An ethereal design of steel and open space, the two newly renovated dance studios are as graceful as the dancers that practice within them. Quickly outgrowing its space, the school looked for creative expansion solutions.

In a city full of glass and steel luxury condo developments, 40 Bond Street stands apart from the crowd with it's exterior of cast aluminum gates, stainless steel plates, curved bottle-green glass, and blackened copper.

A building with a double purpose, the Brooklyn Children’s Museum is meant to house its works, and incorporate learning into its very design.

A crystal palace for the Green Generation, One Bryant Park boasts both LEED Certification and one of the most unique exteriors in the New York skyline.

Before its make-over and high-end retail tenant, 37 Wall Street had been home to The Trust Company of America. While its exterior retained its grandeur, its interior was sadly neglected.

As common in office construction built in the 1970s, 1095 Avenue of the Americas was faced with an aging, out-of-date façade and energy systems while its sleek, modern neighbors attracted all the attention – and coveted tenants.

The Manhattan Bridge has repeatedly been described as the workhorse of the East River. So it was no surprise that, after nearly a century of service, the crossing was found to be in dire need of repair.

For more than 100 years The Plaza symbolized New York luxury and excess. Its exterior a co-star in countless Hollywood stories, the building’s interior began to slowly fade in glamour and stature.

Offering city inhabitants a year-round Olympic size swimming pool and NHL sized skating rink, the facility’s masts of its highly-efficient cable stayed roof tower above the green of park below.

For years the SoHo neighborhood in downtown Manhattan has been recognized as the epitome of modern chic – and construction-wary.

A newly-created graduate center of NYU, the Institute needed to house a recently donated and extensive library in an Upper East Side townhouse that, while regal, had no designated space for such a purpose.

Nestled on the street once famous for flophouses and mayhem, the New Museum floats above the Bowery as a series of shifting rectangular volumes, as unique and astounding as the art it houses.

Architects wanted the 52-story, 1.6 million-square-foot New York Times building to communicate the idea of transparency at The New York Times. The sleek and tapered exposed steel structure does just that, while providing large, open office bays and adaptable space. Owners: The New York Times Company New York, NY; Forest City Ratner Companies Brooklyn, NY Developer: Forest City Ratner Companies Brooklyn, NY Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop Paris, France in association with FXFowle Architects, PC New York, NY Interior Architect: Gensler New York, NY Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti New York, NY Mechanical Engineer: Flack + Kurtz New York, NY General Contractor: AMEC Construction Management, Inc. Schenectady, NY Interiors Contractors: Turner Construction New York, NY; Lehr Construction New York, NY; Structure Tone New York, NY; J.T. Magen & Company Inc. New York, NY Curtain Wall Consultant: Heitman & Associates, Inc. New York, NY; testing consultant, Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricators: W&W Steel Co. Oklahoma City, OK; Owen Steel Co. Columbia, SC; Afco Steel Little Rock, AR; ADF Terbonne, Quebec, Canada Structural Steel Erector: DCM Erectors, Inc. New York, NY Miscellaneous and Architectural Metals Fabricators and Erectors: Empire City Iron Works Long Island City, NY; Skyline Steel Corp. Brooklyn, NY; P.I.I. Waterford, NY Curtain Wall Fabricator and Erector: Benson Global Portland, OR Metal Deck Erector: Solera/DCM, Inc. New York, NY

The aggressive schedule for the Renaissance Towers employed a hybrid curtain wall system which allowed for two separate sub-contractor teams to finish both towers in less than 10 months.

Conceived as a two-phase project, work on the development stopped due to national security concerns. Once resumed, the architects faced the challenge of building phase one with only the possibility of phase two.

With its LEED Silver certification, this five-story, 78,000 square foot building is the first green public building in New York. Its steel structural system allowed for its unique design features, including unusually shaped cantilevers.

This Gehry-designed building employed a special anchoring system to install the aluminum frame curtain wall system, accommodating panels of different shapes and sizes with a sophisticated bracketing and installation system.

