The Middle East: A Source of Love, Peace and Art
By J. Taylor Basker Drones shot down by hostile powers, captures of tankers, divisive politics, threats of nuclear war, sanctions, kidnapping, bombs, beheadings—this is what […]
When Buildings Sing
By Ananth Sampathkumar, Partner—NDNY Architecture + Design Cesar Pelli, the world-renowned Argentinian architect, died on July 19 at the age of 92 in New Haven, […]
(Why) Build a Full-Size Field on Gansevoort Park?
By Brian J Pape, AIA Architecture Editor A crowd of over 100 anxiously awaited the unveiling of new concept designs for the Gansevoort Peninsula part […]
What’s Happening at Clarkson Square?
By Brian J. Pape, AIA Architecture Editor Chances are you don’t recognize the name, but in the real estate world you can choose any name […]
Landmark Preservation Today
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, Architecture Editor The loss of the original NYC Penn Station caused citizens here to focus on the importance of our […]
The Hottest Street in the Village
By Ananth Robert Sampathkumar, Partner NDNY Architecture + Design It was a particularly warm day in July. I had barely parked my Citibike at the […]
Transformation Engineered by Andrea T
By Karen Rempel | Fashion Editor Engineered by Andrea T is the design studio of transformation artist Andrea Thurlow, a bespoke tailor with a flair […]
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and National Shrine
By Brian J. Pape, AIA In 1916-1919, five Greek families raised $25,000 to buy a tavern at 155 Cedar Street, a three-story rowhouse built around […]
Then&Now: 501 Hudson and Christopher Street
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Then: This March 1933 photo (matching an earlier 1927 photo) of the once four-story-corner-building-next-to-a-3-story-mixed-use rowhouse, describes both as 501 […]
550 Washington Street is Moving Forward
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Oxford’s development along West Street, across from the Pier 40 and Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) headquarters, was originally […]
Small Residential Lots Get a City Competition Treatment
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Big Ideas for Small Lots NYC (BISL) is a design competition to find housing solutions for smaller than standard […]
Jefferson Market Library Gets ADA Rehab
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP The venerable Jefferson Market Library, inside the former Third Judicial District Courthouse building (ca. 1874-77), is getting an extensive […]
I.M. Pei’s New York Legacy
By Ananth Robert Sampathkumar, Partner–NDNY Architecture + Design Ieoh Ming Pei, the famed New York based Chinese-American Modernist Architect, died last month, at the young […]
The Whitney Museum Opens its 2019 Biennial Exhibition
By Martica Sawin Two years have gone by and the Whitney Biennial is here again on Gansevoort Street and will be with us until September […]
Then&Now: The Grand Pier 54 of Titanic History
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP THEN: This row of grand buildings embellished with pink granite facades testifies to the world’s busiest seaport’s prominence in […]
Lenox Hill Hospital Plan Includes Park Avenue Condo
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Superstorm Sandy hit Manhattan hard in 2012, two days before Halloween. East River hospitals were crippled, transferring patients to […]
Gansevoort Peninsula Conundrum
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP The Hudson River Park Trust (HRPT) has completed 72% of the entire park construction which started over 20 years […]