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Architects: Beyer Blinder Belle, Mecanoo
- Area: 16722 m²
- Year: 2021
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Manufacturers: Terrazzo & Marble
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The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library / Mecanoo + Beyer Blinder Belle
Solo Visitors No Longer Allowed on Heatherwick Studio's Vessel After Reopening
Following it's closure in January 2021, the 150-foot monumental staircase in Hudson Yards have reopened to the public on May 28th, but with a ban on solo visitors. The closure was confirmed after three individuals committed suicide since its opening in 2019, all under the age of 25. The structure was “temporarily closed” amid consultations by the firm with suicide-prevention experts and psychiatrists about how to prevent more potential suicides.
MCC Theater / Andrew Berman Architect
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Architects: Andrew Berman Architect
- Area: 27000 ft²
- Year: 2018
A Visual History of New York Told Through Its Diagrams, Maps and Graphics
This article was originally published on Common Edge.
Martin Pederson interviewed this week Antonis Antoniou and Steven Heller, author of Decoding Manhattan, a new book that compiles over 250 architectural maps, diagrams, and graphics of the island of Manhattan in New York City, talking about the origin story of the book, the process of research, and the collaboration.
512GW Townhouse / Archi-Tectonics
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Architects: Archi-Tectonics
- Area: 4500 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Professionals: Cantor & Seinuk, 2LS Consulting
Little Island Park / Heatherwick Studio + MNLA
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Architects: Heatherwick Studio
- Area: 11000 m²
- Year: 2021
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Professionals: Arup, MNLA, MRCE, Gardiner & Theobald
New York Expands Outdoor Activities with Open Boulevards Initiative
Earlier this month, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the launch of the Open Boulevards program, an initiative that would temporarily close off car traffic on boulevard segments across several blocks, expanding the public space for dining, cultural activities and artistic performances. The project builds on the successful initiatives Open streets and Open Restaurants, which transformed the city’s streetscape to better serve diners, cyclists and pedestrians amidst the pandemic.
Heatherwick Studio's Little Island Creates an Artificial Landscape above the Hudson River
Designed by Heatherwick Studio, together with landscape architecture firm MNLA, the long-awaited Little Island project is New York’s newest major public space, showcasing a richly-planted piece of topography above the Hudson River. The design featuring a public park and performance venues reinvents the pier typology into an undulating artificial landscape. After surpassing many hurdles, the eight years in the making project is now open to the public, and the bold design is set to become an icon in New York.
100 Franklin Apartments / Palette Architecture
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Architects: Palette Architecture
- Area: 30000 ft²
- Year: 2020
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Manufacturers: Albertini Windows, Petersen Tegl
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Professionals: Silman
In Harmony with Nature Cafe / Reutov Design
Text Courtesy of Reutov Design. Among the endless movement of millions of people and cars, you often want to get in touch with nature. Here is an oasis in the midst of a raging stream. The concept of the cafe, developed by ReutovDesign studio, combines a creative interpretation of modern design and natural style.
Winners of the 2021 Architectural League Prize for Young Architects + Designers Announced
The Architectural League of New York has announced the 6 winners of 2021 Prize for Young Architects + Designers Awards, the North American annual competition that celebrates the works of young architects and designers who have completed their bachelor’s or master’s degree within the last ten years. This year's theme was Housekeeping, which asked participants to explore how the domestic settings have changed over the past couple of years, changing the definition of "ideal residence".
New York City Promises Affordability Through Rezoning But Delivers Gentrification
This article was originally published on Common Edge.
Dozens of neighborhoods in New York City have been upzoned based on contrived, and even false claims made by the city, which promised more diversity, affordable housing, minimum displacement, and other worthy goals. None of those projections materialized, but this is never acknowledged. Worse, the upzoning created the opposite conditions: less diversity, fewer affordable units, and whiter, wealthier neighborhoods. This, too, is never acknowledged. But the damage is done—and developers are having their way—following the new zoning. Then it’s onto the next neighborhood, with the same approach. Roberta Brandes Gratz explores in her article city planning and city promises in New Tork City, disclosing zoning regulations that lead to the opposite of what they preach.
SO – IL’s New Art Campus in Brooklyn to Open this Summer
The SO – IL-designed 21,000 square foot multi-building “art campus” in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn, is set to open on June 5th, 2021, with construction projected to conclude by May 2021. Serving as the Amant Foundation’s new headquarters, the complex will host exhibitions, public events, archival projects, performances, and residency programs.
OMA / Jason Long's New York Greenpoint Landing Towers Reach Highest Point of Construction
Situated at the northern part of Brooklyn where Newton Creek and the East River intersect, OMA New York / Jason Long's Greenpoint Landing residential towers have reached their latest phase of development; The North Tower is currently at 300 ft. and the South Tower is at 400 ft. The buildings are expected to provide 745 units of mixed-income housing, and will expand an acre beyond the existing esplanade, creating a new section of public waterfront that overlooks the Manhattan skyline.
Apartment New York / Reutov Design
Text by Reutov Design. The owners of the apartment are a young couple that completely entrusted me with the design of the apartments. They liked my non-standard approach to design. Having taken this project, I decided to create a bold project that will give you the opportunity to forget about the hard everyday life and help you take a break from the noisy metropolis. Light, gentle, slightly heady interior. Terracotta-pink walls add originality to the entire design.
SHoP Architects Unveils Mixed-Use Tower and Museum of Civil Rights in Harlem
SHoP Architects has designed a new mixed-used development and tower that will also house the Museum of Civil Rights in West Harlem. Combined, the project could total nearly one million square feet of office, residential, and retail space with the cultural program. SHoP submitted a draft scope of work for the project, dubbed One45, that was made in collaboration with Judge Jonathan Lippman and Reverend Al Sharpton.
I.M. Pei & Partners' Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art Captured by Nipun Prabhakar
On the week commemorating American-Chinese architect I.M Pei’s birthday, Delhi-based photographer and photojournalist, Nipun Prabhakar, has shared with us a series of images of I.M Pei & Partners’ building, the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art. The firm was commissioned in 1968 by Cornell University to build the university’s museum that would also serve as a teaching facility and cultural center for the educational community. The building was completed in 1973 and was awarded the American Institute of Architects Honor Award in 1975.
The Bryant Tower / David Chipperfield Architects
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Architects: David Chipperfield Architects
- Area: 21200 m²
- Year: 2021