Arquitectonica Winter 2007 Newsletter

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 MIAMI NEW YORK LOS ANGELES HONG KONG SHANGHAI DUBAI MANILA PARIS MADRID LIMA SAO PAULO CAMBRIDGE

COVER STORY:

BUILDING ON PAST SUCCESS BY TIMOTHY REEDY others who often strive to impose what they want onto the client, creating more battles than consensus. Speed and accuracy allow us to get to the next project sooner. Without committing to it being a good or a bad circumstance, time is money for our clients. The faster our clients can get people into their buildings, the faster they see the return on their investment. As architects, we often have some information on the timing of a project coming on line. Our work in both the design phases of the project and with the contractor during construction is key to the timely completion of a project. Faria Lima and Rua Lopes Neto Office Tower, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Tishman Speyer

Simply put, the ultimate recognition that Arquitectonica can receive as a direct result of our hard work is another commission. Repeat clients are the best way to gauge our performance; If they return, we obviously performed well enough to make the selection of an architect for their next project an easy one. As if this were not enough, Arquitectonica’s global presence gives us the opportunity to not only work with these great clients again, but to expand the relationships worldwide.

needs and translating that into a building design that accommodates their program requirements is not an easy undertaking. When the clients are as large as ours typically are, the task becomes even more challenging. While we represent a unified design front, clients are not typically unilateral in their decision making process. This translates into a need for us to listen to everyone. As professionals, we need to continue to listen to what our clients are looking for. This is an edge we have over

Consider how simple it would be for a client to shop elsewhere. These decisions are often political, and at high levels in the companies we work with. Going to another architect can achieve several objectives and often appease the senior level executives of the firm who have their favorites. So why do clients come back? Clients come back to an architect for several reasons. Obviously, we hope, design is the most important. Listening to the clients’

Campus @ North First, San Jose, California, Tishman Speyer

While Arquitectonica is a corporation, this corporation is represented by people. I personally never feel the need or the inclination to go back to a service provider with whom I was dissatisfied or one that provided a less than superior service, there are just too many options out there. The same is true of architects. We have very formidable competition and they are always waiting in the wings. How we interact, respond, react and perform as professionals determines the future of our working relationship with our clients.

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 Repetition, in the context of clients, is good. Those of us that have been in this profession for seven or more years know just how cyclical it can be. When slow periods present themselves, it is often repeat clients that carry the firm through the toughest times. The competition is more fierce and projects more sparse. We have performed well for a client and now they can confidently return to us. Returning clients are also important to our portfolio. When a potential new client looks at our work and sees that the same reputable clients have come back to us repeatedly, it is held in the same regard as an individual holding a job for a formidable period of time as opposed to job hopping. It instills a feeling of confidence and a comfort that the firm has been tested and passed over and over again. It also works to justify our

fees when it is appropriate to use them as a comparison. When we have a client that undertakes multiple developments and they do not come back, getting them to return is a difficult undertaking. Pride, lack of information, reputation and a myriad of other factors all stand in the way. We need to think of every client in terms of their next project, and our ability to secure it by performing well on the current one.

Bouygues Telecom Tower, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, Bouygues Immobilier

Arquitectonica is fortunate to have some of the greatest repeat clients in the world. Whether it is Related in Miami or New York, Swire Properties throughout Asia, Tishman Speyer and Hines throughout the world, Ransom Everglades Schools, Rockrose, Bouygues, Orco Development, W. Torre in South America, Hyatt, Four Seasons, the City of Miami, or even the senior executive that retains us to do their private residence because of our performance on their Headquarters, these are all superior additions to our resume and reflectively, one of the most impressive lists in architecture. Exaltis, La Defense, France, Bouygues Immobilier

Our next repeat client should always be a consideration. It does not matter if they are a developer we have been working with for years or a cultural entity with whom we are doing our first project. We always need to be thinking in the context of how we can perform to a level that will allow Arquitectonica to be the only firm considered for the design of their next project. All of your hard work and dedication to our clients is what will make this possible. EOS Generali, Paris, France, Bouygues Immobilier The Infinity, San Francisco, California, Tishman Speyer

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GROWTH IN LATIN AMERICA In recent months, Arquitectonica has experienced an enormous growth with new design commissions in Latin America. Repeat clients Tishman Speyer and Walter Torre & Partners have been a primary source. The following projects represent this recent growth and the continued efforts to expand the presence of Arquitectonica in the region and around the globe.

