![]() ![]() Working with Roger Ridsdill-Smith, Foster's head of structural engineering, responsible for the Millennium Bridge, they have developed what Martin describes as “a system akin to a tunnel-boring machine, but happening above ground”. There has to be another way to allow everyone access to the centre, and stop this doughnut effect.”Īfter meeting with Network Rail last year, the design team has focused on a 6.5km trial route from Stratford to Liverpool Street Station, following the path of the overground line, a stretch they estimate would cost around £220 million. After rail fare increases this week, a greater percentage of people's income is being taken up with transport. “If London keeps growing and spreading itself out, with people forced to commute increasingly longer distances, then in 20 years it's just going to be a ghetto for people in suits. “It's about having an eye on the future,” says Martin. Other encounters have resulted in cycle “superhighways” ( which many blame for the recent increase in accidents) and a £60 million cable car that doesn't really go anywhere. “Then we arranged a meeting at City Hall with the deputy mayor of transport – and bumped into Boris in the lift.”īumping into Boris has been the fateful beginning for some of the mayor's other adventures in novelty infrastructure, including Anish Kapoor's Orbit tower, apparently forged in a chance meeting with Lakshmi Mittal in the cloakrooms at Davos. “It was a hobby in the office for a while,” says Martin. “Then get the train to Stratford, and cycle straight into central London in minutes, without worrying about trucks and buses.”ĭeveloped over the last two years, the initial idea came from the student project of one of Martin's employees, Oli Clark, who proposed a network of elevated cycle routes weaving in and around Battersea power station. “The dream is that you could wake up in Paris and cycle to the Gare du Nord,” says Sam Martin of Exterior Architecture. But its ambitions stretch beyond London alone. “By using the corridors above the suburban railways,” he said, “we could create a world-class network of safe, car-free cycle routes that are ideally located for commuters.”ĭeveloped by landscape practice Exterior Architecture, with Foster and Partners and Space Syntax, the proposed network would cover a catchment area of six million people, half of whom live and work within 10 minutes of an entrance. Lord Foster, who says that cycling is one of his great passions, describes the plan as “a lateral approach to finding space in a congested city.” At up to 15 metres wide, each of the ten routes would accommodate 12,000 cyclists per hour and improve journey times by up to 29 minutes, according to the designers. DaSilva’s highly-regarded architecture is inspired by coastal southern New England and is seen in distinctive homes and select institutional, commercial and hospitality environments throughout Cape Cod on Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard and elsewhere in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New York.The project, which has the backing of Network Rail and Transport for London, would see over 220km of car-free routes installed above London's suburban rail network, suspended on pylons above the tracks and accessed at over 200 entrance points. Before joining PSD in 1998, he worked for several notable firms including Skidmore Owings and Merrill, Venturi Rauch and Scott Brown, and Cesar Pelli and Associates. Highly-regarded as an author on architectural topics, he holds degrees from Princeton University and Yale University. “Thanks to over 20 years of thoughtful collaboration and support from a talented, creative, and committed team at PSD, I am deeply honored to have our work recognized through elevation to Fellow of the American Institute of Architects,” says DaSilva.Īs Design Principal, DaSilva is responsible for directing the architectural staff and setting the aesthetic direction for PSD. Elevation to Fellowship not only recognizes the achievements of the architect as an individual but also their professional accomplishments and the impact of their work on the public. ![]() Fellowship is one of the highest honors the AIA can bestow upon a member. The AIA College of Fellows, founded in 1952, is comprised of members of the Institute who are elected to Fellowship by a jury of their peers. Only 3 percent of AIA members receive this distinction and less than 3 percent of all architects. This honor recognizes architects who have made significant contributions to the profession and society and who exemplify architectural excellence. DaSilva, has been elevated to the American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) College of Fellows (FAIA). We are pleased to announce that Design Principal, John R. ![]()
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