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The Javits Center is like the stepchild of the city's development projects: No one really cares - they want flashy architects or scary renderings of what a Jets stadium might look like. But now the Javits Development Corporation has selected an architect to design a new expansion, British architect Richard Rogers. Not only is he knighted, he designed the Centre Pompidou in Paris (with Renzo Piano) and the Millennium Dome in London, making Gothamist wonder if the next James Bond film will film at the Javits expansion! The NY Times reports that Rogers was selected over Rafael Vinoly and Thom Mayne, and the rest of the team will include FX Fowle and A. Epstein: "The current plans for the $1.4 billion project would extend the convention hall to 40th Street from 39th Street, expanding the exhibition space to 1.1 million from 760,000 square feet" - plus develop a hotel nearby, because apparently the car and boat shows aren't doing it for them - they want the trade show business. If the Javits expands, you can bet that more high end strip clubs will open up in the area to cater to the trade show types. And the community was worried about businesses!
Here's an old (we think?) analysis of why the Javits Center should expand.
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wtf is that FXFOWLE bs. was the fox and fowle name really that bad? that's not even pronounceable. let alone spellable. they should have changed it to fox and foul.
Fox and Fowle has been rebranded as FXFOWLE because Robert Fox and Bruce Fowle dissolved their partnership. Robert Fox's firm is now Cook + Fox, and Bruce Fowle stayed with the name Fox and Fowle... at least for a little while.
that explains it. but did you check out the reason on their site? what a load of bs.
Ha! Pretty typical of architects - come up with a new name (or dare I say building design concept) first, then come up with "innovative" touchy-feely ways to justify it to your client afterward.
Actually, Fox & Fowle didn't dissolve their partnership - Bob Fox just left the firm. This meant that Fox & Fowle needed to drop the Fox. While the F (five) X (times) FOWLE may not be the clearest moniker, it does represent the firm's five studios, its growth, and the cornerstone of Bruce Fowle's leadership. And that's a heck of a lot better than the meaningless alphabet soup of KPF, SOM, BRB, PBDW, etc.