Steel answered the challenges posed by this high-rise laboratory because of its ideal weight, flexibility for future adaptation and cost-effectiveness. To minimize floor vibration, unusually deep steel girders and W18 and W24 shapes offer rigidity to accommodate the versatile floor plans. Owner: NYC Office of the Chief Medical Examiner New York, NY Architect: Perkins Eastman Architects New York, NY Structural Engineer: Severud Associates Consulting Engineers New York, NY Curtain Wall Consultant: Gilsanz Murray Steficek New York, NY Construction Manager: Gilbane/TDX J.V. New York, NY General Contractor: T.A. Ahern Contractors Corp. Woodside, NY Structural Steel Fabricator: Kline Iron and Steel Corp. Columbia, SC Structural Steel Erector: A.J. McNulty & Co. Inc. Maspeth, NY Curtain Wall Fabricator: Sota Glazing, Inc. Brampton, Ontario, CA Curtain Wall Erector: W&W Glass Systems, Inc. Nanuet, NY Precast Erector: A.J. McNulty & Co., Inc. Maspeth, NY Metal Deck Erector: Solera Construction, Inc. New York, NY

This remarkable $19 million building embodies the image of a notable cultural institution. Structural steel supports the long-spans of an open and vertically spacious building, timelessly designed but flexible enough to accommodate for future growth. Owner: The Bronx Museum of the Arts Bronx, NY Developers: New York Department of Cultural Affairs New York, NY; Department of Design and Construction Long Island City, NY Architect: Arquitectonica New York, NY Structural Engineer: Thornton Tomasetti Group, Inc. New York, NY Construction Management: New York City Department of Design and Construction Long Island City, NY General Contractors: M.A. Angeliades Long Island City, NY; PMS Construction Management New Rochelle, NY Structural Steel Erectors: E-Z Erecting Corp. Astoria, NY Miscellaneous Steel Erector: E-Z Erecting Corp. Astoria, NY Architectural Metal Fabricator: Omnitec Building Systems, Inc. St. Laurent, Quebec, CA Architectural Metal Erector: Jordan Panel Systems Corp. Northport, NY Ornamental Metal Erector: E-Z Erecting Corp. Astoria, NY Curtain Wall Fabricator: Omnitec Building Systems, Inc. St. Laurent, Quebec, CA Curtain Wall Erector: Jordan Panel Systems Corp. Northport, NY

A two story lobby water feature of glass and stainless steel, the Icefall represents the highest level of design and craftsmanship. The artistic structure is not only visually arresting, but functional, running on collected rainwater to cool and humidify the spacious seven story, sky-lit column free atrium. Owner: Hearst Corp. New York, NY Developer: Tishman Speyer New York, NY Architect: Foster and Partners London, UK Associate Architect: Adamson Associates New York, NY Architectural Design Consultant: James Carpenter Design Associates New York, NY Structural Engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk New York, NY General Contractor: Turner Construction New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricator: Cives Steel Company Gouvernor, NY Structural Steel Erector: Cornell and Company Westfield, NJ Miscellaneous Steel Fabricator and Erector: Empire City Iron Works Long Island City, NY Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: Allied Bronze LLC Long Island City, NY Curtain Wall Fabricator: Permasteelisa Cladding Technologies LTD Windsor, CT Curtain Wall Erector: Tower Installation LLC Windsor, CT

60 stories of glass curtainwall, this sleek residential high-rise condominium is the first building in New York to utilize a new hybrid installation system, cutting the cost of installation. Prefabricated panels were erected around each floor, rather than by elevation, allowing installers to complete the job two floors at a time. Owner: CRP/IMICO 350 West 42nd Street L.P. New York, NY Developer: Extell Development Company New York, NY Architect: Cetra/Ruddy New York, NY Structural Engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk New York, NY Curtain Wall Consultant: Sota Glazing, Inc. Brampton, Ontario, CA Curtain Wall Fabricator: Sota Glazing, Inc. Brampton, Ontario, CA Curtain Wall Erector: W&W Glass Systems, Inc. Nanuet, NY