Bandeirantes Center, Sao Paulo, Brazil • Type : Mixed-Use (Residential, Office) • Client : Tishman Speyer - Método

WT Botafogo • Type : Office • Client : W Torre

WT Brooklin, São Paulo, Brazil • Type : Office • Client : W Torre

Neto Office Tower, Sao Paulo, Brazil • Type : Mixed-Use (Office, Parking Garage) • Client : Tishman Speyer - Método

Petrobras Headquarters - Sao Paulo • Type : Office • Client : W Torre

WT JK BLOCO “A”, São Paulo, Brazil • Type : Office Tower • Client : W Torre

Alphaville / Videolar, São Paulo, Brazil • Type : Mixed-Use • Client : Tiner and Videola

Cipriani Hotel & Residences and Iguatemi Retail Shopping Mall, São Paulo, Brazil • Type : Hotel, Residential, Retail • Client : W Torre

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From Left to Right: Hines “Bird Road”, Jiangwan Town Center, SM Exibit & Conference Center, Irvine Valley Performing Arts Center, Revel Resort and Casino

PROJECT NEWS AND UPDATES NEW PROJECTS

irvine valley at center stage

TRINITY PLACE TO BREAK GROUND

After an 18-year wait, Irvine Valley College has its own performing arts center, the Irvine Valley College Performing Arts Center. On Tuesday, 30th of October the college had its official opening for the 53,200 SF, 388-seat theater with an invitation-only gala concert that opened with a trumpet fanfare and featured the college’s master chorale and wind symphony.

After a six-year entitlement battle, Trinity Place owner Trinity Properties is gearing up to break ground on phase one of what will eventually be a 1,900-apartment complex on 1177 Market Street, San Francisco, CA.

Expanding our presence with new designs Arquitectonica was recentlty awarded a new 500,000 SF mixed-use project (office, hotel, possibly retail & residential) with one of our repeat clients, Hines. The project is located at Bird Road and Ponce de Leon Boulevard in Coral Gables, Florida. Also the 4.8 million SF New Jiangwan Town Center, Shanghai- with clients Hines and Shanghai Chengtou Yuecheng Real Estate. Still in development, the project is conceived as a collection of streets and plazas in the manner of traditional town centers.

maitrade inauguration SM Composite another step forward The SM Exhibit and Conference Center, the largest private meeting facility in the Philippines opened on November 5th at the SM Central Business Park in Pasay City, Manila. Located at the heart of the SM Central Business Park, the three-storey, 46,000 square meter building consists of open exhibition areas, multi functional halls and flexible meeting rooms designed for international and local events. For conventions and meetings, there are also five function rooms that can be combined so the area can sit from 500 to 4,100 guests. The nine meeting rooms can also be combined to accommodate a simple meeting of 10 people to a seminar of 300 attendees. Arquitectonica designed the masterplan for this project.

revel casino A REALITY Construction is underway Revel Entertainment Group, LLC has received preliminary site plan approval from the City of Atlantic City Planning Board for its beachfront casino entertainment resort on twenty acres of land along the Atlantic City Boardwalk in New Jersey. The destination Resort will feature approximately 3,800 Rooms, 150,000 SQ. FT of casino space and 500,000 SQ. FT of dining, retail and entertainment space including a 5,500 seat theater, an expansive health club and spa, meeting space and an outdoor oceanfront beach on approximately one acre. Revel is in the process of determining whether both hotel towers will be completed in the first phase of construction. Kevin DeSanctis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Revel Entertainment, said, “This is a significant regulatory step forward in commencing construction of the Company’s resort entertainment casino project. Our plans are nearly complete, we expect to commence footing and foundation work shortly and believe that construction will last approximately 36 months.”

Trinity Properties Walter Schmidt said shoring and excavation will begin shortly and take the project into 2008 when the “pile and foundation program” will start. Trinity Properties estimate it will take two years to finish the first phase with the project including four phases overall.

PROJECT WEBSITE Arquitectonica’s projects in Realtime Arquitectonica’s Generali Office Complex, EOS for Generali Assicurazioni and Bouygues Immobilier in Paris, France has unvailed their new website www.eos-generali.com. For a list of other project websites, go to www.arquitectonica.com, click on Realtime heading, then select Project Websites.

REGALIA AT THE GUGGENHEIM Regalia sponsors Annual Gala The Regalia project was the title sponsor for the Annual Guggenheim Gala on November 8th in New York City. The event has been described in previous years as the “top fundraising gala” and most exciting event of the year. As one of the biggest events of the year, reaching a highly affluent and stylish crowd,

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From Left to Right: Trinity Place, Regalia, The Gate, City Of Dreams Macau, The Bentley Beach Hotel, Vincci South Beach

The Guggenheim Gala was viewed by The Regalia team as the perfect match for their one of a kind collection of “mansions in the sky” which they describe as “living art installations” on the beach.

