Fort Ticonderoga: Past to Present
Tonetti Associates Architects designed the recent reconstruction of Fort Ticonderoga’s Le Magasin du Roi as the Mars Education Center, marking the largest capital project undertaken in the museum’s 95-year history. The original fort was built by the French between 1754 and 1757 during the Seven Years’ War, often referred to as the French and Indian … Read more
Designing Family Health & Nutrition Center in Haiti
We are proud to share some more information about our involvement in this both challenging and rewarding project and GHESKIO Center. After the devastating earthquake in Haiti (January 2010) and due to increased needs, GHESKIO Clinic, a pioneer in the research and treatment of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Haiti, has enlisted Tonetti Architects (TAA) to … Read more
Coney Island then and now: A look at the Pyrotechnic Insanitarium 100 years on
By Paul Goss Photographs by Nora Mertens On a recent trip to New York City, I finally made it to see a long time fascination of mine: Coney Island. My interest in Coney Island stems Rem Koolhaas’s analysis of the island in Delirious New York. In his essay, Coney Island: Technology of the Fantastic, he … Read more
Building Reenactment: Defining the Past
By Andrew Wright Mark Twain wrote: “I have no special regard for Satan; but I can at least claim I have no prejudice against him. It may even be that I lean a little his way, on account of his not having a fair show. All religions issue bibles against him, and say the most … Read more
Carrot, not stick
By Michael Vanreusel A column in the New York Times (“Don’t LEED us astray” May 19th 2010), by Alec Applebaum, suggested that the USGBC, parent of the LEED rating system, was placing green badges on buildings that may in fact “leak excessive carbon once in operation”. The columnist argues that for the rating system to … Read more
A little knowledge spread thin
By Andrew Wright In October of 2010 I spent four days in Port au Prince, Haiti, working with a medical team on plans for a new medical facility. Since this hardly qualifies me as an expert on Haiti, the following are simply personal observations. The current conditions in Haiti are so far beyond the norms … Read more
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