Cultural collaboration

Article Abstract:

New York's first Muslim mosque, the Islamic Cultural Center, was designed by the Michael McCarthy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Islamic architectural traditions were followed but McCarthy employed modern design materials and methods in constructing the mosque. The main entrance was made of layered green toned glass with a computerized adpatation of Kufic calligraphy. The concrete dome was suspended on a horizontal band of glass illuminated at night. Kufic calligraphy in gold leaf border the dome while a circle of light from tiny lamps illuminate the open prayer space.

Engineering services, Practice, New York, New York, New York, Manhattan, New York, New York, Religious buildings, Mosques, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill L.L.P., Architecture, Islamic, Islamic architecture, McCarthy, Michael

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Family clinic

Article Abstract:

Architecture for Health, Science and Commerce (AHSC) was responsible for the transformation of an abandoned 10,000-sq.-ft. supermarket in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant area into a walk-in family healthcare center serving the neighborhood. The design firm, which was commissioned by the Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens, created a durable but warm environment for the healthcare unit, known as Sister Thea Bowman Family Health Center, that would impart a sense of dignity, respect and professional concern for inner-city patients.

Hospitals, Architectural Services, Services, Buildings and facilities, Architecture for Health, Science and Commerce (Tarrytown, New York), Catholic Medical Center of Brooklyn and Queens

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