Grand Opening in Grand Junction

Today marks the grand opening of the Campbell Student Center at Mesa State College, Grand Junction, CO.

This 100,000 sf College Center was designed in record time, having replaced the existing Center that was demolished, leaving the campus without its critical central building. In addition, the project included a 300-car garage that was constructed in 4 months.

The surprisingly mild micro-climate in Grand Junction, Colorado provided challenges and opportunities that were manifested in the transparency of the design. The campus has a tradition of outdoor activities throughout the year and the building reflects this by providing plazas and multiple terraces that relate to the various points of entry that draw students from multiple directions.

The extensive use of local stone on the Garage and the building facade enhances the desire to showcase the Mesa College for students and visitors.

SUNY Farmingdale Ground-breaking kicks off construction to be completed in 2012

Farmingdale State College began construction of a new Campus Center today which, when it opens in fall 2012, will be the first new academic or administrative building on the campus since 1983. The Campus Center will include new dining facilities for students, faculty, and staff, the campus bookstore, a multi-purpose room for lectures and special events, a student lounge, and several unique architectural features.

The Campus Center is the leading element of a $185 million construction and renovation project that will last several years and includes a planned building for the School of Business, a new Information Commons, renovations of academic buildings and research laboratories, expansion and enhancement of athletic facilities, and reconfiguration of roadways.

The ground-breaking was attended by State Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., and Assemblymen Bob Sweeney and Jim Conte, campus officials and students.

The Campus Center will be 50,000 square feet and, in keeping with the College’s legacy of environmental sustainability, will have a roof constructed of energy-efficient materials. The multi-purpose room will have a capacity of 400 for lectures and events and 220 for dinner-style seating. A special feature of the building will be an oculus—a rounded skylight—that will provide a spacious and inviting atmosphere and help ignite student-faculty interactions.

Honored Guest Speaker

Kevin Hom will be one of the honored guest speakers at the Professional Women in Construction (PWC-NY) Annual "Meet the Architects & Engineers" event on Thursday, August 19, 2010. The theme of the presentation will be What Does the Future Hold? - Predictions from the A&E Crystal Ball.
The event will take place at the Players Club from 5:3o - 8pm.

Kevin will be joined with Mr. Edward Rothe, FAIA - Fletcher Thompson; Mr. Jack Buchsbaum - Port Authority of NY & NJ; and Carla Sciaro - Tishman Construction Corporation.

Grand Opening of an Energizing Library

The grand opening of the Arbor Hill/West Branch Library is scheduled for June 12, 2010. The striking profile of the new library has transformed the landscape of Henry Johnson Boulevard and serves as a beacon to the community in Albany, NY. It was designed with the latest trends in library technologies, and to fit within an urban neighborhood setting. This branch is a building that will serve as a center for learning, built to energize an economically depressed neighborhood.

The library will house a collection of more than 75,000 items for customers of all ages, as well as a state-of-the-art public computing system with free Wi-Fi Internet connections, all in a wonderful, energy efficient, and environmentally responsible building.

SMPS: Schools that Make the Grade

The New York Area Chapter of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS-NY) hosted a breakfast discussion panel on the subject of discovering project opportunities in the private education market on May 19th at the CUNY Graduate Center. Pictured at the event are (left to right): Patricia Neumann, CPSM, CEO and President, Accu-Cost Consultants and President of SMPS, New York Chapter; moderator Kevin Hom, AIA, President & Design Principal, Kevin Hom + Andrew Goldman Architects, PC; panelist Lia Gartner, FAIA, LEED AP, Vice President, Design, Construction & Facilities Management for the New School; panelist James A. Kadamus, Vice President, Sightlines; panelist Susan Wallace, Group Leader, Civic+Cultural+Educational Group, Jonathan Rose Companies; panelist Kenneth D. Levien, AIA, Founder, Levien & Company; and Gina Bedoya, CPSM, FSMPS, President, Bedoya Business Strategies, Inc. and Director of Programs for SMPS-NY.

New York Magazine Names H+G Best Public Pool in the City

Hom + Goldman Architects is pleased to announce that our Flushing Meadows Corona Park Natatorium and Ice Rink was named Best Public Pool in the March 15 issue of New York Magazine. Featured in the "Best of New York 2010" section of the magazine, the $66.3 million, 110,000 square foot facility was completed in association with Handel Architects for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the NYC Economic Development Corporation.