Lines from Linda The Sky’s the Limit, AKC Moves into New Home BY LINDA AYERS TURNER KNORR W hen AKC Board Chair- man, Ronald Menaker officially announced our headquarters move into
skyscraper at 101 Park Avenue. Just doors away from Grand Central Station, AKC’s new headquarters and our staff are all the more accessible to our fancy, the dog- loving public and the media. With forty-three thousand square feet across the building’s fifth floor, our new office creatively preserves the glorious traditions of our sport while fulfilling the needs of a contemporary enterprise. Multiple collaborative spaces and com- munal work areas punctuate the inno- vative design by the world-renowned architecture firm, Gensler. Our vener- ated Library and Archives are now show- cased in an elegant trinity comprising the research center, antiquarian collection
New York’s dazzling 101 Park Avenue skyscraper, I think I heard cheers from all around the globe. Many years of hard work and planning have gone into this achievement! Here is what our Chairman said, “A Very Special Anniversary. As we mark the 134th anniversary of the found- ing of our organization, the American Kennel Club opens our doors to a bright future in a fabulous new space. After twenty years in the gray towers at 260 Madison Avenue, AKC is now at home in the refined and imposing Kalikow
RONALD MENAKER, AKC CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
112 • S how S ight M agazine , O ctober 2018
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