The latest iteration of Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson’s traveling work “The Collectivity Project” has opened to the public at the High Line in Manhattan: an imaginary LEGO cityscape that viewers are free to alter as they wish.
Designed by Ralph Walker—heralded in a 1957 New York Times article as the “architect of the century” but long since fallen into obscurity—the 19-story, dramatically setbacked, and ornately detailed structure was originally built for the New York Telephone Company in 1930.
As you traverse the streets of Midtown Manhattan, the new skyscraper known as 432 Park Avenue pops in and out of view unexpectedly, hidden behind the Waldorf-Astoria at one moment, then looming menacingly over Lever House'a giant watchtower of blindingly white concrete with the proportions of an elongated toothpaste box stood on end.
Site size: 1,620 square feet Project size: 2,134 square feet Program: The renovation of a 15-foot-wide row house that can adapt to the evolving needs of its owners, including space for a rental apartment. Location: A small site in urban Brooklyn, New York. Solution: The architects gutted the existing structure and extended the rear of the house. They carefully arranged the bathrooms and kitchens, as well as a second stair (highly unusual for a row house of this size) to allow the owners to rent out part of the second floor. As their needs change, the owners could quickly and
Fashion Forward: An Italian sense of craft and detail is brought to New York City's major shopping street by David Chipperfield's design for Valentino.