PHOTOS: Wolfgang Laib Spreads Pollen All Over MoMA’s Atrium

PHOTOS: Wolfgang Laib Spreads Pollen All Over MoMA’s Atrium

The Museum of Modern Art’s second floor atrium has been home to some monumental pieces in the past few years, from Martha Rosler’s Meta-Monumental Garage Sale of patrons’ junk to Marina Abramovic’s The Artist is Present. Just days ago this same atrium was enlivened with an intense splash of vibrant yellow pollen in Wolfgang Laib’s piece "Pollen from Hazelnut". Over the weekend, the artist brushed pounds and pounds of collected pollen across an oversized platform to create an installation that a honey bee would call heaven.
 

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BFCpocket’s Entry for AdAPT NYC Combines Loft Living With Multiple Roof Terraces

BFCpocket’s Entry for AdAPT NYC Combines Loft Living With Multiple Roof Terraces

London-based Pocket Living teamed with BFC Partners for an innovative collaboration to create a livable micro apartment plan for Bloomberg’s adAPT NYC competition. Already well versed in designing small spaces for London, BFCpocket designed a colorful and

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Anne Militello Unveils Stunning Light Cycles LED Art Installation at the World Financial Center

Anne Militello Unveils Stunning Light Cycles LED Art Installation at the World Financial Center

For the next few months, the beautiful Winter Garden at the Brookfield Place World Financial Center in New York City will be transformed into a glowing light installation each evening. Opened just last night, artist Anne Militello’s Light Cycles takes over the ten story glass pavilion that faces the Hudson River, creating a dazzling light show that can be seen as far away as New Jersey. Strands of mirrored discs hang from the glass-vaulted ceiling, reflecting color-changing LED lights that twinkle like stars in the night sky.
 

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HWKN, Blesso Properties and Bronx Pro’s Gorgeous Green Roofed Max Tower Boasts 56 Micro-Apartments for Small Space Living

HWKN, Blesso Properties and Bronx Pro’s Gorgeous Green Roofed Max Tower Boasts 56 Micro-Apartments for Small Space Living

Blesso Properties, Bronx Pro, James McCullar and Hollwich Kushner's (HWKN) gorgeous green prismatic tower was named a finalist in Bloomberg’s adAPT NYC competition, which has asked architects to design an innovative micro-apartment complex model for the growing population of New York City. The tower, called Max, combines small apartment living with an abundance of public and activity spaces, including unique roof amenities. Although the design was not chosen as the winner, Max is currently on show at the Museum of the City of New York’s “Making Room: New Models for Housing New Yorkers” exhibition.
 

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Inhabitat Visits El Anatsui’s Upcycled Mirror and Tin Installation on the High Line (PHOTOS)

Inhabitat Visits El Anatsui’s Upcycled Mirror and Tin Installation on the High Line (PHOTOS)

Winter cold be darned, Inhabitat went to the High Line to check out El Anatsui’s gorgeous new recycled art installation Broken Bridge II. Despite the bitter chill, puffy clouds and blue sky reflected beautifully in the installation’s pressed mirror wall, which was salvaged from scraps. The piece is another of the Ghanian artist’s beautiful oversized tapestries made from upcycled materials, and it was installed with the help of Olson Kundig Architects.
 

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CCNY’s Sun-Powered Solar Roofpod to be Installed on Spitzer School of Architecture’s Roof!

CCNY’s Sun-Powered Solar Roofpod to be Installed on Spitzer School of Architecture’s Roof!

We love it when a Solar Decathlon entry evolves from a concept and prototype into an actual, functioning building that is put to good use; that is exactly what is going to happen with City College of New York's 2011 entry to the Department of Energy-sponsored collegiate design competition - Solar Roofpod. Specifically crafted in response to the 1.6 billion feet of unused rooftop space crowning New York City's iconic skyline, this solar-powered micro-dwelling will be installed next to rooftop gardens and a windmill in early summer 2013.
 

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BKLYN Designs Extends Deadline for Brooklyn Designers to Showcase Their Work – One Day Left to Submit!

BKLYN Designs Extends Deadline for Brooklyn Designers to Showcase Their Work – One Day Left to Submit!

