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February 4, 2010 (PDF) Newman Architects to Design New Public Library in Downtown Norfolk, VA Newman Architects has recently won a design competition for the new Slover Memorial Library in Norfolk, Virginia. The approximately 110,000-square foot Slover Library is scheduled to open in 2013. The project will entail the renovation and restoration of the historic Seaboard Building and will add a new wing that will connect to the Seaboard by a glass atrium. When completed, the library will be one of the most technologically advanced in the world. For additional information on the project, please click here to view a press release and selected images of the preliminary design.

October 20, 2009 Newman Architects receives three Design Awards from AIA Connecticut. Newman Architects has received three 2009 Design Awards from the Connecticut Chapter of the American Institute of Architects. The winning projects are Private Residence, Harbor Island Bahamas (Built Design; Residential Design); Stamford Porch (Urban Design); and West Side Presbyterian Church (People's Choice Award). Also a winner was the Arts and Architecture Complex, Yale University, for which Newman Architects provided Interior Design Services in collaboration with Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects.

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July 21, 2009 (PDF) Jim Elmasry and Arch Currie Present 3D Coordination: A New Collaboration between Owners, Designers and Constructors at SCUP 2009 (click to download a copy of the presentation). As a regional leader in the adoption of Building Information Modeling, Newman Architects has shared its experiences with this powerful tool to the architectural, engineering and construction fields at numerous professional symposia. Associate Principals, Jim Elmasry, AIA, and Arch Currie, AIA, recently presented on the subject along with Dimeo Construction at the July, 2009 annual meeting of the Society of College and University Planners in Portland, Oregon.

July 1, 2009 Sag Harbor Votes to Restore and Expand Library The citizens of Sag Harbor, New York, voted resoundingly in favor of restoring and adding to its John Jermain Memorial Library. In August 2009, design work will begin to create a 21st century library for this historically significant eastern Long Island town. The deteriorating fabric of the existing Beaux Arts building will be restored. A new addition will express the new relationship between the institution of the library, information media, and the community. Richard Munday is partner-in-charge. Michael Scott is the project manager.

June 22, 2009 Jonathan Edwards College Renovation Receives Boston Society of Architects Higher Education Award Newman Architects is very pleased to announce that the Jonathan Edwards College Renovations project at Yale University has received a Higher Education Award for Design Excellence from the Boston Society of Architects (BSA). The award, sponsored by the BSA/SCUP Roundtable, honors design excellence in the context of the campus plan. The project will be exhibited Build Boston Conference in November 2009.

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May 5, 2009 (PDF) Release of New Booklet ‘Architecture and Scholarship’ To mark the rededication of Yale University’s Jonathan Edwards College after an eighteen month construction project, Newman has released ‘Architecture and Scholarship.’ This small book records the influence on our architectural intervention into the college of the writings of the early American scholar and theologian, the eponymous Jonathan Edwards. To request a copy, please contact us.

»	May 2, 2009 (PDF) Working for the Army Newman Architects is entering into a joint arrangement with Svigals Architects in New Haven to design a new Regional Training Institute for the Connecticut National Guard at Camp Rell in Niantic, Connecticut. A design-build project, Fusco Corporation is the builder. Herbert Newman is the principal in charge.

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May 1, 2009 (PDF) Plans for the Public Library in Sag Harbor Library, NY Newman Architects is working in Sag Harbor, New York to develop plans for restoring and adding to the town’s John Jermain Library. With restoration of the original Beaux Arts building a centerpiece, plans include an addition and a potential new Reading and Research Center at a second location. Richard Munday is principal in charge of the project. Michael Scott is the project manager.

	May 1, 2009 A New School in New Haven, Connecticut Newman Architects has begun the pre-design process for a new K-8 school in New Haven. Planned as a high performance project, Newman will adopt an integrated design approach to synthesize multiple ecologies at the school – those of the natural world, pedagogical processes, the urban setting, and culture.

May 1, 2009 On Schedule and On Budget at Yale University Calhoun College, a complicated restoration, full renovation and additions project at Yale University, is currently on schedule and budget at Yale University. Working closely through the design phases with construction manager, Dimeo Construction Company, and with the extensive use of Building Information Modeling tools, this project is proceeding with an exceptionally small number of changes due to unforeseen conditions. In this project we are also deploying Impressed Current Cathodic Protection (CP) technology to halt the decay of the masonry exterior building envelope, a system that is highly effective and cost-efficient. Principal in charge of Calhoun College is Joseph Schiffer, supported by James Elmasry, project manager, and Steven Orlansky, project architect.