Gregg Pasquarelli, FAIA, Founding Principal of SHoP Architects, has committed himself to transforming the process of design and delivery in support of the highest ideals of architectural excellence. He has been at the center of a collaborative and innovative practice in creating new models for design, master planning, and real estate development. This podcast is an in-depth and candid conversation with Pasquarelli about the Brooklyn Tower project, 111 West 75th Street that has a slenderness ration of 1 to 24, and the future of sustainability and architecture.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe how SHoP incorporated existing elements into the Brooklyn Tower project.
2. Explain how to calculate a buildings slenderness ratio.
3. Discuss the challenges of designing the 111 West 57^th Street project.
4. List some of the priorities that Pasquarelli believes are imperative for the architectural community moving forward.

Credits: 0.5 AIA LU/HSW

Speaker: Aaron Prinz