Steel breathed new life into this venerable New York icon, built in 1903. Nearly every structural component has been replaced or refurbished on this 18-year rehabilitation project, which will have incorporated 29,000 tons of structural steel, millions of hours of labor provided by hundreds of ironworkers and other skilled craftspersons, and more than $1.2 billion in construction costs. Owner: New York City Department of Transportation New York, NY Designer: Parsons Transportation Group New York, NY Resident Engineer: Greenman-Pedersen Babylon, NY General Contractor: Koch Skanska Carteret, NJ Structural Steel Fabricators: American Bridge Coraopolis, PA; Michelman-Cancelliere Ironworks, Inc. Lehigh Valley, PA; JA McMahon Niles, OH; Northeast Structural Steel Yonkers, NY Structural Steel Erector: Koch Skanska Carteret, NJ Miscellaneous Steel Fabricators: Hurtt Fabrication Marceline, MO; Regal Industries Painesville, OH; Shenandoah Steel Corp. Lansdale, PA; Wecall, Inc. Orwell, OH; Francis A. Lee Company Hicksville, NY; Strocchia, Patsy & Sons Iron Works, Inc. Brooklyn, NY; Seibel Modern Manufacturing & Welding Corp. Lancaster, NY Miscellaneous Steel Erector: Koch Skanska Carteret, NJ Architectural Metal Fabricator: Allen Architectural Metals Talladega, AL Architectural Metal Erector: Koch Skanska Carteret, NJ Ornamental Metal Fabricator: Selco Manufacturing Corp. West Caldwell, NJ Ornamental Metal Erector: Koch Skanska Carteret, NJ

Security and design upgrades were foremost in the selection of steel for the retrofitting of this Brooklyn Courthouse. A paragon of high-rise building safety, aesthetic considerations included raising the ceiling between beams and reducing floor thickness to create an open, inviting space Owner: United States General Services Administration New York, NY Design Architect: Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects New York, NY Architect of Record: HLW International New York, NY Structural Engineer: Narov Associates New York, NY Curtain Wall Consultant: Gordon H. Smith Corp. New York, NY General Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease New York, NY Inspection: URS Corp. New York, NY Steel Inspection: Cole Consulting Structural Steel Fabricators: ADF Steel Corp. Canada Structural Steel Erector: DCM Erectors, Inc. New York, NY Miscellaneous Steel Fabricator and Erector: Post Road Iron Works Greenwich, CT Architectural Metal Fabricator and Erector: Airflex Industrial, Inc. New York, NY Ornamental Metal Fabricator: SRS, Inc. Metuchen, NJ Ornamental Metal Erectors: Airflex Industrial, Inc. New York, NY; SRS, Inc. Metuchen, NJ Curtain Wall Fabricator: LBL Sky Systems Bois-des-Filion, Quebec, CA Curtain Wall Erector: Solera/DCM New York, NY Metal Deck Erector: Walker/Solera/DCM New York, NY

Construction of the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Research Center, one of the tallest research facilities in the world, was an experiment in itself. The design of architects at Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill and Zimmer Gunsul Frasca meets the rigorous requirements of the laboratories and also cantilevers 13 levels over an existing building that will be demolished in phase two of construction. Owner: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Division of Facilities Management New York, NY Project Manager: Granary Associates New York, NY Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLC New York, NY; Zimmer Gunsul Frasca Partnership Portland, OR Structural Engineer: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLC Chicago, IL General Contractor: Turner Construction New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricators: Kline Iron and Steel, Inc. Columbia, SC; Cives Steel Company Gouvernor, NY Structural Steel Erector: Cornell and Company Woodbury, NJ Miscellaneous Steel Fabricators: Cornell and Company Woodbury, NJ; Cives Steel Company Gouvernor, NY Miscellaneous Steel Erectors: Cornell and Company Woodbury, NJ; Post Road Iron Works Greenwich, CT; FMB, Inc. Harrison, NJ; Superior Erectors Centereach, NY Ornamental Metal Fabricators: Coordinated Metals, Inc. Carlstadt, NJ; All State Erectors Centereach, NY Ornamental Metal Erectors: Coordinated Metals, Inc. Carlstadt, NJ; Ornamental Erectors West Hempstead, NY; McFarlane Contracting LLC Hackensack, NJ Curtain Wall Fabricators: Permasteelisa Cladding Technologies Windsor, CT; Allied Bronze LLC Long Island City, NY Curtain Wall Erectors: Tower Installation LLC Windsor, CT; Diamond Installations Long Island City, NY

