ON Curtain Wall Fabricator: Permasteelisa North America Corp., New York, NY Curtain Wall Erector: Tower Installation, Windsor, CT Miscellaneous Iron Erector: Hallen Welding Service Inc., Long Island City, NY Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: A-Val Architectural Metal, Mount Vernon, NY

A pre-weathered steel shroud for Brooklyn’s new arena took shape with parametric design software that links architectural forms with advanced fabrication techniques.

Brooklyn’s new multi-purpose indoor arena relies on a structural steel geometry that will keep visitors coming back time and time again.

Temporary and permanent steel structures make a 21st century program possible while preserving the heritage of the university’s past. Location: 441 East Fordham Road Bronx, NY Owner: Fordham University Bronx, NY Architect: HLW New York, NY Structural Engineer: HLW New York, NY Mechanical Engineer: Jaros Baum & Bolles New York, NY Construction Manager: Tishman Construction Corporation New York, NY Structural Steel Erector: Burgess Steel Englewood, NJ Miscellaneous Iron Erector: GC Ironworks Elmsford, NY Architectural and Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: Coordinated Metals, Inc. Carlstadt, NJ Metal Deck Erector: Burgess Steel Englewood, NJ

A sculptural entrance canopy reinvents the historic track’s image with an 11,000-square-foot, LED-lit lattice structure covered with transparent ETFE film. Location: 810 Yonkers Ave. Yonkers, NY Owner: Yonkers Raceway and Casino Yonkers, NY Architect: Studio V Architecture New York, NY Structural Engineer: DeSimone Consulting Engineers New York, NY Porte-cochère Engineer: FTL New York, NY General Contractor: LP Ciminelli Buffalo, NY Curtain Wall Consultant: Israel Berger & Associates New York, NY Structural Steel Erector: Berlin Steel Kensington, CT Architectural Metal Erector: Custom Exterior Systems Sloatsburg, NY Ornamental Metal Erector: Birdair Amherst, NY Curtain Wall Erector: Birdair Amherst, NY

To bring downtown theatrical innovation onto Lincoln Center’s dignified uptown campus, Hugh Hardy’s H3 and Severud Associates executed a tricky high-wire act atop the roof of Eero Saarinen’s iconic building. With a prominent framework of steel trusses and an elegant aluminum grille, the new Claire Tow Theater is riding high. Location: 150 West 65th Street New York, NY Owner: Lincoln Center Theater New York, NY Architect: h3 hardy Collaboration Architects New York, NY Structural Engineer: Severud Associates Consulting Engineers, PC, New York, NY Mechanical Engineer: Arup New York, NY Construction Manager: Yorke Construction New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricator and Erector: Capco Steel Providence, RI Miscellaneous Iron Fabricator and Erector: Ment Brothers Iron Works New York, NY Architectural Metal Fabricator and Erector: A-Val Architectural Metal Corp. Mt. Vernon, NY Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: A-Val Architectural Metal Corp. Mt. Vernon, NY Curtain Wall Erector: Neversink Glass Corp. White Lake, NY