SARANY SELECTS PHILMONT RISING FOR EXCELLENCE AWARD

05/02/25

RL is grateful to SARANY for recognizing Philmont Rising with a design excellence award to be formally conveyed at the 30th SARANY Design Awards Gala on June 10th at Battery Park. Through community gatherings led by the design team of Rice+Lipka and Starr Whitehouse Landscape Architects & Planners, and coordinated by Philmont Beautification Inc (PBInc), the project provides an actionable rethinking of two stategic sites in the Village of Philmont, transforming them into accessible, memorable hubs of activity, history, and nature. more>

 

64E4 CULTURAL CENTER EXPANSION NEARS COMPLETION

04/11/25

Construction is nearing completion on the 64e4 Cultural Center Expansion in New York's East Village. The project expands the building footprint to double the theater cooperative's lobby, removing existing barriers separating upper and lower theater access. The newly unified street floor space & facade will accommodate a larger public and provide a new identity for the 64e4, which is comprised of three companies: (Teatro Circulo, IATI Theater, and Paradise Factory). The project is scheduled to open this summer. more>

 

BOMB SQUAD OPS CENTER HITS 50 PERCENT PROGRESS MARK

04/04/25

After topping out this past December, the new NYPD Bomb Squad Operations Center has reached the halfway point in the construction process. The upper-level robot shop, training and administrative facilities envelope is fully framed and currently being enclosed. Next steps include pouring the ground level apparatus slab & walls and installing a pleated rainscreen surround above. more>