Polshek Partnership Architects of New York City avoided the typical institutional look of healthcare centers when designing the new Ambulatory Care and Education Facility for the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College. By wrapping the 15-story building in a reflective glass skin that mirrors the surroundings, the building exudes calm and beauty. Owner: Cornell Weill Medical College New York, NY Architect: Polshek Partnership Architects New York, NY Structural Engineer: Severud Associates New, NY Curtain Wall Consultant: R.A. Heintges & Associates New York, NY General Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricator: Cives Steel Company Gouvernor, NY Structural Steel Erector: Cornell & Company, Inc. Woodbury, NJ Curtain Wall Fabricator: Permasteelisa Cladding Technologies Windsor, CT Curtain Wall Erector: Tower Installation LLC Windsor, CT

John Ciardullo Associates expanded an existing 68,000 square-foot, one-story building to 140,000 square feet over two floors. The 84.5 tons of steel recycled from the existing frame make this high school campus an A+ example of sustainable design. Owner: NYC Board of Education/NYC School Construction Authority New York, NY Developer: NYC School Construction Authority New York, NY Architect and Structural Engineer: John Ciardullo Associates, P.C. New York, NY General Contractor: DeMatteis Construction Corporation Elmont, NY Structural Steel Fabricator and Erector: MoMetal Structures, Inc. Varennes, Quebec, CA Miscellaneous Steel Fabricator and Erector: MoMetal Structures, Inc. Varennes, Quebec, CA Architectural Metal Fabricator and Erector: MoMetal Structures, Inc. Varennes, Quebec, CA Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: MoMetal Structures, Inc. Varennes, Quebec, CA

Architects wanted the 52-story, 1.6 million-square-foot New York Times building to communicate the idea of transparency at The New York Times. The sleek and tapered exposed steel structure does just that, while providing large, open office bays and adaptable space. Owners: The New York Times Company New York, NY; Forest City Ratner Companies Brooklyn, NY Developer: Forest City Ratner Companies Brooklyn, NY Architects: Renzo Piano Building Workshop Paris, FR; FXFowle Architects, PC New York, NY Structural Engineers: The Thornton Tomasetti Group, Inc. New York, NY General Contractor: AMEC New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricators: W&W Steel Co. Oklahoma City, OK; SMI-Owen Steel Co. Columbia, SC; Afco Steel Little Rock, AR Structural Steel Erector: DCM Erectors, Inc. New York, NY Structural Steel Erector: DCM Erectors, Inc. New York, NY Miscellaneous Steel Fabricators and Erectors: W&W Steel Co. Oklahoma City, OK; SMI-Owen Steel Co. Columbia, SC; Afco Steel Little Rock, AR Structural Steel Erector: DCM Erectors, Inc. New York, NY Miscellaneous Steel Fabricators and Erectors: Empire City Iron Works LIC, NY; Skyline Steel Corp. Brooklyn, NY; Hillside Ironworks, Inc. Waterford, NY Curtain Wall Fabricator and Erector: Benson Industries New York, NY Metal Deck Erector: Solera/DCM, Inc. New York, NY

Half the fun of Longchamp’s new 5,000-square-foot boutique in Soho is getting there. The delicate, ribbon-like stair that entices passersby to make the one-flight climb is actually made from 55 tons of 1 ¼ inch-thick steel plate. Owner: Lonchamp Paris, FR Architect: Heatherwick Studio London, UK Architect of Record: Atmosphere Design Group Mount Kisco, NY Structural Engineer: Helmut Jobs, Building Structural Engineering Services General Contractor: Shawmut Design and Construction Boston, MA Structural Steel Fabricator and Erector: Hillside Ironworks, Inc. Waterford, NY Architectural Metal Fabricator and Erector: Hillside Ironworks, Inc. Waterford, NY Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: Hillside Ironworks, Inc. Waterford, NY