SKY TOWER ON SCHEDULE Construction work on Sorouh Real Estate’s Sky Tower Development, part of The Gate District Development in Abu Dhabi, is running on schedule according to Mounir Haidar, CEO for Sorouh Real Estate. Due for completion by late 2009, the 74 storey elliptical-shaped tower launched in April 2006 will rise to 300 m once completed. Facilities for the Sky Tower project will include a 145,000 SQ.FT retail mall and an exceptionally large sports and leisure center covering the entire podium deck featuring a state of the art fitness center, swimming pools, tennis courts, squash courts, spa and more.

CITY OF DREAMS ON SCHEDULE Construction of The City of Dreams Resort and Casino on Cotai in Macau remains on time and on budget with the June 15, 2007 announcement from MPEL (Melco PBL Entertainment) indicating that the direct cost of the construction of City of Dreams, excluding the co-located apartment hotel tower, would be US$1.85 billion and that the cost of the land would be US$279 million. Mr. Lawrence Ho, Co-Chairman and CEO of

Melco PBL Entertainment, remarked: “Our City of Dreams casino and resort will set a new benchmark for a “must-see” destination in Asia. The rapid pace of construction progress on site is exhilarating. Full praise is due to the efficiency and professionalism of the Macau government, the DSSOPT, our managing contractor and site personnel.”

CITYSCAPE DUBAI Arquitectonica on display

BENTLEY BEACH JOINS HILTON The Bentley Beach Hotel in South Beach, has joined the Hilton Hotel Corporation in Miami Beach; the Hiltons first franchise on Miami Beach. Mr. Alexander Mirza, the senior vice president, Corporate Development, Hilton Hotels Corporation remaked, “Our addition of the Bentley Beach Hotel is consistent with The Hilton Hotel Corporation’s strategy of operating the finest properties in the most outstanding locations. Our company has waited a long time to select the right property to carry the Hilton name on South Beach; Bentley Beach Hotel possesses a sense of style and elegance that was ideal for our inaugural Miami Beach property.”

REGENT LEAVES SOUTH BEACH The Regent South Beach changed operators in mid September 2007 to Vincci Hotels. Regent Hotels & Resorts officially left on September 13th at midnight, nine months after opening the condo-hotel. Vincci Hotels, a chain based in Spain with properties in New York and Palo Alto, Calif., took over the beachfront property on Friday September 14th.

Cityscape Dubai on October 16-18 2007 welcomed more than 50,000 regional and international investors, property developers, governmental and development authorities, leading architects, designers, consultants and other senior professionals from more than 120 countries. More than 1,000 exhibitors showcased their projects and services on 753,473 SFT (70,000 sqm) of prime exhibition space. Arquitectonica was represented by Peter Brannan, Michael Grimshaw, Cathy Lee, Benson Wright and Claire Young.

HUDSON SQUARE WINS SILVER ArquitectonicaGeo blooms again Geo recently won a silver medal award from the Miami + Beach Bienal for their design of Hudson Square. Geo participated in the Hudson Square project, along with other firms FLAnk, LTL Architects, SpaN, and also Zakrzewski + Hyde Architects in association with Starr White House Landscape Architects. Congratulations also to Roberto Rivera from GEO for winning the Landscape Architect of the Year award from Miami AIA.

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AWARDS PODIUM AWARD WINNING DESIGNS Arquitectonica recipient of AIA Awards

The Related Group Corporate Headquarters Office Interiors, Miami, FL

DEVELOPERS AWARD EXCELLENCE Arquitectonica achieves multiple sucesses The Developers & Builders Alliance was founded by five of the most influential individuals in the industry. The group consists of Donald Trump, Jorge Perez (The Related Group), Don Peebles (Peebles Corporation) and the Dezers (father and son).

Five of Arquitectonica’s projects recently received design awards from the Miami Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). An awards ceremony was held on November 17th. The winning projects were: Sarasota Herald-Tribune Headquarters, Sarasota, FL Exaltis Tower at La Défense, Paris, France

The Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx NY

The gala awards ceremony took place at Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago Estate in Palm Beach Florida. Four Arquitectonica projects received various awards from the Alliance including: Regalia – “Project of the Year” for High-Rise Development. The winner was Paul Murphy and his development partners. Marquis – “Excellence in Contracting” for High-Rise Residential Structural. The winner was KM Plaza construction company. ArtéCity – “Project of the Year” for Condo Hotel, Hotel, Resorts. The winner was The Wave Group Development (Alessandro Ferretti). City Park Aventura – “Project of the Year” for Mixed-Use Properties. The winner was Sky Development Group (Yizhak Toledano).

