Cosentini Associates Explained

Cosentini Associates
Founder:	William R. Cosentini
Established:	1952
Headquarters:	498 Seventh Avenue New York, NY 10018 United States
Services:	Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Fire Protection, IT/AV/Security, Lighting Design, Sustainable Services, Code Consulting and Fire Engineering, Commissioning

Cosentini Associates is an engineering firm that provides consulting engineering services for the building industry.

Company history

Cosentini Associates was founded in 1952 by William Randolph Cosentini as W.R. Cosentini and Associates. William Cosentini was the second born child of Italian immigrant parents Eugenio and Vincenza Cosentini. He earned his MA in mechanical engineering from New York University. Two years after founding the company, William Cosentini died in 1954 at 41 years of age.

The company was established to provide consulting services in the mechanical and electrical engineering disciplines. What started out as a six-person firm has grown to employ more than 300 workers. The company is headquartered at 498 Seventh Avenue^[1] in New York City. The firm also has offices in other US cities including Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and Houston.^[1]

Project types include corporate headquarters, high-rise commercial office buildings, tenant interiors, libraries, academic facilities, museums and performing arts centers, government office buildings, command and control facilities, hotels, residential towers, large-scale mixed- use developments, healthcare and R&D facilities, courthouses, and mission-critical facilities.

In 1999, Cosentini greatly expanded its engineering and design resources by joining Tetra Tech, Inc., a nationwide alliance offering consulting, engineering, and technical services. With nearly 20,000 associates in 400 offices around the world,^{[2] [3]} the company supports commercial and government clients in engineering design, resource management and infrastructure, telecommunications support services, applied science, management consulting, and construction management.

Notable projects

1950s

• SUNY Albany's Uptown Campus, Edward Durell Stone^[4]
• Time-Life Building (Chicago), Wallace Harrison of Harrison, Abramovitz, and Harris^[5]

1960s

• Huntington Hartford Museum, Edward Durell Stone
• Ford Foundation Building, Kevin Roche and John Dinkeloo of KRJDA^[6]
• Habitat 67, Moshe Safdie
• IBM Pavilion, 1964-1965 New York World's Fair, Eero Saarinen
• Israel Museum, Alfred Mansfeld, Armand Bartos, and Frederick Kiesler^[7]
• New England Aquarium, Peter Chermayeff of Cambridge Seven Associates

1970s

• Field Museum of Natural History restoration, Harry Weese
• Grand 1894 Opera House renovation, Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer
• IDS Center, Philip Johnson^[8]
• John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, I. M. Pei
• John Hancock Tower, Henry N. Cobb of I. M. Pei & Partners^[6]
• Solar One, Mária Telkes
  • Solow Building, Gordon Bunshaft of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Washington Metro, Harry Weese

1980s

• 499 Park Avenue, James Ingo Freed of I. M. Pei & Partners^[9]
• Carnegie Hall Tower, César Pelli^[10]
• Crystal Cathedral, Philip Johnson^[11]
• Lipstick Building, Philip Johnson
• AT&T Building, Philip Johnson
• United Airlines Terminal at O'Hare International Airport, Helmut Jahn of Murphy/Jahn Architects^[12]

1990s

• 4 Times Square, Bruce Fowle of Fox & Fowle^{[13] [14] [15] [16]}
• Capella Tower, James Ingo Freed of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners^[17]
• Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, KPF^[18]
• Disney Animation Building, Robert A. M. Stern
• Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Frank Gehry^{[19] [20]}
• Rodin Pavilion, KPF^{[21] [22]}
• United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, James Ingo Freed of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, with Finegold Alexander & Associates^{[23] [24]}

2000s

• First World Towers, KPF^[25]
• IAC Building, Frank Gehry^{[26] [27]}
• Linked Hybrid, Steven Holl^[28]
• National Museum of the American Indian, Douglas Cardinal, Johnpaul Jones, and GBQC Architects^{[29] [30]}
• Newman Vertical Campus at Baruch College, KPF^[31]
• Lewis Science Library at Princeton University, Frank Gehry
• Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, Frank Gehry^[32]
• Time Warner Center, David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill^{[13] [33]}
• Walt Disney Concert Hall, Frank Gehry

2010s

• 11 Times Square, Bruce Fowle of FXFOWLE^{[34] [35]}
• Millennium Place, Handel Architects^[36]
• New World Center, Frank Gehry^[37]
• Shanghai Tower, Gensler^{[38] [39] [40]}

Unbuilt

• Atlanta Symphony Center, Santiago Calatrava
• Chicago Spire, Santiago Calatrava