This 207,000-square-foot addition to New York’s Bellevue Hospital houses specialized services, including cancer care, radiology, pediatrics, and psychological services, while respecting Bellevue’s historic entrance. A block-long, 90-foot-high glazed atrium, supported by a system of steel bow trusses, echoes the hospital’s original monumental entrance. Owner: Health and Hospitals Corporation New York, NY Developer: Dormitory Authority of the State of New York New York, NY Architect: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects LLC New York, NY Renovation Architect: Guenther 5 Architects New York, NY Structural Engineer: Leslie E. Robertson Associates New York, NY General Contractor: Turner Construction New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricators: SteelCo./Metropolitan Steel Industries, Inc. Sinking Spring, PA Structural Steel Erectors: Midlantic Erectors, Inc. Roselle, NJ Architectural Metal Fabricator and Erector: Champion Metal & Glass Deer Park, NY Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: Christy’s Glass Jamaica, NY Curtain Wall Fabricator and Erector: W&W Glass System, Inc. Nanuet, NY Metal Deck Erector: A.C. Associates Lyndhurst, NJ

The extra lanes added on to the Bronx-Whitestone Bridge in its 60-plus years of use led to a weight problem and undue strain on the aging structure’s suspension cables. Weidlinger Associates designed a new deck-stiffening system, and the original poured concrete steel grid deck will be replaced with a lighter steel orthotropic deck in the next phase of construction. Owner: MTA Bridges and Tunnels New York, NY Structural Design Engineer: Weidlinger Associates, Inc. New York, NY General Contractors: Joint venture Perini Corp. Framingham, MA; O&G Industries Torrington, CT Construction Management: GPI/Parsons Bronx, NY Structural Steel Erector: Perini/O&G

This credit union headquarters needed to be constructed efficiently, with a tight budget and an open mind. HLW International’s flexible steel design ensures that future spatial changes, like an extra staircase or shift in loading, could be accommodated without incurring exorbitant renovation costs. Owner: United Nations Federal Credit Union New York, NY Architect and Structural Engineering: HLW International LLP New York, NY General Contractor: Tishman Construction New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricator: Cives Steel Company Gouvernor, NY Structural Steel Erector: AJ McNulty & Co., Inc. Maspeth, NY Miscellaneous Steel Fabricator and Erector: Empire City Iron Works Long Island City, NY Architectural Metal Fabricator and Erector: Allied Bronze LLC Long Island City, NY Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: Allied Bronze LLC Long Island City, NY Curtain Wall Fabricator: Permasteelisa Cladding Technologies Windsor, CT Curtain Wall Erector: Tower Installation LLC Windsor, CT Cable Net Wall Fabricator: Permasteelisa Europe Cable Net Wall Erector: Tower Installation LLC Windsor, CT Metal Deck Erector: A.C. Associates Lyndhurst, NJ

The steel, aluminum and unique saw-tooth pattern glass curtain wall system meet post 9/11 security requirements while creating an inviting, daylight-infused building. Thirty-foot cantilevers and hung stairwells add to the airy feel of this blast-resistant structure. Owner: City of New York, Department of Citywide Administrative Services New York, NY Developers: Dormitory Authority of the State of New York New York, NY Architects: Rafael Viñoly Architects PC New York, NY; DMJM Harris Architects and Engineers New York, NY Structural Engineer: Ysrael A. Seinuk, PC New York, NY General Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricator: SMI Owen Steel Co. Columbia, SC Structural Steel Erector: AJ McNulty & Co., Inc. Maspeth, NY Miscellaneous Metal Fabricator and Erector: Post Road Iron Works Greenwich, CT Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erectors: A-Val Architectural Metals Corp. Collegepoint, NY; Kosson Architectural Aluminum & Glass, Inc. Passaic, NJ Curtain Wall Erectors: Ornamental Installation Specialists Warwick, NY; Enclos Corp. Egan, MN Metal Deck Erector: Solera Construction, Inc. New York, NY

