Long Road for NYC Public Projects Heather Corcoran May 1, 2017 No Comments A new report by the Center for an Urban Future and Citizens Budget Commission has revealed that even small-scale renovations in New York take longer and cost more than comparable projects managed by other organizations.Read More
Times Square Reconstruction by Snøhetta New York City Josephine Minutillo April 19, 2017 No Comments A $55-million-dollar redesign turns the iconic Midtown Manhattan destination into a pedestrian-friendly public plaza.Read More
Construction Begins on Heatherwick’s ‘Vessel’ at Hudson Yards Miriam Sitz April 18, 2017 No Comments Envisioned as the centerpiece of the development’s public plaza, the structure will comprise 154 flights of interconnecting stairs.Read More
Union Square Café by the Rockwell Group New York City Wendy Moonan April 1, 2017 No Comments An acclaimed chef and his unlikely designer reinvent a classic New York eatery in a new space.Read More
The Lowline by RAAD Studio New York City Dante A. Ciampaglia April 1, 2017 No Comments A long-abandoned trolley station below Delancey Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side will become a new kind of public space.Read More
Second Avenue Subway by AECOM / ARUP New York City Joann Gonchar, FAIA April 1, 2017 One Comment Nearly 90 years after it was first proposed, a 2-mile stretch of subway connects Manhattan’s Upper East Side to Midtown.Read More
The Residences at P.S. 186 by Dattner Architects New York City Alex Klimoski April 1, 2017 No Comments An old elementary school in Harlem finds a new life as affordable housing anchored by a Boys & Girls Club.Read More
Boston Road Supportive Housing by Alexander Gorlin Architects The Bronx, New York Alex Klimoski April 1, 2017 No Comments A firm’s second project for the New York nonprofit Breaking Ground provides permanent affordable housing for the chronically homeless.Read More
The Diane L. Max Health Center by Stephen Yablon Architecture Queens, New York Miriam Sitz April 1, 2017 No Comments Planned Parenthood of New York's first clinic in Queens responds sensitively to its context in a diverse, primarily residential neighborhood. Read More
Edible Schoolyard by WORKac New York City Josephine Minutillo April 1, 2017 No Comments An urban farm at Public School 7 in Harlem aims to transform the kids’ eating habits by integrating gardening and kitchen classes into the school day.Read More