Yesterday @estersonjack took members of @aiabrooklyn and #aianyc on a tour of Glenmore Manor. The project, which is in the final stages of construction, was very well received with attendees describing it as a “truly special place” that will “enrich the neighborhood immensely”.
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Last week the ground breaking ceremony took place at 570 Eldert Lane (formerly known as 581 Grant Ave) in Brooklyn. This new 196,000 sq ft affordable housing development designed by Think! For a joint venture of @slatepropertygroup@thorobirdcompanies and @bacdys will transform a long under-utilized parking lot adjacent to Grant Avenue subway station into 213 apartments and 10,000 sq ft of community space. Read more about this complex project at the link in bio.
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We recently completed work on the Walsh Ambulatory Pavilion at St John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway. The new building is a highly functional, patient-centered facility that supports clinical care while strengthening connections to the surrounding community. Read more at link in bio.
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Construction has started at Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Plaza. The affordable housing development is being designed to #passivehouse standards and will provide 123 residential units as well as a new year round indoor home for the iconic Malcolm Shabazz Harlem Market. Read more about this unique project on our website via #linkinbio
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Lisette Wong, Associate Principal at Think! Has been recognized by @crainsnewyork as a New York Business Notable Leader in Sustainability. This recognition celebrates Lisette’s leadership in advancing sustainable practices, driving clean energy innovation and investments to combat climate change and improve the health, resiliency and prosperity of our city for New Yorkers. Read more at the link in bio.
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Think! has received an Honorable Mention in @archpaper Best of Design Awards. Bridge Rockaway was recognized in the Residential - Mixed Use category!
The award recognizes not only the project’s landmark collocating of residential and light manufacturing but the design quality that Bridge Rockaway brings to its Brownsville neighborhood.
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Bridge Rockaway, the Think! designed affordable housing development in Brownsville, Brooklyn is the unlikely site of a permanent art exhibition.
Showcasing the work of Brooklyn artist Harvey Wilson, the exhibition features approximately 100 works in acrylic and other media throughout the public spaces of the building, with the focus being the main lobby used by all residents. The collection has been curated by Jack Esterson, longtime friend of the artist and principal at Think!
The inclusion of original artwork in affordable housing developments is not something that is regularly accomplished. Wilson’s abstract, colorful and biomorphic work is bringing art into the spaces and lives of people who often don’t have access to it.
The exhibition was opened last week and the Think! team as well as the artist and many residents were in attendance.
Read more at the link in bio.
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On November 24, join Think! and reps from FERO - designers, engineers, and manufacturers who provide innovative masonry reinforcement systems - in a @nypassivehouse organized webinar discussing the affordability and sustainability of building with brick and how it can be used for better thermal performance. Sign up via the link in bio.
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The Think! Team was inspired to have @lara.earth recently speak at our office. Lara is a master builder and architect with 3 decades’ experience in masonry design, structural design and construction. A specialist in warren building, vaults and shells, her interdisciplinary work has crossed over the cultures of structural engineering, heritage preservation, historic and vernacular materials research and on-the-ground building craftsmanship.
Lara is known for her collaboration with eminent artist, and recipient of @archleague 2024 President’s Medal, #martinpuryear on “Lookout”. “Lookout” is @stormkingartcenter newest site specific commissioner and is created from@layers of red clay bricks laid using a thin-shell masonry technique inspired by traditional Nubian vaults.
Lara shared her project-based experiences with examples of traditional buildings practices from around the world. The sustainable methods at the heart of those practices provide valuable lessons which are at the heart of Think!’s effort to improve our carbon footprint through material selection and harnessing energy performance with passive strategies.
Construction is nearing completion at St John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway. Designed by Think! for @episcopalhealthservices the new Walsh Ambulatory Pavilion relocates out-patient facilities from the main hospital building, consolidates behavioral health and includes oncology, radiation oncology and endoscopy practices. Read more at the link in bio.
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