The Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Towers built-in 1931 on Park Avenue has always been an iconic New York City symbol. The hotel in its early years posed as a home…
British Powerhouse, Foster + Partners, has completed the first-full block office building on New York’s Park Avenue in over 50 years. It is a timeless architectural marvel set to add…
‘As for New York City, it is a place apart. There is not its match in any other country in the world.” – Pearl S. Buck (The Best Quotes About…
When the city of New York is mentioned, the mind conjures up images of skyscrapers and crowded streets. As one of the world’s most populous and economically significant cities, New…
Libraries are spaces of wonder that fuel curiosity and imagination. They inspire us to learn, explore, and have inquisitive minds. The New York Public Library, also known as the Stephen…
It is improbable to fathom the impressions of postmodernism in the architectural discourse without first comprehending the negation caused by the supposed chastity of modernism and its ideologies of mass…
Metropolitan areas abound with people cramming into cities and their suburbs. The architecture that dominates such areas wields tremendous power to mould the urban landscape, mirroring the identity of each…
Recently, around the world, youth activists plant their campaigns everywhere to resolve myriads of social issues (Carnegie, 2022). Yet, one forgotten thing is architectural activism (Aalto ARTS, 2019). From Industrial…
Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann Baron Georges-Eugène Haussmann, a Parisian who razed his own city, was one of history’s most well-known and disputed urban designers. 125 years after his death, France is still…
Nestled within one of Tribeca’s oldest cast-iron facades, the Stealth Building is a beautifully restored residential building. However, upon closer examination, this Lower Manhattan gem reveals many innovative restoration and…
The National Urban Design Conference examines the critical value of interdisciplinary collaboration in the built environment, as well as the ways in which the various stakeholders—urban designers, architects, planners, engineers,…
Urban parks are meant to be peaceful retreats where people may relax and have fun together. They first appeared in Europe and the United States in the 19th century, supported…
