The New BMT Coney Island Terminal by Paul Matus - The Third Rail - 5/03

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part of the platforms protected from the elements by platform width canopies, but the tracks were not covered. This arrangement is typical of New York elevated stations, but often resulted in a drenching experience for boarding crowds caught in a sudden summer squall. The new train shed, with structural engineering by Jacobs Engineering Group, covers the major part of all four platforms with a multiple-arched canopy evocative of European railway stations. The architectural firm of Kiss + Cathcart designed the triple-vaulted canopy as a glass and steel structure using a panelized construction system of semi-transparent photovoltaic panels. The novel provision of these solar modules will function both as enclosure and a source of renewable energy for the station.

The new station is to open in 2004.

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For their invaluable help in preparing this article, we wish to thank:

John di Domenico, AIA, Andrew Berger, AIA, ASLA and Richard Alomar, ASLA, of
di Domenico + Partners, LLP

Colin Cathcart, AIA, and Betsy Seder, of Kiss + Cathcart, Architects

Tony Daniels, AIA, of Jacobs Engineering Group