Oculus - Fall 2016 - 13 first words LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT ©Albert Vecerka/Esto Timeless Questions of Coexistence J ane Jacobs or Robert Moses? Preservation or development? Glass or terra cotta? Authenticity or innovation? These either/or questions are not new. And today, new questions in the same vein are emerging: Can a contemporary building use age-old materials? Will digital do away with print? Should new development only look to the future? I purposely linked the words "authenticity" and "innovation" with "and" instead of "or" as my presidential theme at the beginning of the year. Can two apparently opposing ideas coexist? And embedded in that question is the value component: Should they coexist? I look to Philadelphia, where my formative years were spent, to tell a story of unrelenting urban renewal and its consequences. In the eastern part of Center City, the National Park Service tore down all buildings built after the colonial era to create an authentic historic Philadelphia. Hardline preservationists cheered. On the other side of town, much of Market Street was torn down, including a Frank Furness-designed train station, to create a modern office corridor. Some thought this would make Philadelphia competitive in a post-textile-driven city. Both initiatives left the city in a lesser state for the purity of their efforts. In the early 1970s, Romaldo Giurgola, FAIA, emerged in Philadelphia as a master of accommodating - and even celebrating - the coexistence of these two seemingly opposed approaches. In my mind, he took architecture and urbanism in a new direction with the Penn Mutual building, where he married a 19th-century, four-story Egyptian Revival building to a new, strikingly innovative, and sustainable 22-story building. Romaldo (known as Aldo to friends and colleagues) later took this sensitive and extraordinarily creative approach on the road, most notably at the Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, where he synthesized site, program, and identity in a wholly new and instantly iconic vision for the country and its seat of government. Sadly, Aldo passed away this year, but his legacy lives on. We have much to learn from this kind, sensitive, and poetic architect. And now, as we face ever more critical issues of resilience, energy use, housing shortages, inadequate schools and hospitals, and poor infrastructure, a nuanced and thoughtful approach to architecture is more important than ever. Achieving this goal will require imaginative and out-ofthe-box thinking. As architects, we are trained to be problem solvers, and we should join the effort to take the best of the past forward into the future. This issue of Oculus is dedicated to the challenges of reusing older buildings and integrating them into the contemporary urban landscape. In addition, the Center for Architecture is hosting the exhibit "Authenticity and Innovation," curated by Donald Albrecht, opening on September 30. An October 1 symposium associated with the exhibition will explore the architectural, cultural, social, and environmental issues associated with these initiatives. Please come join the conversation. Carol Loewenson, FAIA, LEED AP 2016 President, AIA New York Chapter Authenticity + Innovation: Architecture Repurposed Fall 2016 Oculus 13 Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Oculus - Fall 2016 First Words Letter from the President Letter from the Editor Center for Architecture One Block Over Opener: Authenticity and Innovation Civic Purpose Repurposed: Brooklyn Civic Purpose Repurposed: Bronx A Study in Contrasts WeLive on Wall Street A Preservation Paradox Industrial Strength Innovation Rooted in History In Print 97-Year Watch Last Words Index to Advertisers Oculus - Fall 2016 - cover1 Oculus - Fall 2016 - cover2 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 3 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 4 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 5 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 6 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 7 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 8 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 9 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 10 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 11 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 12 Oculus - Fall 2016 - First Words Letter from the President Oculus - Fall 2016 - 14 Oculus - Fall 2016 - Letter from the Editor Oculus - Fall 2016 - 16 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 17 Oculus - Fall 2016 - Center for Architecture Oculus - Fall 2016 - 19 Oculus - Fall 2016 - One Block Over Oculus - Fall 2016 - 21 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 22 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 23 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 24 Oculus - Fall 2016 - Opener: Authenticity and Innovation Oculus - Fall 2016 - Civic Purpose Repurposed: Brooklyn Oculus - Fall 2016 - 27 Oculus - Fall 2016 - Civic Purpose Repurposed: Bronx Oculus - Fall 2016 - 29 Oculus - Fall 2016 - A Study in Contrasts Oculus - Fall 2016 - 31 Oculus - Fall 2016 - WeLive on Wall Street Oculus - Fall 2016 - 33 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 34 Oculus - Fall 2016 - A Preservation Paradox Oculus - Fall 2016 - 36 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 37 Oculus - Fall 2016 - Industrial Strength Oculus - Fall 2016 - 39 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 40 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 41 Oculus - Fall 2016 - Innovation Rooted in History Oculus - Fall 2016 - 43 Oculus - Fall 2016 - In Print Oculus - Fall 2016 - 97-Year Watch Oculus - Fall 2016 - 46 Oculus - Fall 2016 - Last Words Oculus - Fall 2016 - Index to Advertisers Oculus - Fall 2016 - 49 Oculus - Fall 2016 - 50 Oculus - Fall 2016 - cover3 Oculus - Fall 2016 - cover4 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0317 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0217 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0117 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0416 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0316 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0216 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0116 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0415 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0315 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0215 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0115 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0414 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0314 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0214 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0114 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0413 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0313 http://www.nxtbook.com/naylor/ARCQ/ARCQ0213 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/ARCQ0113 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/ARCQ0412 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/ARCQ0312 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/ARCQ0212 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/ARCQ0112 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/ARCQ0411 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/ARCQ0311 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/ARCQ0211 http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/naylor/ARCQ0111 http://www.nxtbookMEDIA.com
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