Menara Karya, Jakarta Indonesia

In addition to the Miami AIA Awards, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune Media Headquarters and The Bronx Museum of the Arts also received design awards from the Society of American Registered Architects.

Regalia, Sunny Isles, FL

City Park, Aventura, Florida

ArtéCity, Miami, Florida

Marquis, Miami, FL

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INTERNATIONAL AWARDS Two Arquitectonica projects receive international praise ICON Brickell, the $1.2 billion luxury condominium development on Brickell Avenue, in downtown Miami, has earned one of the building industry’s most prestigious honorsThe International Property Award for the World’s “Best Development.” Arquitectonica shares the award with our client The Related Group, ICON Brickell’s developer, and Designer Philippe Starck. The Related Group’s Founder and CEO, Jorge Perez accepted the international award in London on September 14, 2007 stating “This immense honor illustrates ICON Brickell’s caliber in the highly competitive global property arena,” The International Property Awards, the largest of its type in the world, is now in its 13th year. Supported by five media partners and nine professional organizations, the Awards attracted entries from a record 57 different companies in 2007. The panel of judges consisted of some of the industry’s top professionals. Factors considered included location, target market, external appearance of the development, innovation and outstanding architectural and interior design.

The Related Group’s ICON Brickell, Miami, FL

MOZART WINS GRAND PRIX Arquitectonica recently prevailed over some of the best-known sustainability architects in Europe and the United States to claim a prestigious honor, The “Grand Prix” award, a top international prize for achievements in sustainable design. The award was presented to our client Bouygues Immobilier and Arquitectonica for the Bouygues Telecom Tower which was honored as the best building in the HighRise category during the Eco-Building Performance Forum on September 18, 2007 at Porte de Versailles Expo. Bernardo Fort-Brescia, FAIA: “This is an exceptional honor for us as we complete several large and highly visible buildings around Paris. The recognition of our design work in France, which is unparalleled among U.S. firms, is now matched by our capabilities in green building.” The design of the Bouygues Telecom Tower complex features green-building innovations in energy production and efficiency, water retention and reuse, air conditioning, and in building envelope construction.

Bouygues Telecom Tower, Issy-les-Moulineaux, France

Constructed with a highly unique double-skin facade, the 936,000 SF structure features a shading system between the two skins. Triggered by light and heat detectors, the shades automatically climb and descend as befits the energy needs of the structure and the comfort needs of its occupants. Other areas make use of shutters and fins to control light penetration and distribution. A lower building roof is designed as a “green roof,” planted with landscaping and gardens for cooling and water retention. Other features that helped Mozart win the “High-Rise” category award include: • Solar thermal panels (for hot water) and photovoltaic cells (for electrical power) installed on rooftops within glass fins. • Steam heat from an adjacent waste treatment facility. • Use of elevator motion to cogenerate electricity. • Use of a CO2 detection system, which triggers fresh outdoor air circulation only when and where occupants require it. • A rainwater collection system, which filters and stores the water for use in toilets and landscape watering.

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NOTES FROM THE WATER COOLER ON THE ROAD AGAIN

CANSTRUCTION

Arquitectonica staff in the great race

Building to fight hunger

Arquitectonica employees who possessed the will power and the determination to run for charity and perhaps simply for personal growth, recently took part in the ING New York City Marathon on November 4th 2007.

The New York office took part in this year’s Canstruction, a charity event run by The Society for Design Administration (SDA). Canstruction® is a design/build competition currently held in cities throughout North America and recently in Australia. Teams of architects and engineers compete to design and build giant structures made entirely from full cans of food.

The premier event of New York Road Runners, the ING New York City Marathon is one of the world’s great road races, drawing more than 90,000 applicants. The race attracts many world-class professional athletes, not only for the more than $600,000 in prize money, but also for the chance to excel in the media capital of the world before two million cheering spectators and 315 million worldwide television viewers. As any one of the more than 700,000 past participants will attest, crossing the finish line in Central Park is one of the great thrills of a lifetime. The first New York City Marathon, in 1970, was four-plus laps of Central Park. In 1976, in celebration of the U.S. bicentennial, NYRR moved the marathon to the streets of New York’s five boroughs: Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Manhattan. The course united dozens of culturally and ethnically diverse neighborhoods, passing over five bridges, and finishing up at Tavern on the Green in world-famous Central Park.

