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The Concourse

Posted on: June 19, 2022 Last updated on: June 19, 2022 Written by: josehdez-admin
“Esthetically considered, it is true, perhaps, that the finest element in the Pennsylvania Station is the train hall, where the architect has dealt sincerely with his steel elements and has not permitted himself to cast a fond, retrospective eye upon…
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Rebuilding the Carriageways

Posted on: June 18, 2022 Last updated on: June 18, 2022 Written by: josehdez-admin
The underside of the pedestrian bridge featured Guastavino vaulting. The pedestrian bridge was decorated with sculptures featuring the motif of time. Interestingly, the architects explored finishing the ceiling with Guastavino vaults (Figure ).
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About the project

The project restores the spatial experience of walking along the main interior spaces of McKim, Mead & White's old Pennsylvania Station. The reconstruction is an interdisciplinary project that draws knowledge from historic preservation, digital heritage, and computer graphics.

Experience Pennsylvania Station won a Stanford White Award from the Institute of Classical Art & Architecture (ICAA) in 2020 and was featured in Architectural Digest.

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About the author

José C. Hernández holds an M.S. in Historic Preservation with a concentration in Architectural Conservation from the University of Pennsylvania. He is a graduate of the Urban Design and Architecture Studies program at NYU. His visualization work has been featured in the Guardian, the New York Times, and the New York Post.

Support This Project

If you like what I do please support me on Ko-fi. Your support helps offset costs associated with licensing for rendering and modeling software, server hosting, and fees wit archival research. Gold ($100+), silver ($25+), and bronze supporters ($5+) are eligible to be featured in the credits of the main site.

Supporters

Gold

Marco Janio
Téa Kvetenadze
Andrew Campbell Nelson
Nicholas Martinez
Obdulia Cruz Cervantes
Meris Westberg
Tom Brown
Jared Cameron Spencer
Bob Perry
Josh Vogel
John Ritter
Daniela Ramos
Javier Cruz Cervantes
Isaac Soria
Miguel Santana
Karina M Leon
Mackenzie Quenneville
Elvira Cruz Cervantes

Silver

Jessica Saab
Wayne Chen
Kevin Tang
Jiyoung Jo
Arvind Sindhwani
Alisa Nurmansyah
Brendan Ward
Charlotte L
Héctor Berdecía Hernández
Sharon Kim
Martha Gonzalez Centeno
Joanna Saab
Colin Liu
Sarah Abdallah
Alexandra Solovyeva

Bronze

Frank Fallon
Sara Merg
Greg Weithman
Blair Christensen
Emily Koonce
Edgar González Rodriguez
Rodrigo Gordoa