Calling All Brooklyn Designers!
If you’ve been looking for a way to spread the word about your work and showcase it to an audience of tastemakers and buyers, don’t miss your chance to participate in BKLYN Designs! The premiere design tradeshow is coming back

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MoMA PS1 Finalist TempAgency Wants to Upcycle Your Hair Into an Interactive Installation

MoMA PS1 Finalist TempAgency Wants to Upcycle Your Hair Into an Interactive Installation

Each year, MoMA PS1 transforms its courtyard into an exciting installation constructed with recycled materials cast off by the local community. But what if that “community” was comprised of barber shops and hair salons? TempAgency’s entry for the Young Architects Program recycles an unlikely resource: hair. Aptly called “My Hair at PS1,” the installation would put New Yorkers' hair on exhibit as billowy columns that visitors would be invited to comb, wash, tease, and dare we say, canoodle and cozy on and under.
 

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PHOTOS: Suspended Forest Under BQE is Made of 35 Disenchanted Christmas Trees

PHOTOS: Suspended Forest Under BQE is Made of 35 Disenchanted Christmas Trees

Most Christmas trees that reach the dream of lighting up a holiday home with piney cheer face a brutal reality come January. Used and abused, they're dumped out into the cold and stripped of their star toppers forever. But for 35 lucky trees in Brooklyn, Michael Neff has come up with a second chance to shine. The artist and photographer recently gathered together the group of abandoned arboreals and strung up each one in a secluded spot under the Brooklyn Queens Expressway to create his "Suspended Forest". Click through our gallery for photos we snapped while walking by this thought-provoking installation.
 

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Each UrbanSpace Office Comes with Its Own Rooftop Farm Plot

Each UrbanSpace Office Comes with Its Own Rooftop Farm Plot

Have you ever thought about farming on your lunch hour? UrbanSpace, the company behind the Mad. Sq. Eats festival and Dekalb Market, has, and they’re giving renters at their new space a chance to cultivate their own garden plots right on the roof! The development

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Artist Creates “Alice in Wonderland” Home Inside an Abandoned Farmhouse

Artist Creates “Alice in Wonderland” Home Inside an Abandoned Farmhouse

In order to revamp an abandoned farmhouse in the Finger Lakes region of New York, artist Richard Mackenzie-Childs decided to travel down the rabbit hole and channel Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland. Built in the 1790s, the home was missing a front door and in desperate need of some tender loving care. Undaunted by the home’s disrepair and charmed by its history, Mackenzie-Childs transformed it into an Alice-inspired home for himself and his family, and the result was recently featured on SpacesTV. Click into our gallery to go on a fanciful journey through this truly unique abode.
 

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CODA Wins MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program Competition with “Party Wall” Made of Skateboard Scraps

CODA Wins MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program Competition with “Party Wall” Made of Skateboard Scraps

The winning design for this summer’s MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program was just announced, and it's made of skateboard scrap wood! Called Party Wall, the waste wood structure was designed by Ithaca, New York-based CODA (Caroline O’Donnell), and will be the 14th project in the Young Architects series. Skip to the jump to learn more about Party Wall, which will come to fruition this summer in the PS1 courtyard just in time for the Warm Up performance series.
 

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Village Green Becomes the First LEED Gold New Residential Building Below 59th Street in Manhattan

Village Green Becomes the First LEED Gold New Residential Building Below 59th Street in Manhattan

Lower Manhattan’s ultra-modern Village Green apartment complex was recently awarded LEED Gold status, making it the first new residential development to achieve the certification below 59th Street. The gorgeous green building is a template for sustainable living, acting as a role model for future developments in the city. The Village Green is the first in a series of “Green Collection” residential complexes by Alfa Development.
 

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EPA Grant Will Help Protect New York’s Salt Marshes

EPA Grant Will Help Protect New York’s Salt Marshes

New York City’s tidal wetlands will soon be getting some much-needed attention thanks to a Wetlands Program Development Grant from the Environmental Protection Agency. The funds will allow researchers to study the effects of climate change and rising sea

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Brooklyn Atlantis Underwater Robot Will Probe the Polluted Gowanus Canal

Brooklyn Atlantis Underwater Robot Will Probe the Polluted Gowanus Canal

A group of citizen scientists will soon be taking a closer look at Brooklyn’s heavily polluted Gowanus Canal using an underwater robot. NYU-Poly associate professor Mauirizio Porfiri and Oded Nov are launching the Brooklyn Atlantis 1, a robot that will

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First Section of One World Trade Center’s Spire Goes Up

First Section of One World Trade Center’s Spire Goes Up

Over the past few months, pieces of the One World Trade Center spire have been making their way across the Hudson River from Port Newark bit by bit. Yesterday, workers at the long-awaited skyscraper hoisted the first piece of the spire into place. Once completed,