External links

• • List of projects at The Skyscraper Center, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cosentini Associates - CONTACT. www.cosentini.com. November 13, 2021.
2. Web site: About. www.tetratech.com. November 13, 2021.
3. Web site: Tetra Tech Acquires Cosentini Associates Mergr M&A Deal Summary . 2022-11-10 . mergr.com.
4. Web site: Campus Heritage Preservation Plan. Mesick Cohen Wilson Baker Architects. December 14, 2012. 55. April 2009.
5. Web site: Time-Life Building. The Skyscraper Center. CTBUH. December 14, 2012.
6. News: Deep roots in design. (Profile of the Week).. December 14, 2012. Real Estate Weekly. February 12, 2003.
7. Web site: Eye on People . JewishPost.com . May 8, 2013.
8. Book: Žaknić, Ivan. 100 of the World's Tallest Buildings. 1998. Images Publishing. 187549832X. 87.
9. Web site: 499 Park Avenue / Park Tower. Projects. Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. December 14, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120920012127/http://www.pcf-p.com/a/p/7717/s.html. September 20, 2012. dead.
10. Book: Žaknić, Ivan. 100 of the World's Tallest Buildings. 1998. Images Publishing. 187549832X. 71.
11. Book: Bachman, Leonard. Integrated Buildings: The Systems Basis of Architecture. 2004. John Wiley & Sons. 047146774X. 67.
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13. Book: Wells, Matthew. Skyscrapers: Structure And Design. 2005. Yale University Press. 0300106793. 187.
14. News: Holusha. John. Commercial Property/Office Buildings; New Technology Enhances Marketing and Design. December 13, 2012. New York Times. June 7, 1998.
15. Book: Gissen, David. Big and Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st Century. 2003. Princeton Architectural Press. 1568983611. 23.
16. Book: Platt, Rutherford. The Humane Metropolis: People and Nature in the 21st-Century City. 2006. Univ of Massachusetts Press. 1558495541. 287, 295. registration. cosentini associates..
17. Book: Žaknić, Ivan. 100 of the World's Tallest Buildings. 1998. Images Publishing. 187549832X. 85.
18. Web site: CTBUH . Foley Square Federal Courthouse Facts | CTBUH Skyscraper Database . Skyscrapercenter.com . May 8, 2013.
19. Book: Buzas, Stefan. Four Museums: Carlo Scarpa, Museo Canoviano, Possagno Frank O, Gehey, Guggenheim Bilbao Museoa Rafael Moneo, The Audrey Jones Beek Building, MFAH Heinz Tesat, Samml. 2004. Edition Axel Menges. 3930698684. 110.
20. Book: Lyall, Sutherland. Remarkable Structures: Engineering Today's Innovative Buildings. 2002. Princeton Architectural Press. 1568983301. 218.
21. Book: Gandelsonas, Mario. The Rodin Museum, Seoul. 2001. Princeton Architectural Press. 1568982356.
22. Book: KPF: Selected Works America Erurope Asia. 2005. Images Publishing. 1864700505. 1971.
23. Web site: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Projects. Pei Cobb Freed & Partners. December 14, 2012.
24. Book: Freed, James Ingo. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: architectural drawings. 1996. GSO Graphics.
25. Web site: CTBUH . The First World Tower 1 Facts | CTBUH Skyscraper Database . Skyscrapercenter.com . May 8, 2013.
26. http://www.iachq.com/interactive/_download/_pdf/IAC_Building_Facts.pdf
27. Web site: Milrose Consultants - Our Clients . Milrose.com . September 1, 2005 . May 8, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011034510/http://www.milrose.com/gallery.asp?gallery=21 . October 11, 2008 . dead .
28. Web site: CTBUH . Linked Hybrid Tower 1 Facts | CTBUH Skyscraper Database . Skyscrapercenter.com . May 8, 2013.
29. Web site: Pierce Associates, Inc . Pai.us . May 8, 2013 . https://archive.today/20130707080412/http://www.pai.us/institute.html . July 7, 2013 . dead .
30. Web site: Washington, D.C. . Clark Construction Group, LLC – entry . Clarkconstruction.com . October 6, 2004 . May 8, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130304010932/http://www.clarkconstruction.com/releases/entry/2275/ . March 4, 2013 . dead .
31. Book: Davis, J. William. KPF: Selected Works : America, Europe, Asia. 2005. Images Publishing. 1864701390. 14.
32. Web site: The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College. Projects. Architectural Record. December 14, 2012.
33. Web site: CTBUH . Time Warner Center South Tower Facts | CTBUH Skyscraper Database . Skyscrapercenter.com . May 8, 2013.
34. Web site: ENERGY STAR Building Design Profile - 11 Times Square : ENERGY STAR . Energystar.gov . May 8, 2013.
35. Web site: CTBUH . Eleven Times Square Facts | CTBUH Skyscraper Database . Skyscrapercenter.com . May 8, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120630171626/http://skyscrapercenter.com/new-york-city/eleven-times-square/ . June 30, 2012 . dead .
36. Book: Dixon, John. Urban Spaces: The Design of Public Places, Issue 3. 2004. Visual Reference Publications. 1584710276. 319.
37. Web site: New World Center / Frank Gehry . ArchDaily . January 27, 2011. May 8, 2013.
38. News: Jacobson. Clare. A New Twist on Supertall: An American firm approaches the design of its 121-story, mixed used tower now rising in Shanghai as a vertical collection of neighborhoods . December 13, 2012. Architectural Record. May 2012.
39. Xia. Jun . Case Study: Shanghai Tower. December 13, 2012. CTBUH Journal. 2010 . II . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052553/http://www.ctbuh.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=a1ppDY9UeqM%3D&tabid=1090& . 2016-03-04 . dead.
40. Web site: Pudong and Lujiazui: Shanghai Tower . China Prophesy. The Skyscraper Museum . December 13, 2012.