Jay Valgora | |
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Occupation | Architect |
Practice | Studio V Architecture |
Buildings | Empire Stores, Iwataya Passage, Yonkers Raceway Expansion, Macy's Herald Square |
Projects |
Industry City master plan (Bush Terminal),
Seaside, Queens master plan, the Rockaways, NY Anable Basin, original master plan Long Island City, NY |
Gerald Valgora (/jeɪ væl-gɔr-a/;) also known as Jay Valgora, is an American architect, architectural theorist, and urbanist. He is the founder and principal of the architectural design firm Studio V. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Jay Valgora grew up in Buffalo, New York. [5] The steel mills where his father worked and the historic grain elevators of Buffalo influenced Valgora to become an architect. [5] [6] Valgora studied architecture at Cornell University (BArch), Harvard Graduate School of Design (MArch) and was a Fellow in the Fulbright Program to the United Kingdom. [2] At Harvard, Valgora studied under Pritzker Prize-winning Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza Vieira. [7]
In London, Valgora commenced his investigations into industrial waterfronts, [8] continuing with a Fulbright Fellowship. [9]
In 1993, Valgora became design director of Rockwell Group, leading designs for the Cirque du Soleil theater, the Dolby Theatre (then known as the Kodak Theatre), the first W Hotel, and Mohegan Sun. [10] Starting in 1998, as design principal of WalkerGroup, Valgora designed buildings in the United States, Spain, and Japan [11] and began his investigations into combining contemporary design with historic and industrial architecture. [12]
In 2000, Valgora established V Studio, a design studio. [13] In 2000, Valgora designed the Iwataya Passage in Fukuoka Japan, [14] and designed the set for Double Exposure, a multi-media dance production by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater that premiered at Lincoln Center, New York. [15]
This practice formed the basis for founding Studio V Architecture in 2006. [16] He began to focus on the redesign of industrial waterfronts to transform former industrial sites. [17] [18]
Valgora's design methodology focuses on critical inquiry engaging contemporary form with historic structures. [19] [20] Architectural examples include the J + K Residence (contemporary townhouse inserted on top of an historic hotel), [21] Bronx Post Office, Macy's Herald Square (historic fabric contrasting contemporary fabrication) [22] and Hunts Point train station, originally designed by Cass Gilbert. [23] Valgora's designs have also juxtaposed different uses for a single structure, as seen in his design for Frank 57, which includes a hospital, three types of residences (luxury, affordable, and co-living), and retail. [24]
Valgora's designs for the Empire Stores [25] addresses many of his design principles within a single project, combining historic and contemporary architecture. [26] [27] His project “Silo City,” which transformed the grain elevators in Buffalo, NY into an arts and cultural center, features art galleries mixed with velodromes, residences and community gardens. [28]
His design for the abandoned Michigan railway bridge spanning the Niagara Gorge between the US and Canada proposed converting the bridge into an elevated public park, hotel, and museum. [16]
His design for Iwataya Passage in Fukuoka, Japan features a reinterpreted underground public street with illuminated glass and cable structures connecting train stations, hotel, and stores. [14] Valgora's Flushing River master plan envisioned a new waterfront community with elevated esplanades and parks. [29]
Valgora's design for the adaptive reuse of oil tanks at Maker Park / The Tanks was also the subject of debate on the adaptive reuse of industrial structures. [30] [31]
Jay Valgora | |
---|---|
Occupation | Architect |
Practice | Studio V Architecture |
Buildings | Empire Stores, Iwataya Passage, Yonkers Raceway Expansion, Macy's Herald Square |
Projects |
Industry City master plan (Bush Terminal),
Seaside, Queens master plan, the Rockaways, NY Anable Basin, original master plan Long Island City, NY |
Gerald Valgora (/jeɪ væl-gɔr-a/;) also known as Jay Valgora, is an American architect, architectural theorist, and urbanist. He is the founder and principal of the architectural design firm Studio V. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Jay Valgora grew up in Buffalo, New York. [5] The steel mills where his father worked and the historic grain elevators of Buffalo influenced Valgora to become an architect. [5] [6] Valgora studied architecture at Cornell University (BArch), Harvard Graduate School of Design (MArch) and was a Fellow in the Fulbright Program to the United Kingdom. [2] At Harvard, Valgora studied under Pritzker Prize-winning Portuguese architect Alvaro Siza Vieira. [7]
In London, Valgora commenced his investigations into industrial waterfronts, [8] continuing with a Fulbright Fellowship. [9]
In 1993, Valgora became design director of Rockwell Group, leading designs for the Cirque du Soleil theater, the Dolby Theatre (then known as the Kodak Theatre), the first W Hotel, and Mohegan Sun. [10] Starting in 1998, as design principal of WalkerGroup, Valgora designed buildings in the United States, Spain, and Japan [11] and began his investigations into combining contemporary design with historic and industrial architecture. [12]
In 2000, Valgora established V Studio, a design studio. [13] In 2000, Valgora designed the Iwataya Passage in Fukuoka Japan, [14] and designed the set for Double Exposure, a multi-media dance production by Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater that premiered at Lincoln Center, New York. [15]
This practice formed the basis for founding Studio V Architecture in 2006. [16] He began to focus on the redesign of industrial waterfronts to transform former industrial sites. [17] [18]
Valgora's design methodology focuses on critical inquiry engaging contemporary form with historic structures. [19] [20] Architectural examples include the J + K Residence (contemporary townhouse inserted on top of an historic hotel), [21] Bronx Post Office, Macy's Herald Square (historic fabric contrasting contemporary fabrication) [22] and Hunts Point train station, originally designed by Cass Gilbert. [23] Valgora's designs have also juxtaposed different uses for a single structure, as seen in his design for Frank 57, which includes a hospital, three types of residences (luxury, affordable, and co-living), and retail. [24]
Valgora's designs for the Empire Stores [25] addresses many of his design principles within a single project, combining historic and contemporary architecture. [26] [27] His project “Silo City,” which transformed the grain elevators in Buffalo, NY into an arts and cultural center, features art galleries mixed with velodromes, residences and community gardens. [28]
His design for the abandoned Michigan railway bridge spanning the Niagara Gorge between the US and Canada proposed converting the bridge into an elevated public park, hotel, and museum. [16]
His design for Iwataya Passage in Fukuoka, Japan features a reinterpreted underground public street with illuminated glass and cable structures connecting train stations, hotel, and stores. [14] Valgora's Flushing River master plan envisioned a new waterfront community with elevated esplanades and parks. [29]
Valgora's design for the adaptive reuse of oil tanks at Maker Park / The Tanks was also the subject of debate on the adaptive reuse of industrial structures. [30] [31]