{"id":161907,"date":"2023-07-15T08:19:24","date_gmt":"2023-07-15T08:19:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=161907"},"modified":"2023-07-15T08:19:24","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T08:19:24","slug":"ny-times-architecture-critic-advocates-for-hoks-penn-station-transformation-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/art-and-culture\/ny-times-architecture-critic-advocates-for-hoks-penn-station-transformation-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"NY Times Architecture Critic Advocates for HOK&#8217;s Penn Station Transformation Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Kimmelman endorses HOK and PAU&#8217;s renovation proposal for Penn Station, highlighting its superiority over the MTA&#8217;s plan in both design and cost.<\/span><\/p>\n           <!--  <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                jQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n                    jQuery(\".key-accordion-item .key-menu\").on(\"click\", function() {\r\n                        if (jQuery(this).parent().hasClass(\"active\")) {\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-content\").slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-accordion-item\").removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().addClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideDown();\r\n                        }\r\n                    });\r\n                })\r\n            <\/script> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n            <!-- start html -->\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"news-key-takeaway-wapper\">\r\n                                <span style=\"background-color:#4db2ee;\">Key Takeaways<\/span>\r\n                <ul class=\"news-key-nbox\" style=\"border-color:#4db2ee;background-color:rgba(77, 178, 238, 0.1);\">\r\n                                                        <li>NY Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman backs the HOK and PAU co-designed ASTM plan for the renovation of Penn Station, terming it as superior to the MTA's proposal.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Kimmelman's endorsement could act as a catalyst, prompting MTA and Governor Kathy Hochul to consider ASTM's more cost-effective proposal, projected at $6 billion under a public-private partnership, compared to MTA's $7.5 billion.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Besides being cost-effective, the ASTM plan offers design features focused on practical issues and aesthetics, seeking inspiration from historic architecture, with a vision to make Penn Station more than a functional space, but also a source of public pride.<\/li>\r\n                                                <\/ul>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \n<h2><b>NYT&#8217;s Top Architecture Critic Applauds HOK&#8217;s Proposal for Penn Station Revamp<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Kimmelman, the esteemed <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">architecture<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> critic from the New York Times, has thrown his weight behind a proposal by developer ASTM North America, alongside HOK and PAU, for the much-needed overhaul of New York&#8217;s iconic Penn Station. Kimmelman\u2019s ringing endorsement brings a new level of attention and credibility to the proposal, <a href=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/art-and-culture\/the-mysterious-journey-of-caravaggios-lost-paintings\/\">painting<\/a> it as a superior alternative to the Metropolitan Transit Authority&#8217;s (MTA) renovation plan for the nation&#8217;s busiest rail hub.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <!-- <div class=\"container-c\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"row justify-content-between\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"col-post-800\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- start html -->\r\n                        <div class=\"blockquote-wapper\">\r\n                            <div>\r\n                                <span class=\"text_quot\">\r\n                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Michael Kimmelman endorses HOK and PAU&#8217;s renovation proposal for Penn Station, highlighting its superiority over the MTA&#8217;s plan in both design and cost.<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/span>\r\n\r\n                                <div class=\"quot_icon\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"quot_tick\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot_tri.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <!-- end html -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                                    \n<h2><b>Kimmelman&#8217;s Endorsement and the Vision for Penn Station<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his recent July 7 column, Kimmelman singles out the ASTM proposal, co-conceived by HOK and PAU, for special praise. He believes it merits the serious attention of the MTA and New York&#8217;s Governor Kathy Hochul. This endorsement could be the disruption needed to shake things up in Albany and breathe new life into a tired, overcrowded Penn Station serving over 600,000 daily commuters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The MTA is pursuing its own renovation plan for the station, with an estimated cost of $7.5 billion. Yet, it&#8217;s this high cost, along with less inspiring design features, that have attracted criticism. In contrast, ASTM&#8217;s counter-proposal, seen as an unofficial competitor, envisages a more appealing Penn Station renovation for a lower cost of $6 billion through a public-private partnership.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Kimmelman&#8217;s Viewpoint on the Design Aesthetic and Practicality of the ASTM Plan<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While acknowledging cost considerations, Kimmelman also highlights other standout features of the ASTM proposal. In his column, he appreciates the attention to surrounding streets and sidewalks, the solution for &#8220;deeply unsexy back-of-house problems&#8221; like storage and loading dock issues, and the design of commuter spaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even at this early stage, ASTM&#8217;s architectural style, inspired by Grand Central Terminal and Schinkel&#8217;s Altes Museum in Berlin, although somewhat rigid and earnest, drives home an important point, according to Kimmelman. He argues that a city gateway of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New York<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;s stature needs to offer more than functional amenities; it should also be a public symbol of pride.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10028,"featured_media":161986,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[410],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-161907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-culture"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161907"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161907\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}