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An Update on the TSX Broadway Project
6sqft has checked up on TSX Broadway at 1568 Broadway, and provided some new details and new renderings for this mammoth Times Square project. Mancini is serving as the architect of record for the new hotel, and the designer for the Palace Theatre lobby, amenity spaces, and hotel interiors.
Commercial Observer Highlights our 43-10 23rd Project
Commercial Observer has put the spotlight on an exciting project we’re shepherding with Normandy Real Estate Partners: the transformation of 43-10 23rd Street, a former industrial building in Long Island City, into a property that’ll be just right for high-tech and media tenants.
Real Estate Weekly Discusses Mancini’s New Design Lab
With the opening of the firm’s new Design Lab made official on Tuesday, June 26, Real Estate Weekly discusses Mancini’s new research and development space. Identifying recent projects on which its capabilities were realized, the article identifies the long-term benefit to the design process and potential savings for clients.
Mancini Design Lab Featured in New York Business Journal
Our brand-new Design Lab and the technology that calls it home is now featured in a New York Business Journal article. The piece highlights work that we’ve done with the cutting-edge technology and how we’re pushing the boundaries of traditional architectural design.
Mancini Opens New Hub for Research & Development
NEW YORK, NY–After more than a year in development and pilot programming, Mancini Duffy has opened its new Design Lab, a hub for the technology-first design firm’s research and development program. The state-of-the-art, 250-square-foot lab plays host to a microfactory of 3D printers, free-range virtual reality gear, drone docking, and…
Jessica Sheridan: A New Leader at the AIA
We’re proud to announce that Jessica Sheridan has been elected at-large director of the national AIA Board of Directors for the 2019–2021 term. This is the culmination of a decade-and-a-half of work dedicated to informing the direction of the organization on both the local and national level. Congratulations, Jessica!
Bolanle Williams-Olley appointed as CFO to Help Catapult Mancini Through Continued Growth
NEW YORK, NY—Mancini Duffy, a technology-first architecture and design firm, further expands its executive team today with the promotion of Bolanle Williams-Olley to Chief Financial Officer. As CFO, Williams-Olley will shape the vision of the firm to ensure its continued financial growth, to capitalize on opportunities to explore new technology,…
Chaminade High School’s New Science Building A “Game Changer”
The Long Island Catholic covers the grand opening of Chaminade High School’s new science building designed by Mancini Duffy: with everything from a Foucault’s Pendulum to a virtual dissecting table, the new building has the educational resources its students will need “to make a difference in the lives of others.”
Michael Kipfer Speaks at BuiltWorlds Second Annual Machines Conference
The BuiltWorlds Machines Conference explored the future of tools, equipment and machinery, from fabrication to the field. Mancini’s Michael Kipfer, cofounder and director of Mancini’s research and development initiative, was on hand to speak about how Mancini is looking to the next generation of technology and equipment that enhance and…
Peloton: A Project That Nourishes Mind, Body, and Spirit
Our Peloton relocation project has been featured in the February 2018 issue of Interior Design, which this month focuses on buildings and interiors that encourage healthy habits for living.
Contract Magazine Cover Story on Galeria Melissa
The eclectic, energizing space is part retail environment, part art gallery, and more than anything a channel of energy from the kinetic cityspace outside. “We wanted to use what was here and expand on it, so we put a strange lens on it and exaggerated it,” says Mancini Duffy associate…
Giordano and Kipfer Join AIA Brooklyn Discussion on Emerging Technology
AIA Brooklyn recently explored how emerging technology, like virtual reality, 3D printing and other new advancements, has impacted the practice of architecture. Mancini’s Christian Giordano, President, and Michael Kipfer, Director of Research and Development joined panelists from DesignMorphine to discuss how Emerging Design Methodologies will affect architectural practices in the…
Commercial Observer: Mancini Duffy’s Christian Giordano on Architecture’s Tech Revolution
Taking a cue from the young, innovative tech- and creative-class companies that form a good chunk of Mancini Duffy’s client roster, Giordano has gone about recalibrating the firm’s approach—emphasizing technology’s potential to transform the way architects and designers work and setting ambitious long-term goals.
The Plan: A Look Behind Oath’s Live-Streaming Production Facility
Oath, a Verizon company comprising AOL, Yahoo and The Build Series of live interviews, has its production facility on the ground floor of 692 Broadway so that the company can live-stream concerts and interviews with stars, including actors, directors, musicians and the like, while allowing passersby to watch.
Report: US commercial real estate to grow through 2019
Despite the ULI’s findings, Bloomberg recently reported that the suburban office market is on an upward march as older millennials opt to move away from urban centers to smaller, more affordable cities nearby. And employers are tagging along.
The Future of the Company Town is High-tech and Amenity-rich
The U.S. has had an identifiable manufacturing sector since the mid-19th century. And although the strength of the country’s production arm has ebbed and flowed through the years, one of its earliest institutions remains: the company town.
How Design Firms Can Build a Resilient Future
If nothing else, this last month has proven that climate change is an inevitability that we as designers and builders need to consider as part of our everyday practice. At the time that this article is being written, Houston is reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Irma devastated parts…
Open Plan Offices Don’t Have to Suck: Learn From Past Mistakes
Soon after Xpertdoc moved into a new headquarters outside of Montreal, a salesperson received a call from a customer about an issue they were having with the company’s product. The customer wanted to tweak the product in an unusual way, explained CMO David Squibb.
Will sky gardens take over US buildings?
Continued urban growth is pressing cities to find new ways to incorporate green space. That’s not only so residents can kick back outdoors but also to manage stormwater runoff, air pollution and general environmental quality.
Mancini Duffy Expands Key Leadership to Support Firm Reinvention
Millburn, NJ The New York Real Estate Journal recently sat down with its Executive of the Month, Dana Jenkins, LEED AP, principal at Mancini Duffy.