THE NEW YORK LANDMARKS CONSERVANCY HOSTS 2014 CHAIRMAN’S AWARD LUNCHEON June 5, 2014 at The Metropolitan Club in Manhattan A Tremendous Success Says Whom You Know! Honorees: Beyer Blinder Belle; Cauldwell Wingate; Davis Brody Bond; Evergreene Architectural Arts; GSA; Integrated Conservation Resources; Lend Lease; WSP; U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Dennis Jacobs
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Dennis Jacobs, Lloyd P. Zuckerberg, Chair of the New York Landmarks Conservancy, and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer
On June 5, 2014, The New York Landmarks Conservancy held its 26th Annual Chairman’s Award Luncheon at The Metropolitan Club in Manhattan. The Conservancy recognized some of those involved with the recent restoration of the Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse: Beyer Blinder Belle, Cauldwell Wingate, Davis Brody Bond, Evergreene Architectural Arts, General Services Administration, Integrated Conservation Resources, Lend Lease, WSP and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Dennis Jacobs.
The Courthouse, at 40 Centre Street on Foley Square in lower Manhattan, was completed in 1936 to the designs of Cass Gilbert and his son, Cass Gilbert, Jr. It is in the neoclassical style, with Minnesota granite for the building exterior and glazed terra cotta for the pyramid and lantern. The Courthouse is a designated New York City landmark and on the National Register of Historic Places. Despite its significance, it suffered from decades of inattention and insensitive modifications. But last year, the Courthouse emerged from a comprehensive ten-year, $314 million renovation.
“This magnificent restoration brings back an extraordinary landmark Courthouse honoring citizens, the judges and the law,” said Peg Breen, President of The New York Landmarks Conservancy. “We are pleased to honor so many of the firms and people involved in this lengthy and painstaking transformation.”
The Conservancy’s singular mission for more than four decades has been the protection of New York’s built environment, from the iconic buildings that define the City’s spectacular skyline to the diverse neighborhoods where New Yorkers live, work and play. Whom You Know was honored to attend and cover the event and are proud to have covered this superb organization since our inception in 2009. At the event we were delighted to see our friends Peg Breen, Elizabeth Stribling, Elizabeth Ann Stribling-Kivlan and Board Member Donald Tober (Barbara we missed you!) and it was fantastic to meet Kevin Lichten, Ronne Fisher, Christine J. Flaherty and Giosetta Capriati.
Elizabeth Stribling, Chairman of Stribling and Associates and Board Member of the New York Landmarks Conservancy, and her daughter Elizabeth Ann Stribling-Kivlan, President of Stribling and Associates (Get excited for upcoming interviews!)
The Thurgood Marshall U.S Courthouse is owned by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Beyer Blinder Belle served as architects for the renovation and Davis Brody Bond as associate architects. The engineering firm was WSP, the general contractor Cauldwell Wingate and the construction manager Lend Lease. Integrated Conservation Resources served as materials conservation consultants. Evergreene Architectural Arts produced interior finishes. U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Dennis Jacobs presided as chief judge during the renovation.
Founded in 1968, Beyer Blinder Belle is one of the country’s premier architectural firms employing 155 architects, planners, historic preservationists, researchers, historic tax credit specialists, and construction administrators. In addition to Courthouse, some of their other New York City commissions include the Empire State Building, the Lincoln Center Promenade, Grand Central Terminal, and the Rubin Museum of Art.
Cauldwell Wingate is one of the City’s leading project management and construction companies, delivering a wide range of building projects on schedule, within budget and at the highest levels of safety, quality and innovation. Established in 1910, other Cauldwell Wingate projects include the City and Municipal Courts Building, Lafayette Morrison Houses, Carnegie Towers, and The Laureate.
Davis Brody Bond, originated in New York in 1952, and is known for innovative solutions to complex design challenges. Its work encompasses university facilities, housing, corporate offices, industrial and institutional buildings. Its commissions reflect a diversity of projects such as a new infill building and restoration of the historic New York Public Library, research facilities for Columbia and Princeton universities, and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center.
EverGreene Architectural Arts is one of the largest specialty contractors and architectural arts studios in the U.S. Established in 1978, its mission is to provide preconstruction and construction services for significant buildings requiring conservation, restoration, or new design and believes that the architectural arts—murals, fine art, decorative plaster and paint, gilding, metals, mosaics and other finishes—enrich both our buildings and our communities. Their work can be seen throughout the City at the Empire State Building lobby (with Beyer Blinder Belle), Chrysler Building, The Sherry-Netherland lobby ceiling, 30 Rockefeller Center, Grace Church, American Museum of Natural History, and St. Joseph Co-Cathedral to name just a few.
Integrated Conservation Resources and its sister company Integrated Conservation Contracting was founded in 1987 and is a multi-disciplinary group offering a broad range of architectural conservation services for historic buildings and monuments. Its architectural conservators, conservation scientists, conservation craftspeople, and construction executives draw from knowledge and experience with historic materials, technologies and structures to develop, supervise and implement conservation and restoration programs.Their assignments include the Bethesda Terrace in Central Park, the Manhattan Bridge Entry, and the Montgomery Monument.
Lend Lease is a leading, fully integrated, international property and infrastructure group with operations across the globe. They have a workforce 17,000 in Australia, Asia, Europe, and the Americas, and manage an extensive portfolio of assets. More than one million people around the world live, work, shop or are connected through an asset they have created, every single day. A sampling of their New York projects include Columbia University Manhattanville – Phase 1, Fulton Street Transit Center, Terminal 4 at JFK, and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum.
WSP in the USA, headquartered in New York City, has more than 1,050 staff members in 35 offices throughout the country. Globally, WSP is a leading engineering design and environmental consultancy with approximately 17,000 employees working in more than 300 offices spanning 30 countries. The firm provides services to transform the built environment and restore the natural environment, and its expertise ranges from environmental remediation to urban planning, from engineering iconic buildings to designing sustainable transport networks, and from developing the energy sources of the future to enabling new ways of extracting essential resources. Some notable completed and in process projects: One, Two, Three, and Seven World Trade Center, Citi Field, Time Warner Center, Hearst Tower, and The New York Times Building.
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Dennis Jacobs
U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Dennis Jacobs, a native New Yorker, graduated from Forest Hills High School and Queens College. He received a Master’s Degree in English Literature from NYU and his J.D. from NYU School of Law. He joined Simpson Thacher & Bartlett in 1973, serving as a partner there from 1980 until his judicial appointment. In 1992, President George H.W. Bush nominated Jacobs to serve on the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, succeeding Wilfred Feinberg, and before him Thurgood Marshall. Jacobs served as Chief Judge during the Courthouse renovation and restoration, from 2006 through 2013.
About the Landmarks Conservancy
The New York Landmarks Conservancy has led the effort to preserve and protect New York City’s architectural legacy for more than 40 years. Since its founding, the Landmarks Conservancy has loaned and granted more than $40 million, which has leveraged more than $1 billion in 1,550 restoration projects throughout New York, revitalizing communities, providing economic stimulus and supporting local jobs. The Conservancy has also provided countless hours of pro bono technical assistance to building owners, both nonprofit organizations and individuals. The Conservancy’s work has saved more than a thousand buildings across the City and State. For more information, please visit www.nylandmarks.org.
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