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Architects: Tresoldi Studio
- Year: 2020
New York: The Latest Architecture and News
Fillmore Sculpture at Cathédrale Restaurant / Tresoldi Studio
Playful Urban Design Intervention by Lateral Office and CS Design Takes Over New York City's Garment District
Lateral Office, the Canadian experimental design practice that operates at the intersection of architecture, landscape, and urbanism, in partnership with CS Design, installed 12 seesaws in New York City's Garment District. The urban intervention will stay on display until the 31st of January 2020.
BIG and WXY Propose Plans for Greener and Safer Downtown Brooklyn
Bjarke Ingels Group and WXY architecture + urban design, in collaboration with the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, imagined a new future for Downtown Brooklyn. The proposal introduces a greener, safer approach for a pedestrian-friendly neighborhood.
Major Cities Face High Risk of Flooding According to a Goldman Sachs Report
Goldman Sachs has released a report on the effects of climate change on cities across the world. The study explored the major changes that will transform the planet and highlighted several metropolises that will be at risk of flooding.
New York City Votes to Require Bird-Friendly Construction
New York City Council passed legislation that will now mandate all new construction use bird-safe glass on facades below 75 feet. New York City Audubon estimates that up to 230,000 birds crash into glass building surfaces across the five boroughs annually. The new legislation aims to address migratory patterns as birds pass through New York on the Atlantic Flyway.
World's Tallest Modular Hotel to be Developed in the United States
DMDmodular is manufacturing modules for the world's tallest modular hotel, in the Big Apple. The modular elements of the 26-story AC Marriott New York NoMad, designed by Danny Forster & Architecture, are produced in Skawina, Poland and shipped to the United States.
ASSET Restaurant / Bates Masi + Architects
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Architects: Bates Masi + Architects
- Area: 3450 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: GRAPHISOFT, Cold Spring, Feelgood designs, Watermark Designs, Whiting Davis
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Professionals: SRAAE, CRAFT Engineering Studio
BIG + Field Operations Design Master Plan for River Street Waterfront
Two Trees Management Company, a New York-based real estate development firm, has presented a master plan for the Northern Brooklyn waterfront, a new approach to urban resiliency. Designed by BIG and Field Operations, the project puts in place a mixed-use development and a resilient park.
The Public Square and Gardens at Hudson Yards / Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
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Architects: Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects
- Area: 182109 m²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Bega, Color Kinetics, Adobe, B-K Lighting, +16
Ziggy Installation / Hou de Sousa
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Architects: Hou de Sousa
- Area: 450 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Chaos Group, McNeel, Onforu, Paracord
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Professionals: A05 Studio, Schlaich Bergermann Partner
15 Hudson Yards Building / Diller Scofidio + Renfro
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Architects: Diller Scofidio + Renfro
- Year: 2018
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Manufacturers: Effisus
Heatherwick Studio Releases Renders of the Lobby Pavilion at Lantern House
Heatherwick Studio offered a first look at the freestanding glass lobby pavilion at Lantern House, the firm’s first residential building in the United States. The project consists of 2 volumes, an east structure standing at 10-stories and a west structure standing at 22-stories, connected under the High Line.
565 Broome SoHo Residential Building / Renzo Piano Building Workshop
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Architects: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
- Area: 322000 ft²
- Year: 2019
MoMA PS1's Young Architects Program Placed on Hiatus
MoMA PS1 has announced that the Young Architects Program will be placed on a one-year hiatus. MoMA PS1, formerly P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, is one of the oldest and largest nonprofit arts centers in the United States devoted to contemporary art. The Young Architects Program founded by MoMA and MoMA PS1 was made to offer emerging architectural talent the opportunity to design a temporary, outdoor installation in New York.
The d’Orsay Residential Building / Hill West Architects
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Architects: Hill West Architects
- Area: 42672 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Skyline windows, Tri-States
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Professionals: GEA Consulting Engineers, GACE Consulting Engineers
Cooper Union Launches Digital Archive of Student Work
The Cooper Union’s Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture has created a new digital archive of student work in a comprehensive online database. As one of the few online collections of a school of architecture's student work, the database represents over eight decades of work, dating from the 1930’s through the present.
SOM Reveals Design for Walt Disney's New Headquarters in New York
4 Hudson Square is Walt Disney’s new headquarters in the Big Apple, designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM). Located in the Lower Manhattan district, in the neighborhood of Hudson Square, the project will create a space for the company’s New York operations.