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Architect

Designing a Community Hub for Food Security

When SHoP heard that DC Greens needed to relocate because its current site was being turned into a substation for the local power company, the firm saw an opportunity to get its hands dirty designing a new home for the community-service organization and the important work that takes place at its urban farm site.

24 Hours of Chaos

Mengyi Fan and Samantha Anderson to Speak at 24 Hours of Chaos Event

Mengyi Fan, SHoP’s Director of Visualization, and Samantha Anderson, an Interactive Visualization Associate, will participate in Chaos Group’s 24 Hours of Chaos event on September 2-3. Mengyi will host a digital conference and Samantha will be one of the speakers for the New York portion of the event.

Spaces Podcast

Andreia Teixeira Talks Urban Parks on Spaces Podcast

Project Director Andreia Teixeira chats with Spaces podcast about urban parks, Santiago Metropolitan Park in Chile, and SHoP’s East River Waterfront project.

ULI New York

SHoP Principal Dana Getman to Moderate ULI New York’s WLI NYC Female Leadership Summer Speaker Series

SHoP Principal Dana Getman will moderate a discussion with New York City Economic Development Coporation Chief Operating Officer Rachel Loeb covering the City’s reopening plans, crisis management, and planning strategies for the future.

The Architect's Newspaper

The Spaceship Has Landed

SHoP scales up digital design-to-fabrication and project tracking at Botswana Innovation Hub.

Vogue Living

A Look Inside Atlassian’s Groundbreaking New Headquarters

Vogue Living spoke to Corie Sharples, founding principal at SHoP Architects, about the project’s sustainability credentials and paying tribute to the heritage of the area, while making the new skyscraper feel fresh and modern.

Monocle

High Ideals

“The project is a reminder that architecture can serve as a tool to not only announce a company’s environmental intentions but to physically embody them,” says Monocle of the Atlassian Sydney tower.

Sydney Morning Herald

Atlassian Taps SHoP and BVN to Design World’s Tallest ‘Hybrid Timber’ Tower

SHoP, in collaboration with Australian firm BVN, will design the world’s tallest hybrid timber tower for Atlassian’s new Sydney headquarters. Comprising mass timber and a facade of glass and steel, the 40-story building will feature a staggered outdoor garden as well as self-shading to control temperatures. The building will operate on 100 percent renewable energy and includes solar panels in its facade.

DigitalFUTURES World

SHoP Presents at DigitalFUTURES World Conference

Chris Morse and Adam Chernick will participate in the DigitalFUTURES World conference, a one-week series of 24/7 parallel online workshops, lectures, and panel discussions involving leading architects and interdisciplinary thinkers addressing the challenges facing architecture in the age of COVID-19. Adam will present on June 25 at 11:30pm EST / 8:30pm PST and Chris will participate in a panel discussion on July 2 at 8am EST / 5am PST. All presentations and panels will be Livestreamed and are open to the public.

The New York Times

How the Virus May Change Your Next Home

Facades on glass buildings could open wider to the outdoors, said Angelica Trevino Baccon, a partner at SHoP Architects, like those her firm designed for Uber’s new headquarters in San Francisco, where large glass panels open like bifold doors. “Fresh air is just so important for wellness,” she said, and natural ventilation also helps reduce energy consumption.

Curbed

Our Bushwick Factory is a “PPE Powerhouse”

In Bushwick, staff at SHoP Architects’ prototyping lab have mobilized to convert the firm’s mini-factory into a PPE powerhouse, manufacturing 440 shields per day to send to Weill Cornell Medicine. Instead of 3D printing, SHoP is CNC-milling visor bands.