University Architect @FrankCunhaIII Leads Architectural Walking Tour of @MontclairStateU’s Campus for Architect Guests, @AIANJ AIA Newark Suburban #AIA #University #Architect
Posted: May 18, 2019 Filed under: Architectist, Architecture, More FC3, University | Tags: AIA, Architect, Architecture, Campus, Campus Architect, Design, Diversity, FC3, inclusion, Innovation, Montclair NJ, traditional, University, University Architect Leave a commentOn May 18th, AIA Newark Suburban held a campus walking tour of Montclair State University led by fellow member, Architect Frank Cunha III, AIA. The tour addressed the history of the campus and the way it has been designed and constructed to protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of the occupants of the buildings and grounds.
Building on a distinguished history dating back to 1908, Montclair State University is a leading institution of higher education in New Jersey. Designated a Research Doctoral University by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the University’s 11 colleges and schools serve more than 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students with more than 300 doctoral, master’s and baccalaureate programs. Situated on a beautiful, 252-acre suburban campus just 12 miles from New York City, Montclair State delivers the instructional and research resources of a large public university in a supportive, sophisticated and diverse academic environment. University Facilities currently manages 70 buildings and approximately 5 million gross square feet of space on our campus. More information available: https://www.montclair.edu/about-montclair
Frank Cunha III, AIA, University Architect, has been with the University Facilities team since 2007. Since graduating from the New Jersey Institute of Technology School of Architecture in 1998, he has obtained licenses to practice architecture in 9 states. Frank is currently completing his Masters in Business Administration at Montclair State University and expects to graduate in May 2019.
Frank is passionate about strategic planning, architectural design and constructing of complex projects in a challenging and ever-changing environment. He considers the environment, energy, and the health and wellness of the occupants during all phases of the project while addressing the programming needs to ensure the stakeholder’s program requirements are met and align with the organization’s mission, vision and values.
With the assistance of his design and construction teams, Frank has been responsible for many projects of various size and scope around campus. Some project highlights include: Student Recreation Center, Center for Environmental Life Sciences, Cali School of Music, School of Nursing, the Center for Computing and Information Science, Sinatra Hall, School of Business, Schmitt Hall and historic renovation and addition to College Hall, to name a few.
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Sincerely,
FRANK CUNHA III
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AIA/ALA’s 2019 Library Building Awards Includes 2 Higher Education Projects #HigherEd #University#Architect #Design #Libraries #CampusPlanning #University #Architect #ilmaBlog
Posted: April 5, 2019 Filed under: Architecture, Campus Planning & Design, Design, Higher Education - Architecture & Design | Tags: Architecture, Awards, Campus Architect, Campus planning, College, Design, Library, Library of the Future, University Leave a commentEvery year, the AIA is proud to partner with the American Library Association / Library Leadership and Management Association to honor the best in library architecture and design.
The AIA/ALA Library Building Award is the only award that recognizes entire library structures and all aspects of their design.
This year’s award includes two college/university libraries:
Barnard College – The Milstein Center
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)
Owner: Barnard College
Location: New York
Colorado College Tutt Library Expansion and Transformation
Architect: Pfeiffer
Owner: Colorado College
Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
Click here to see all the award winners.
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Sincerely,
FRANK CUNHA III
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Love It or Hate It The Spaceship Has Landed – How Apple Built a Campus Shaped Like a Mac-Pro
Posted: September 8, 2017 Filed under: Architecture, More FC3 | Tags: Apple, Architect, Architecture, CA, Campus, Campus Architect, Construction, Cupertino, Design, DesignAllDayAndAllNight, designmatters, FC3, green, NJIT, School of Architecture, Silicone Valley, Solar, Spaceship, STEM, Technology Leave a commentApple Park
The entire front of the main building features iconic curved glass windows, letting employees look out at the rest of the campus, which will be covered in greenery and an orchard. Along with the primary building that will house 13,000 employees, there’s an underground auditorium for hosting events, a fitness center, a cafe, and a visitor’s center. Underground parking is available, and there are also two research and development facilities located nearby.
Apple Park was designed by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs in partnership with Norman Foster.
Apple Campus 2 Construction Update
At its October 15, 2013 adjourned regular meeting, the Cupertino City Council approved the Apple Park project.
Most of the 175 acre area is located on the former Hewlett Packard (HP) campus and is bounded by I-280 to the south, Wolfe Road to the west, Homestead Road to the north and North Tantau Avenue to the east. The replacement and rebuild proposal includes:
- Demolition of approximately 2.65 million square feet of existing office, research and development buildings;
- Construction of:
- An office, research and development building comprising approximately 2.8 million square feet;
- A 1,000 seat corporate auditorium;
- A corporate fitness center;
- A central plant;
- Research facilities comprising up to 600,000 square feet located east and west of Tantau Avenue between Pruneridge Ave and I-280;
- Associated parking
The City’s Review consisted of:
- Environmental Impact Assessment (including traffic, noise, air quality, etc.)
- Public hearings
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Sincerely,
Frank
Architect’s Sketchbook – Portugal & Spain (Sketches by @FrankCunhaIII, July 2017)
Posted: August 2, 2017 Filed under: Art, More FC3 | Tags: @FrankCunhaIII, Architect, Architect's Sketches, architectural, Architecture Sketches, Campus Architect, Creative, Design, DesignAllDayAndAllNight, designmatters, Draw, Europe, FC3, iLoveArchitecture, Inspiration, Ipad, iPadSketches, Pen, Pencil, Portugal, Sketch, Sketchbook, Sketches, Spain, Urban 1 Comment