Drop in the Basket
Published on Jul 30, 2013 by Employees, Facades, Local Law 11/98in Employees, Facades, Local Law 11/98
Every architect remembers their first scaffold drop. I’ll remember mine for years to come. As luck would have it, my first voyage was not a warm-up on, say, a 10- or 15-story building, where I could get accustomed to carefully...
Read moreRestoring a Neighborhood Church
Published on Jul 25, 2013 by Architecture, Churches, Green Roofs, Historic Preservation, Renovation, Upper West Sidein Architecture, Churches, Green Roofs, Historic Preservation, Renovation, Upper West Side
One reason I became an architect was to make a positive impact in my community. My current RAND assignment at the historic Rutgers Presbyterian Church, on West 73rd Street near Broadway, only a block from my home, presents an opportunity—and...
Read moreGood Bye, Good Friends, Good Memories
Published on Jul 22, 2013 by Company Events, Employees, Engineersin Company Events, Employees, Engineers
I recently had the good fortune to enjoy a heartfelt retirement dinner with my RAND colleagues after nearly 22 years at the company. Looking back, it’s been quite a ride. When I started at RAND in 1991, I was one...
Read moreRAND on the Roll!
Published on Jul 15, 2013 by Company Events, Employeesin Company Events, Employees
Last Tuesday night after work six coworkers and I joined forces for our first foray in the Corporate Bowling Showdown at Frames, a bowling alley and lounge on the corner of 9th Avenue and 40th Street in Manhattan. With our...
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