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Kickstarter’s New Greenpoint, Brooklyn Headquarters Will Boast a Green Roof and Glass-Lined Courtyard

Kickstarter’s New Greenpoint, Brooklyn Headquarters Will Boast a Green Roof and Glass-Lined Courtyard

We've had our eye on the construction of Kickstarter's Greenpoint, Brooklyn headquarters for quite some time now and were pleasantly surprised to find out that it will boast some pretty nifty sustainable features. The project, by Ole Sondresen Architects, is transforming the remains of the historic Eberhard Faber Pencil Co. factory into a new space for the crowd-funding start-up just a block away from the East River waterfront and Transmitter Park. As of now, the building still looks a lot like a brick shell, but Greenpointers recently unearthed some renderings from Ole Sondresen that show the architects' plan for a green roof, a library and a courtyard.
 

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Heartwalk: Situ Studio’s 2013 Times Square Valentine Heart Boardwalk Will Be Made of Hurricane Sandy Debris

Heartwalk: Situ Studio’s 2013 Times Square Valentine Heart Boardwalk Will Be Made of Hurricane Sandy Debris

NYC lovers looking to cozy up on Valentine's Day will be able to stroll through a very special heart-shaped boardwalk in Times Square this year. Designed by Brooklyn-based Situ Studio, "Heartwalk" was just announced as the Times Square Valentine Heart Design for 2013. In addition to being a sanctuary for lovebirds, the delightful installation will pay homage to the "love that binds people together during trying times" by reusing boardwalk boards salvaged from Long Beach, Sea Girt, and Atlantic City after Hurricane Sandy.
 

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New York State Assembly to Vote on Stricter Gun Control Laws Today

New York State Assembly to Vote on Stricter Gun Control Laws Today

Exactly one month after the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting, Governor Andrew Cuomo and other New York legislators are working on passing a new gun control proposal that they hope will embrace common sense and make the state a safer place to live. The new law

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Two Whales Found Washed Up on Long Island Beaches This Weekend

Two Whales Found Washed Up on Long Island Beaches This Weekend

This past weekend revealed some grisly surprises for residents of two Long Island beach communities. Officials at two different beaches reported beached whales on their shores, with sightings just a few hours apart. A deceased whale was found in Napeague Sunday

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Governor Cuomo Plans to Devote $1.5 Billion for Solar Programs in New York

Governor Cuomo Plans to Devote $1.5 Billion for Solar Programs in New York

Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to give a California run for its money by amping up New York’s solar game. In his recent State of the State address, the governor announced a plan to expand New York’s renewable energy sources using California’s expansive

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Mayor Bloomberg Breaks Ground on High Bridge Restoration Project Linking Manhattan and The Bronx

Mayor Bloomberg Breaks Ground on High Bridge Restoration Project Linking Manhattan and The Bronx

Mayor Bloomberg broke ground today on the ambitious High Bridge revitalization project to restore New York’s oldest standing bridge and the park area around it. Part of the Old Croton Aqueduct, the bridge links Manhattan to the Bronx. With the bridge’s

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Recreate NY-Home Buyout Program Would Give Hurricane Sandy Victims Option to Relocate

Recreate NY-Home Buyout Program Would Give Hurricane Sandy Victims Option to Relocate

Governor Andrew Cuomo tackled some serious post-Hurricane Sandy issues this week in his 2013 State of the State address, including a very important proposed program that would give storm-affected homeowners the option to relocate instead of returning to their

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Step Inside an Old Bank Vault at the New “How Much Do I Owe You?” Exhibit in Queens

Step Inside an Old Bank Vault at the New “How Much Do I Owe You?” Exhibit in Queens

If you've always wanted to step inside a high-security bank vault, you won't want to miss curatorial non-profit No Longer Empty's latest exhibition in Queens. Called “How Much Do I Owe You?”, the installation transforms the long-vacant ground floor of the Bank of Manhattan Building in Long Island City into an art space exploring currency, value and exchange. Inspired by the concept that money is a language understood by all, 26 artists from 15 countries were invited to create art pieces in the bank’s lobby, teller areas, vaults and balconies.
 

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Developers and Architects Asked to Submit Proposals for the Seward Park Redevelopment Site

Developers and Architects Asked to Submit Proposals for the Seward Park Redevelopment Site

The NYC Economic Development Corporation issued a Request for Proposals today calling for architects and developers to submit ideas on how to make the best use of the six-acre Seward Park Mixed-Use Development site. Entrants are being asked to reimagine

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