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The New York Botanical Garden Opens Expansive Show on Roberto Burle Marx
Junzi Kitchen Chinese Restaurant / Xuhui Zhang
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Architects: Xuhui Zhang
- Area: 1930 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Professionals: MG Concept, Breakfast Woodwork, Aerial Design & Build
Studio Gang Breaks Ground on Museum of Natural History Expansion in New York
Studio Gang has broken ground on the American Museum of Natural History Expansion in New York. Called the Richard Gilder Center, the project held its groundbreaking ceremony on June 12 to kick off construction. Designed by Jeanne Gang, the $383 million Center was first proposed seven years ago. The project was made to link a range of museum buildings for better circulation throughout the campus.
Zero Waste Bistro Restaurant / Linda Bergroth
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Architects: Linda Bergroth
- Year: 2018
Studio Gang's 11 Hoyt Tops Out in Brooklyn
The Studio Gang-designed 11 Hoyt has topped out in Brooklyn to its full height of 620 feet. Offering 481 luxury residential condominiums, with interiors by Michaelis Boyd Associates, 11 Hoyt features a scalloped façade comprised of exquisitely crafted, shimmering cast concrete and glass, animated by bays that appear to peel away from the building and change as sunlight moves across them throughout the day.
Dong-Ping Wong Teams Up with Virgil Abloh to Design a City in 15 Minutes
This article was made in partnership with Design Indaba, a website and annual festival that uncovers innovation for good. Click here to learn more about the annual event.
Dong-Ping Wong has created exceptional interior spaces, residential and commercial buildings, and public spaces for some of the biggest names and brands in the world. During his Design Indaba talk, the architect chose to design a city in 15 minutes with the help of fashion designer Virgil Abloh, who was on a live video call with the architect during the presentation.
Park Avenue Prewar Apartment / MKCA
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Architects: MKCA
- Area: 2800 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Dornbracht, Gaggenau, Alex Drew & No One, Ann Sacks, Benjamin Moore, +6
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Professionals: Think Construction
Tiny House / Fernando Mastrangelo Studio
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Architects: Fernando Mastrangelo Studio
- Area: 175 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Adobe, Rhinoceros, Trimble
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Professionals: Alter Projects and 6Sides, Brook Landcape
121 East 22nd Street Residential Complex / OMA
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Architects: OMA
- Area: 275387 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Bradford Products
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Professionals: WSP, AKRF, By-Encore, Incorporated Architecture & Design, LDGN Landscape Architects, +2
Jendretzki Proposes Off-Grid Eco Retreat for New York's Rat Island
New York-based Jendretzki Design has created a proposal for an off-grid eco resort for New York’s Rat Island. Sited on the only isle off the city's Bronx borough that's privately owned, the project was made as prefab gabled cabins with large glass facades overlooking the ocean. Designed with zero-energy buildings, the site would run on solar and wind power with rainwater collection systems.
Maapilim Pop Up Store / Craft & Bloom
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Architects: Craft & Bloom
- Area: 350 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: AutoDesk, Benjamin Moore, Trimble, abS
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Professionals: Endel
Statue of Liberty Museum / FXCollaborative
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Architects: FXCollaborative
- Area: 75000 ft²
- Year: 2019
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Manufacturers: Schöck
SO-IL and West 8 Design Artpark for New York's Niagara Gorge
Design practices SO-IL and West 8 have won a competition to redesign a 37-acre cultural hub along New York's Niagara Gorge. The project will include a renovated main stage and an outdoor ampitheatre, as well as a series of pathways, galleries and viewing stations integrated into the canyon. The teams are tasked with the development of a strategy to revitalize the Artpark grounds, while improving connectivity, facilities and programs.
JFK's Iconic TWA Terminal Reopens as Vintage Hotel by Beyer Blinder Belle
The TWA Hotel has opened at JFK Airport in New York. Centered on the careful restoration of Eero Saarinen’s landmark 1962 former Trans World Airlines terminal, the hotel features 512 soundproof guest rooms, restaurants, and retail outlets. The project was led by Beyer Blinder Belle Architects & Planners, with two new hotel wings designed by LUBRANO CIAVARRA Architects and Stonehill Taylor, and a 50,000 square meter events center by INC Architecture & Design.
10 Buildings That Helped Define Modernism in New York City
This Article was originally published on Metropolis Magazine here.
The story of architectural Modernism in New York City goes beyond the familiar touchstones of Lever House and the Seagram Building.
Eighty-five years on, the little white town house on East 48th Street by William Lescaze still startles. With its bright stucco and Purist volumes, it pulls the eye away from the do-nothing brownstones on one side and the noirish sub-Miesian tower on the other. The machined rectitude of its upper floors, telegraphed by two clumsily large spans of glass block, is offset by the freer plastic arrangement of the bottom levels. Le Corbusier’s five points are in evidence (minus the roof garden), suggesting an architecture ready to do battle. Built in 1934 from the shell of a Civil War–era town house, this was the first Modernist house in New York City, and its pioneering feeling for futurity extended to its domestic conveniences. (A skeptical Lewis Mumford noted its central air-conditioning.)
207 West 79th Street Apartments / Morris Adjmi Architects
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Architects: Morris Adjmi Architects
- Area: 72000 ft²
- Year: 2018
Camper NYC Store / CAMPER + Jonathan Olivares
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Architects: CAMPER, Jonathan Olivares
- Year: 2019