The Architecture of Outdoor Dining: Restaurants Get Design Corps Help
By Brian J. Pape, AIA It seemed like the city began to change overnight, evoking comparisons to Paris or Rome, with so many sidewalk cafes […]
NYC “Housing Connect” Offers Affordable Housing
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Clarkson Square is two gigantic towers, 430 feet high, designed for 1,586 residential units, filling the entire block from […]
West Village Streets, By Any Other Name
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP These Village streets, by any other name, would be just as charming. But since New York has a […]
City Winery Opens on Pier 57 Amidst Shutdown
By Brian J Pape, AIA The new flagship location for City Winery, designed by Brooklyn-based Christopher Warnick Architecture, has opened on Pier 57 near West […]
Then&Now: 601 Washington Street
By Brian J Pape, AIA THEN: The meat packing industry of Manhattan developed around the Gansevoort Market for many years, but the demand for […]
327 Bleecker Demolition Begins
By Brian J Pape, AIA At what seems to be a snail’s pace, the demolition of the derelict building at 327 Bleecker, southeast corner of […]
Graffiti in the ‘Hood: An Interview With the NYPD 6th Precinct
By Brian Pape AIA Graffiti is nothing new to New York City, or other cities around the world. But we wanted to know more about […]
Confession of an E-Bike Convert
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Way back in May 2020 I had my tried-and-true bike stolen out from under me, so to speak. I […]
Little Island Progress Update
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Barry Diller’s “Little Island” aka Pier 55, aka Diller’s Island, is scheduled to open next spring 2021, after 7 […]
In the Eye of the Beholder? Graffiti on West Village Buildings
By Brian J Pape, Aia, Leed-Ap Protest street art appeared everywhere during the months of civil rights protests in many cities, when plywood seemed to […]
Voting Can Be Easy: DO IT!
By Brian J. Pape, AIA Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Early Voting: October 24-November 1, 2020 Many of you may have concerns about the […]
Greenwich Village 1934 Highlights Map
By Brian J Pape, AIA A map that captures a moment, as all maps do, but in a simple and fun way, highlighting some historical […]
The Long Life of Mills House No. 1
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP 1896 witnessed a new building inaugurated at 156-168 Bleecker Street, a full block long and wrapping the corners at […]
Perils of the Lonely Census Taker
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP Our founding fathers established our post office and the decennial census as vital instruments for the benefit of our […]
Boarded-Up is Canvas of Art Expression
By Brian J Pape, AIA A phenomenon of the pandemic, or a response to vandalism? We are hard-pressed to decipher between them as we passed […]
Historic Maps of Manhattan: 1775
By Brian J Pape, AIA, LEED-AP I collected maps from the Brooklyn Historical Society, and made notes to relate them to Greenwich Village and waterfront […]
The Ellipse New Jersey: Turn Off Those Harsh Lights!
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED-AP This is a call to action! In recent years, the entire Lower West Side of Manhattan has been plagued […]
The Architecture of Hagia Sophia
By Brian J. Pape, AIA, LEED Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles were the two main Byzantine Greek architects that Emperor Justinian I commissioned […]