While M. J. S. Architects is the construction architect, the design was by Grace Lynch Architects.
In keeping with another element of green construction, the architects' plans for the new media center make extensive use of materials that can be obtained locally.
The remaining obstacle was logistical: City Hall was under construction, and architects worried that the rotunda's soaring marble staircase, which was used each year to announce a budget agreement, would collapse under the weight of the Council's 51 members.
However, if the construction industry, architects and planners are to have the confidence to invest in these areas they need a clear long-term commitment from government that is based on a comprehensive strategy.
As the city struggles to keep pace with a building boom, enforce safety laws and curb fatal construction accidents, architects and engineers are fighting Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's effort to downgrade the qualification requirements for the city's buildings commissioner.
Even before the construction begins, architects and property developers struggle to agree on the final design for the same problem: difficulties of visualization.
Potential users include maintenance engineers in remote locations, construction workers, architects and warehouse staff pulling stock off the shelves following complex computerised schedules.
The nZEB (nearly zero energy building) requirements taking effect in 2021 have induced the interest about additional cost and technical solutions amongst real-estate developers, construction companies, architects and engineers.
But getting the PlanGrid app into the hands of general contractors, construction workers, architects, engineers and others on the project team – people who traditionally use paper documents, and in some cases, aren't necessarily tech's early adopters – was one of the looming challenges facing the company in its early days.
Following a nine-month investigation that included interviews with construction experts, architects and engineers, Dist.