The steel, aluminum and unique saw-tooth pattern glass curtain wall system meet post 9/11 security requirements while creating an inviting, daylight-infused building. Thirty-foot cantilevers and hung stairwells add to the airy feel of this blast-resistant structure. Owner: City of New York, Department of Citywide Administrative Services New York, NY Developers: Dormitory Authority of the State of New York New York, NY Architects: Rafael Viñoly Architects PC New York, NY; DMJM Harris Architects and Engineers New York, NY Structural Engineer: Ysrael A. Seinuk, PC New York, NY General Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricator: SMI Owen Steel Co. Columbia, SC Structural Steel Erector: AJ McNulty & Co., Inc. Maspeth, NY Miscellaneous Metal Fabricator and Erector: Post Road Iron Works Greenwich, CT Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erectors: A-Val Architectural Metals Corp. Collegepoint, NY; Kosson Architectural Aluminum & Glass, Inc. Passaic, NJ Curtain Wall Erectors: Ornamental Installation Specialists Warwick, NY; Enclos Corp. Egan, MN Metal Deck Erector: Solera Construction, Inc. New York, NY

At the Pierpont Morgan Library, the old and the new are seamlessly connected with the use of light, but strong, structural steel and low-e glass. Architect Renzo Piano’s design integrates landmarked buildings with a soaring modern atrium.

Architect Sir Norman Foster added 40 new stories to this historic midtown low-rise without compromising its legendary art-deco facade. Reliable and precise the innovative diagrid framing system uses a backbone of steel that sets higher standards for structural strength in post-9/11 New York.

The entry redesign of this classic beaux arts building demonstrates the precedence of steel design. Architects highlighted Brooklyn Museum’s existing steel and glass skylights while crafting a cutting-edge stepped skylight that ascends two stories.

The re-opening of Top of the Rock, the three-tiered observation deck atop seventy-story 30 Rockefeller Plaza, demanded the strength and flexibility of structural steel. Engineers cut through the original steel beams to insert a curving ornamental stair and constructed a new entry sequence from West 50th Street.

Perkins Eastman architects knew that steel framing is as flexible and accommodating as the new 32-story, 473-foot-tall tower, called 12 MetroTech Center, needed to be. Containing offices, courtrooms, detention facilities, and more, this high-rise includes an unusually large number of long span spaces and specialized circulation routes. Owner: Forest City Ratner Companies New York, NY Architect: Perkins Eastman Architects New York, NY Structural Engineer: Gilsanz Murray Steficek, LLP New York, NY General Contractor: Turner Construction New York, NY Structural Steel Erector: DCM Erectors Inc. New York, NY Miscellaneous Metal Fabricator and Erector: Empire City Iron Works Long Island City, NY Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: A-Val Architectural Metal Corp. College Point, NY Curtain Wall Fabricator and Erector: Enclos Corp. Eagan, MN Metal Deck Erector: Solera/DCM Erectors, Inc. New York, NY

Steel frames were as uplifting to the whimsical roofline of this 260,000-square-foot children’s hospital, as its dollhouse-like corner towers and pitched roofs and gables are to young patients. The roof frame members were shop welded and bolted on site.

This Randall’s Island athletic facility gave the historic, yet dilapidated, Downing Stadium a new name, a new look, and the first IAAF Class 1 running track in the United States.

The first building to rise from the site of the 9/11 attacks, 7 World Trade Center is symbolically and architecturally meaningful. Architect James Carpenter showed that steel guarantees safety – the Cable Net Wall at the entrance and lobby is blast resistant – without compromising aesthetics. Owner: Silverstein Properties New York, NY Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill New York, NY Engineers: WSP Cantor Seinuk New York, NY; James Carpenter Associates New York, NY Consultants: Israel Berger and Associates New York, NY General Contractor: Tishman Construction Corporation New York, NY Miscellaneous Steel Fabricator and Erector: Empire City Iron Works Long Island, NY; Skyline Steel Corp. Brooklyn, NY Curtain Wall Fabricator and Erector: Permasteelisa Windsor, CT Cable Net Wall Fabricator: Josef Gartner Germany Gundelfingen, DE Cable Net Wall Erector: Ment Bros. Iron Works New York, NY Architectural and Ornamental Fabricator: Allied Bronze LLC Long Island City, NY Architectural and Ornamental Erector: Ornamental Installation Specialists Warwick, NY Metal Deck Erector: A.C. Associates Lyndhurst, NJ

