The architect leading the redesign of New York City’s historic Penn Station has said the long-delayed project follows decades of effort to transform one of the country’s most notorious transit spaces.
Architect Vishaan Chakrabarti, founder of the Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU), will oversee the renovation, led by Amtrak and backed by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), as it moves toward construction, which officials say is expected to begin in 2027.
Chakrabarti, who has been involved in proposals for the station since the 2000s, described the moment as both surprising and hard-won…