Clockwise from top left: Anne Cotter Michael Grimshaw Chul Moon

COURSE MAP

The results are displayed to the public as magnificent sculptures. At the close of the exhibitions the food is donated to local food banks for distribution to emergency feeding programs. Cangratulations to the following NY team members who cantributed to our design: Captains: Eric Hofmann, Bradley Bartholomew Support Team: Sam Luckino, Charles Paray, Michael Sargent, Benay Betts, Annie Kwon, Chris Barker, Aaron Bowen, Ed Kasparek, Kyle Freeman, Jonathan Kinsley and Michael Hirsch.

Thirty-one years later, the course continues to challenge thousands of athletes every year and has become a model for big-city marathon courses around the world. Congratulations to the following staff for completing the 26.2 mile event. Anne Cotter (Miami Office) Michael Grimshaw (Hong Kong Office) Chul Moon (New York Office) “The Face of May West That CAN Be Used to Fight Hunger.”

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OUR NEWEST EMPLOYEES

Arquitectonica extends welcome wishes to the following newest members of the firm. MIAMI Daziano Smith, Miguel Gonzalez NEW YORK Hank Byron, Thomas DelSordo, Lisha Jiang, James Neville, Sanghyun Ahn, Lourdes Gavilanes ARQUITECTONICA GEO Mariela Davalos, Donia Hopkins, Daniel Stevens SHANGHAI Vicky Zhou, Erica Wang, Celine Bory, John Zhang, Yahya Morad, Ying Zhou, Sam Xue, Lily Zhan HONG KONG Esther Ho, Chris Lee MANILA Jordan Tatlong Hari, Angel Ciscar, Gerard Gomez

ARQUITECTONICA PUBLISHED

A sampling of recent articles featuring Arquitectonica and the firm’s designs. Arquitectonica was the cover story in the October 2007 edition of PODER magazine. The seven page article credits Arquitectonica and its principals with reshaping Miami’s image of itself, re-sculpting its built environment while simultaneously touching the world with global form and function. Featured projects: The Miami Children’s Museum, The Pink House, The Atlantis and The American Airlines Arena.

Bernardo Fort Brescia featured on cover

IN PRINT Recent articles featuring Arquitectonica: • San Francisco Business Times November 12, 2007 - Massive excavation to begin at Trinity Plaza, By J.K. Dineen. Projects #2338 Trinity Place, #2238 Infinity • Miami Today November 8, 2007 - Latitude project cashes in on residential, office markets, Page 17, By M.Bowden. Projects #2199 - Latitude on the River Condominium and Latitude One Office Bldg, Miami, FL • Courier Post November 6, 2007 - Board to consider casino plan, By W.H. Sokolic. Projects #2527 Revel Beachfront Casino Entertainment Resort, Atlantic City, NJ • The Big Project Issue 10 - Grand Prix Award Page 10, Project #2361 Bouygues Telcom Headquarters, Issy les Moulineaux (Paris), France • The Robb Report Collection November 2007 issue - Looking Up, The Meteoric rise of luxury condominium living Page 75, By K. Fredericks Project #2146 Canyon Ranch Living, Miami Beach, FL • The Organge County Register October 27, 2007 - Irvine Valley College at center stage By L. BLEIBERG, Project #2214 Irvine Valley College Performing Arts Center, Irvine, CA • Home Miami September 2007 issue - XL L M S Regalia XL, Page 64, Project # 2440 Regalia, Sunny Isles Beach, FL

Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Courthouse featured on cover

ARQUITECTONICA • Gaming & Leisure Fall 2007 issue - The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino CEO Ian Bruce Eichner & COO Audrey Oswell, Page 52, By J. Caruso, Project #2255 The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada • Que Newspaper October 23 2007 - Camara da el Visto bueno al nuevo techo de Murcia, Page 6, Project # M02315.00 Residential Tower Development, Murcia, Spain • Florida InsideOut Sep/Oct 2007 issue - The Caribbean Boom, Page 64, By E. Beck, Project #2472 Icon Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico - 2007 AIA Honor & Design Awards, Page 38, Project #2122 High School of Construction Trades, Engineering & Architecture New York, New York • Haute Living Sep/Oct 2007 issue - Miami’s Backyard, Page 81, By S. Wilson, Project #2255 The Cosmopolitan, #2412 Las Ramblas, #2490 Las Palmas, #2267 Icon LV • Mississippi Magazine September 2007 issue - TelCom Center monument to Jackson’s renaissance Page 24, Project #2114 Mississippi Telecommunications & Conference Center • Real Estate & Investment Middle East September 2007 issue - Arquitectonica: Internationally renowned for excellence and innovation, Page 54, Project #2370 The Gate, Reem Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE • Justice Facilities Review 2007 issue - Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse, Page 30, Project # 9750 Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. United States Courthouse Miami, FL

The Cosmopolitan Resort & Casino featured on cover