NEW YORK - (Business Wire) The New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC) and the New York Police Department (NYPD) announce the selection of Perkins+Will as the architect for the new three million square-foot Police Academy campus in College Point, Queens.
The project will consolidate the Police Academy into one location with the most advanced law enforcement training facilities in the world. Program areas include a diverse mix of instructional and support elements that comprise a total campus: a main instructional building, field house, firearms and tactical training facility, Police Museum, visiting lecturer accommodations, parking garage, tactical village, rescue training, outdoor track, outdoor muster deck, and driver training.
Working in a project office alongside DDC and NYPD team members, architectural design consultant Michael Fieldman Architect, and consultants, Perkins+Will has begun the design for the 35-acre site. The integrated team is charged with creating a model facility that is adaptable to evolving training needs and emerging technology.
“The project demonstrates the true commitment of the City of New York to providing the best facilities possible for the officers of the NYPD,” says Greg Williams, Perkins+Will’s Managing Principal for the project. “Our goal for the new Academy is to fulfill that pledge with a training facility design that will serve as a model for law enforcement agencies around the world.”
The Police Academy is the largest architectural project that the DDC and NYPD have undertaken. While the environmental goal for the project is a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver rating mandated by the City of New York, Perkins+Will, as a firm, has committed to the 2030 Challenge and will design the academy campus to meet its standards. The Challenge, issued by Architecture 2030 (www.architecture2030.org), calls for aggressive energy efficiency building standards leading to carbon neutrality by the year 2030. Perkins+Will was the first multi-office company to sign on to the Challenge.
About Perkins+Will
Established in 1935, Perkins+Will (www.perkinswill.com) is an integrated design firm serving clients from 22 offices around the world. The firm practices architecture, interiors, branded environments, planning + strategies and urban design with clients in the aviation, corporate + commercial + civic, healthcare, higher education, K-12 education, and science + technology markets. Perkins+Will routinely ranks among the world's top design firms and has received hundreds of awards, including the prestigious American Institute of Architects' "Firm of the Year Award." With more LEED(r) Accredited Professionals than any other firm, Perkins+Will is recognized as a leader in the sustainable design movement.
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