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The article provides information on the design and construction of New York City's Second Avenue Subway (SAS). To be built in four phases, over an estimated 16 years, the new subway will serve approximately 500,000 riders daily at 16 new stations along 8.5 miles of new track. It will relieve the overburdened Lexington Avenue Line which reportedly operates at 120 percent capacity. The SAS public address system will include a component for delivering verbal instructions in case of emergency.

This article presents information on the architectural firm Heneghan.Peng.Architects and its partners. The fact that they've yet to build anything significant has not cowed Roisin Heneghan and Shih-Fu Peng. Since moving from New York City to Heneghan's native Ireland two years ago, Heneghan.Peng.Architects has won three high-profile commissions. Conceptually, the architects absorbed the entire region between Cairo, Egypt and the Great Pyramids in their design, rather than limiting their vision to a plateau and the area of the museum's footprint.

Focuses on the how issues of architectural authenticity spread beyond the lot lines in New York, New York. Reputation for excellence by the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art Foundation Building; Structure of the building designed by Frederick Peterson; Use of the state-of-the-art technique in determining the scope of the work.

Features Prada New York Epicenter project of the Office for Metropolitan Architecture in New York City. Reinvention of retail experience for the famous Italian fashion house; Overview of the Prada store; Prevalence of brand counterfeiting.

The article focuses on the JetBlue Terminal at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport. The 635,000-square-foot, 16-gate facility will reportedly accommodate 20 million passengers a year and 10 flights at each of 26 gates every day. It is stated that the central security area has 20 lanes with X-rays for carry-on baggage and magnetometers for passenger screening. The use of dual taxi lines on the runway for the simultaneous arrival and departure of two planes is also noted.

Discusses the innovative solutions found by architects and engineers in New York City, New York for rooftop additions. Challenge faced by firm Butler Rogers Baskett for rooftop additions on four Manhattan private schools; Why adding structures to the top of buildings is moe feasible; Vierendeel trusses designed by Carlos Dobryn for Saint Bernard's School.

Covers information on the Butterfly Conservatory in New York City, New York. Regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture on vivariums; Brief history on how the conservatory has been erected; Design of the conservatory.

The article reviews the exhibition "Richard Serra Sculpture: Forty Years" on view at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City until September 2007.

This article reports that Saratoga Springs, a college town at the foot of the Berkshire Mountains, is also home to the country's oldest race course, a famous writer's colony, and acres of idyllic rural farms and hot springs. It's also famous for the Victorian architecture that remains the predominant residential style. The house is a simple two-bar parti in which the dual elements are stacked perpendicularly. Although the structure was conventionally built, the building is clad in heavy steel with a nickel and chromium finish.

The article reports on the restoration of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, in New York City. Structural engineer Robert Silman Associates (RSA) and architect WASA/Studio A have partnered, along with Integrated Conservation Resources, to repair and restore the property. The team has undertaken a comprehensive investigation and assessment of the 50-year-old exterior and its infrastructure, focusing on the gunite-covered concrete envelope.

This article reports that one needs only try and counts the store openings on Manhattan's Madison Avenue, New York City or in the luxe merchandise mart that is SoHo. Fashion is a global market, but the retail experience is sitespecific. The real estate mantra "location, location, location" does not refer solely to accessibility and convenience when the client in search of a location is a purveyor of glamour and the best that money can buy. And yet, for all the high-profile exclusivity, luxury stores prefer to keep company with their own kind.

Compares the curtain-wall technology used by the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for the construction of Lever House in the 1950s and the technology used in its renovation efforts. Mullion applied for division of the wired glass spandrel panels in the Lever House; Waiver of the environmental codes for energy use in the renovation technology; Ease of construction in the walls of the facade in the Lever House during its renovation compared to the old technology.

Reports the assistance provided by local engineers in the demolition and removal of the World Trade Center wreckage in New York, New York. Mission of the Structural Engineers Association of New York; Determination of the safest sequence of removal; Use of the ATC-20 evaluation system for decisions of continued use and occupancy of damaged buildings.

Reports on design plan developed by Ehrenkrantz Eckstut & Kuhn Architects for the first of several buildings in the proposed E-Comm2 development in Albany, New York. Types of facilities; Integration of technology; Mechanical equipment; Project details.

An interview with Andrew Dent, vice president in charge of library and materials research at Material ConneXion in New York City, is presented. When asked how manufacturers support claims regarding the sustainability of their products, he states that the obvious choice is to use one of the globally recognized certifications for the wood. He adds that although clients are interested in products that are environmentally friendly, they are not willing to compromise on performance and price.