Whether a tourist headed to Staten Island or one of the 60 to 70 thousand daily commuters, all can appreciate the steel makeover of St. George Ferry Terminal. Once dreary and dark, it now features a waiting room bathed in natural light and a boldly avant-garde 350-foot arch of painted steel. Owner: NYC Economic Development Corp. New York, NY Architect: Helmuth, Obata + Kassabaum New York, NY Engineer: Thornton-Tomasetti Engineers New York, NY General Contractor: Skanska USA Building, Inc. New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricator: Owen Steel Company SC Structural Steel Erector: AJ McNulty & Co, Inc. Maspeth, NY Ornamental Steel Fabricator and Erector: Post Road Iron Works Greenwich, CT Miscellaneous Steel Fabricator and Erector: Transcontinental Steel Newark, NJ Metal Deck Erector: A.C. Associates Lyndhurst, NJ

Time Warmer Center’s strength and beauty come in big numbers – 2.7 million square feet of space, nearly 1,000,000 square feet of ornamental metal, and 13,000 panes of glass. Its exterior façade also features 12 types of curtain wall, with the 150-foot-high entrance-framing the largest cable net wall in the United States. Owner: The Related Companies, Inc. New York, NY Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill New York, NY Engineer: WSP Cantor Seinuk New York, NY General Contractor: Bovis Lend Lease, LMB New York, NY Miscellaneous Steel Fabricators and Erectors: Skyline Steel Corp. Brooklyn, NY; Coordinated Metals, Inc. Carlstadt, NJ; Empire City Iron Works Long Island City, NY Miscellaneous Steel Fabricators and Erectors: Melto Metals Freeport, Long Island; Gold Coin Ironworks Elmsford, NY Curtain Wall Erector: Diamond Installation New Rochelle, NY; W&W Glass Nanuet, NY Metal Deck Erector: Solera/DCM Erectors, Inc. New York, NY

Commuters woke up one morning and discovered a new Third Avenue Bridge. To minimize disruption to the flow of 72,000 vehicles that use it daily, Hardesty & Hanover, LLP Engineering fabricated the 3,500 square foot reconstruction, which included ramps, approach spans, and swing spans, off-site in Alabama in six phases and later barged it 1,800 miles to New York. Owner: NYC Department of Transportation New York, NY Architect/Engineer: B. Thayer Associates New York, NY Structural Engineers: Hardesty & Hanover, LLP New York, NY General Contractor: KiSKA Construction Corp. New York, NY Structural Steel Erector: KiSKA Construction Corp. New York, NY

The paradoxical architecture of the 630,000-square-foot Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is so striking and well-executed, it disappears, and that’s exactly what architect Yoshio Taniguchi intended. The grand lobby, atrium space, and surfaces throughout the interior achieve a flatness and transparency with 20 different types of curtain wall to keep visitors focused solely on the artwork. Owner: Museum of Modern Art New York, NY Architect: Taniguchi and Associates Tokyo, JP Executive Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates New York, NY Structural Engineers: Severud Associates New York, NY; Guy Nordenson and Associates New York, NY General Contractor: AMEC New York, NY Curtain Wall Consultant: R.A. Heintges Associates New York, NY Curtain Wall Fabricators: Josef Gartner Germany Gundelfingen, DE; Permasteelisa Windsor, CT Curtain Wall Erector: Tower Installation LLC Windsor, CT Miscellaneous Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: Allied Bronze LLC Long Island City, NY Miscellaneous Iron Fabricators and Erectors: Empire City Iron Works Long Island City, NY; Ment Bros. I.W. Co. Inc. New York, NY

This 40-story, 1.2 million-square-foot skyscraper was already under construction when the events of September 11 forced architects to rethink the design. Its revisions included an imaginative curtain wall façade of stainless-steel spandrel panels and fins to meet post-9/11 security requirements and a structural steel core. Owner: Brookfield Properties Corporation New York, NY Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP New York, NY Engineer: Gilsanz, Murray, Steficek LLP New York, NY General Contractor: Turner Construction New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricator: Canron Corp. New York, NY Structural Steel Erectors: Cornell and Company Woodbury, NJ; Canron Corp. New York, NY Miscellaneous Steel Fabricators and Erectors: Empire City Iron Works Long Island City, NY; Post Road Iron Works Greenwich, CT Metal Deck Erector: Solera Construction, Inc. New York, NY

The building has a modern structural steel frame and a unique terra-cotta, glass, and aluminum curtain wall, which helps the building harmonize with its neighbors while meeting contemporary office and retail needs.

