The following is a selection of media placements for Great Ink clients and a summary of each.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
March 2021
Super Fast, Super Tall
By Steve Witkowski and Darren Hartman
summary
At 1,401 feet tall, Manhattan’s One Vanderbilt is one of the tallest office buildings in the U.S. and sits above one of the busiest transit hubs in the world. So how was the project team able to complete the 77-story structure ahead of schedule and under budget? In this month’s cover story of American Institute of Steel Construction’s Modern Steel Construction magazine, Thornton Tomasetti Principal Steve Witkowski and Senior Principal Darren Hartman discuss the use of the firm’s Advanced Project Delivery™ services, including Tekla modeling and connection design, to accelerate the design, steel fabrication and erection processes.
Client
View, Inc.
Date
March 2, 2021
This self-tinting glass could make blinds a thing of the past
By Nate Berg
summary
View, Inc. CBO Rahul Bammi talks with Fast Company about the company’s smart windows. The self-tinting technology eliminates the need for blinds and reduces lighting and HVAC use in buildings, generating 10% reductions in energy use annually. It also helps companies paying a premium for a higher floor enjoy their views instead of having it obscured by shades.
Client
Populous
Date
March 1, 2021
Privitera: Legacy Builder
By Michael Smith
summary
From designing her family home as a teen to showpiece creations at Baylor and Texas, Sherri Privitera is generating a new blueprint for project leadership. This SBJ article focuses on Privitera’s career as a top woman in sports design, and showcases testimonials from colleagues and athletic directors at colleges across the country.
Client
Populous
Date
March 1, 2021
Populous designs esports stadium for Toronto
By India Block
summary
Architecture studio Populous has unveiled visuals of a multi-purpose arena in Toronto, Canada, designed to be able to host music concerts, plays and esports competitions. The 7,000-seat stadium will be completed in 2025, located in the Canadian National Exhibition Grounds. Renderings show a covered arena sheltered by a swooping roof that recalls the form of a turtle’s shell or a spaceship. Multiple stories are visible behind curved glass walls and an exterior deck projects from one end. Around the rim of the stadium roof, a wide band of screens forms a media facade.
Client
Dottid, Darwin Home
Date
February 26, 2021
PRESENTING: The 31 hottest proptech startups, as chosen by leading VCs
By Alex Nicoll , Daniel Geiger , Libertina Brandt , Natasha Solo-Lyons , and Taylor Borden
summary
Dottid and Darwin Homes are featured on INSIDER’s list of 31 hottest proptech startups. The authors surveyed a varied set of venture capitalists to select the winners. The startups focus on real-estate and construction technology and have the tools to thrive in a new climate marked by swings in where employees live and what offices are even for, as well as increased digital adoption by real-estate and construction professionals.
Client
Thornton Tomasetti
Date
February 25, 2021
Drones For Façade Inspections
By Badri Hiriyur, Ph.D.
summary
Talk about a dynamic duo. Drones and computer vision systems are making façade inspections faster, more efficient and a whole lot safer. Vice President and Director of Artificial Intelligence Badri Hiriyur authors a thought leadership article in Facility Executive, about how self-learning software platforms, such as Thornton Tomasetti’s T2D2 can detect and classify building damage by analyzing drone imagery.
Client
Waterton
Date
February 24, 2021
Institutional Investors Pouring Equity With 'Urgency' Into Mid-Market Multifamily
By Brian Rogal
summary
Waterton’s head of investor relations Michelle Wells speaks with Bisnow Chicago. It took Waterton eight months to secure $1.5B of equity commitments from global institutional investors and close its latest multifamily fund in February; it usually takes about 12 months to close out its multifamily funds, but the pandemic quickened the pace. Multifamily confidence has increased as investors seek safe places to park their money and garner strong returns.
Client
Savanna
Date
February 21, 2021
We’re finally getting a glimpse of what the COVID-safe skyscraper will look like
By Andrew Marquardt
summary
An article in Fortune explores the challenges building developers face as we approach the one-year anniversary of people working from home due to COVID-19. Peter Rosenthal, director of development and chief sustainability officer at Savanna talks with Andrew Marquardt about the firm’s 141 Willoughby Ave in Brooklyn, where the developers are increasing the amount of outdoor air in the building’s ventilation.
Client
Populous
Date
February 19, 2021
An Outdoor Hockey Game That for Once Is in the Great Outdoors
By Andrew Knoll
summary
Bobby Sloan of Populous talks with the New York Times about the NHL Outdoors games that took place at Edgewood Tahoe Resort on February 20 and 21, without fans for the first time. Sloan noted that the Tahoe game was a classic exercise in architecture, looking at the form of nature’s breathtaking serenity and the function of a regular-season hockey game. He likened the experience to a combination of set design and cinema direction, with the game’s presentation being exclusively for television.