550 Madison Ave | Manhattan, NY

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Known to many as the Sony Tower and before that as the AT&T Building, the famed landmark skyscraper standing at 550 Madison is one of the latest to see a major renovation.   THE EARLY CONTROVERSY OF 550 MADISON Originally completed in 1984, the structure by Philip Johnson & John Burgee became a lightning rod as…

Ocean Plaza Condominiums | Long Branch, NJ

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  THE PROBLEM A luxury high-rise oceanfront building, Ocean Plaza, suffered half of their roof blowing off the prior year. The emergency replacement modified bitumen roof was plagued with leaks. Also, recognizing the half of the roof that did not blow off was showing wear from normal aging, accelerated by ponding water and surfacing granule…

Fort Knox Bullion Depository | Fort Knox, KY

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To see the full project profile, click the link below: Fort Knox Bullion Depository Project Profile  Location: Fort Knox, KY Job Size: Building Owner: United States Mint Roofing Contractor: Swift Roofing 108 South Park Circle Valley Creek Business Center Elizabethtown, KY 42701 800-844-4920 • 800-844-4921   Can you imagine the weight of about 125 semi-trucks,…

Millennium Park | Chicago, IL

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Located between Chicago’s lakefront and the central business district (the loop), Millennium Park is a multi-award winning 24.5-acre public park with venues for performance, art, sculpture, architecture, and landscape architecture.   OVERVIEW   When Mayor Richard M. Daley first announced a plan to transform the plot bounded by Michigan Avenue, Columbus Drive, and Randolph and…

Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library | Washington, D.C.

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JOB DETAILS:   Location: Washington, D.C.   Job Size:  78,000 sq. ft.   Green Roof:  Furbish, Co.   Architect: OTJ Architects Mecanoo   Contractor: HRGM Corporation 2021 Shannon Place SE Washington, DC 20020 In 2011, the D.C. Public Library began plans for the modernization of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library. The original vision…

Soldier Field + North Burnham Park Redevelopment | Chicago, IL

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The renovation and improvement of North Burnham Park and the rebuilding of Soldier Field, home to the Chicago Bears, is located on a 96-acre site between the Field Museum and McCormick Place.   Considered to be the most complex landscape project ever attempted in the city of Chicago, the approximately 17 acres of additional public…

Salesforce Transit Center | San Francisco, CA

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Salesforce Transit Center is a landmark for the San Francisco Bay Area. This striking, innovative, and sustainable multi-story building transforms a transportation hub into an urban experience, complete with a gondola, and topped off by a 5.4-acre rooftop park open to the sky.     A GRAND SPACE FOR THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA  …