The d’Orsay is a jewel-like, intimate 11-story, 21-unit condominium building located at the crossroads of the West Village, the Meatpacking District, the Highline, and Chelsea. Hill West poured attention into each detail of the fine brickwork of the façade and intricate glass and metal work. A mixture of classic ornament and industrial touches allow [...]
565 Broome SoHo is located in one of New York’s most historic neighborhoods - Soho. Overhanging the Hudson River, the residential tower offers its occupants an outstanding panoramic view on the city and on the river. This project is in line with the district’s spirit, being historically a center for arts, but also more recently [...]
The Museum of Modern Art has completed a renovation and expansion designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, in collaboration with Gensler, which has increased gallery space by 30%, provides visitors with a more welcoming and comfortable experience, and better connects the Museum to the urban fabric of midtown Manhattan. The overall expansion yields a [...]
In 2019, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum celebrates 60 years as an architectural icon. Since opening its doors on October 21, 1959, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building has inspired generations of visitors as a unique “temple of spirit” where radical art and architecture meet. Museum events leading up to the building’s anniversary day in [...]
Located on a prominent site along the East River, against the backdrop of rapidly built skyscraper condominiums, the 22,000 square foot Queens Public Library at Hunters Point stands as a public building and public park, bringing community-devoted space to the Long Island City waterfront. Resisting recent trends of incorporating public libraries and much-needed social space within [...]
FXCollaborative set two goals for the design of the Statue of Liberty Museum: 1) To create a building that uplifts the experience of the island for all visitors, and 2) To extend and add to the island’s open space, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and home to a beloved international monument. The [...]
Eight buildings by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright have been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List, including his iconic Fallingwater house and the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The eight buildings were awarded heritage status by UNESCO's World Heritage Committee at a meeting on July 7 in Baku, Azerbaijan. Alongside the Guggenheim Museum and [...]
The New York Botanical Garden’s new summer exhibition, Brazilian Modern: The Living Art of Roberto Burle Marx, celebrates the influential Brazilian Modernist landscape architect, plant explorer, conservationist, and artist Roberto Burle Marx. On display through September 29, the exhibition, which features lush gardens, is also the first to combine a horticultural tribute to Burle [...]
Pedro and Juana's Hórama Rama proposal (Ana Paula Ruiz Galindo and Mecky Reuss) has been inaugurated this summer as part of the 20th edition of the Young Architects Program 2019 at MoMAPS1. This architectural installation is a jungle landscape immersed in a large-scale cyclorama that sits on the walls of MoMAPS1's courtyard and will [...]
The New York branch of architecture firm OMA has unveiled its design for the extension to the city's SANAA-designed New Museum. OMA has designed an angular addition to double the size of the contemporary art museum, which Tokyo-based architects Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa of SANAA completed in 2007 in Lower Manhattan. Measuring 60,000 square feet (5.57 square metres), [...]