After demolishing an older terminal building and constructing a new 2.2-milion-square-foot complex in several phases, the operators of the new American Airlines Terminal will have created John F. Kennedy International Airport’s largest terminal.

JetBlue Technical Operations Campus Hanger Owner: JetBlue Airways New York, NY Architect: Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum New York, NY Engineer: Butler Heavy Structures Kansas City, MO General Contractor: Turner Construction Company New York, NY Structural Steel Erector: Midlantic Erectors, Inc. Roselle, NJ Metal Deck Erector: A.C. Associates Lyndhurst, NJ

Ornamental and Architectural Ironworker’s Training Facility Architect: Daniel Goldner Architects New York, NY <br/> Structural Engineer: Neil Wexler & Associates New York, NY<br/> General Contractor: Structure Tone, Inc. New York, NY<br/> Ornamental Metal Fabricator and Erector: United Iron Mt. Vernon, NY<br/> Architectural Metal Erector: Empire Architectural Metal and Glass Corp. College Point, NY<br/>

The Outboard Detour Roadway, a recyclable superstructure consisting of transverse steel-cap beam and longitudinal steel girders, is a unique solution to diverting traffic during the FDR Drive Reconstruction. A civil engineering and urban planning accomplishment, this innovative use of steel and pre-cast concrete slabs reduces the impact on traffic patterns as well as noise levels for nearby residences. Owner: New York State Department of Transportation Structural Engineering Consultants: Earth Tech, Inc. New York, NY Engineer-in-Charge: Tom Bowers, New York State Department of Transportation New York, NY General Contractor: Slattery Skanska/Weeks Marine Carteret, NJ Structural Steel Erector (roadway): Archer Steel Construction Co. Manalapan, NJ Structural Steel Erector (noise wall): Francis A. Lee, Inc. Hicksville, NY

Challenged by multiple structural systems and movement issues of a combined structure, 360 Madison’s high-performance glass curtain wall seamlessly merges classic with modern. Uniting the new 26-story concrete tower with the original 18-story steel framed building showcases construction innovation. Owner: Madison 45 LLC New York, NY Architect: Richard Cook & Associates Architects New York, NY Structural Engineer: Rosenwasser Grossman Consulting Engineers New York, NY General Contractor: Pavarini McGovern Construction Co. New York, NY Structural Steel Fabricator: ADF Steel Corp. (USA) Montreal, CA Structural Steel Erector: DCM Erectors, Inc. New York, NY Curtain Wall Fabricator: Permasteelisa Cladding Technologies, Ltd. Windsor, CT Curtain Wall Erector: Tower Installation LLC Windsor, CT Architectural Metalwork Erector: Airflex Industries Inc. Farmingdale, NY

Architect James Carpenter showed that steel guarantees safety – the Cable Net Wall at the entrance and lobby is blast resistant – without compromising aesthetics.

Polytechnic University’s 89,000 square foot addition combines seven floors of academic space above 26,000 square feet of athletic space at street level.

This $140 million, three-phase rehabilitation project scheduled during NY Yankee off-seasons included replacing the bridge deck, roadway and deteriorated structural steel members while maintaining transportation access to and from the Bronx. Owner: New York City Department of Transportation New York, NY Design Engineer: Modjeski and Masters Inc. Mechanicsburg, PA General Contractor: Schiavone Construction Co./American Bridge Co. Pearl River, NY Structural Steel Fabricator: American Bridge Co. Pearl River, NY Structural Steel Erector: Schiavone/American Bridge Co. Bronx, NY

A combination of fast-track value engineering and steel allowed for completion of this $89 million, 563,000 square foot facility at JFK International Airport in 13 months. Design features include 150-foot-long spans and 70-foot-high bays.

Lower cost was only one reason why steel was chosen for l.S. 137 in Ozone Park, NY, a new $55 million, 181,000-square-foot intermediate school four stories in height and 500 feet long.

New York, NY

Dorm life at New York University (NYU) is anything but dull these days following the recent completion of the new Palladium Residence Hall.