
Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge winners want to bring a forest to NYC
The Van Alen Institute and the New York City Council have announced the winners of Reimagining Brooklyn Bridge....

Rooftop farm grows on award-winning Denizen Bushwick building
After five years of design and construction, ODA New York has completed Denizen Bushwick, a 1.2-million-square-foot...

BIG plans unveiled for pedestrian paradise in Downtown Brooklyn
After nearly a year of research, Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and WXY Studio have unveiled their visions for improving...

Reclaimed NYC water towers are upcycled into a NEST playscape in Brooklyn
A giant NEST has landed on the roof of the Brooklyn Children’s Museum (BCM) — and it’s not for the birds....

OMA unveils designs for zigzagging residential towers in Brooklyn
OMA’s New York office has unveiled striking designs for the Greenpoint Landing mixed-use towers—two dramatically...

NYC’s plant-filled Greenery Unlimited is “world’s first Biophilic Design Store”
An enormous green wall and a 12-foot ficus tree await visitors at Greenery Unlimited, a newly opened retail store...

The Wally Shop is bringing zero-waste grocery delivery to Brooklyn
Zero-waste grocery delivery has made its way to Brooklyn. The Wally Shop is attempting to change the grocery game...

Precycle, a zero-waste grocery store, opens in Brooklyn
For many of us, a trip to the grocery store results in a ton of waste, thanks to the mountain of plastic bags and...

Old Victorian home in Brooklyn gets incredible Passive House retrofit
Retrofitting an old house into a Passive House is a challenging feat to say the least, but when done right, it...

Brooklyn's new Domino Park features relics from the old sugar factory
Prolific landscape architecture firm James Corner Field Operations has managed to transform many desolate areas...

19th-century church converted into gorgeous modern lofts in Brooklyn
This 19th-century church in Brooklyn was converted into a modern residential building that lets the original details...

Light-filled home for book lovers and their cute cats is built of recycled materials
If you’re a bibliophile who loves cats, prepare to swoon over this light-filled row home in New York City. Barker...

A rooftop urban oasis springs to life in a polluted NYC neighborhood
Parks and public plazas are typically urban escapes you'd expect to find at street level, but when your neighborhood...

Kinfolk’s hipster haven in Brooklyn oozes an off-grid, hippie aesthetic
Pacific Northwest hipster vibes meets Buckminster Fuller in clothing company Kinfolk’s beautiful multi-use events...

Giant "Lily Pads" will capture stormwater at Brooklyn's largest public-housing complex
When Hurricane Sandy made landfall in October 2012, the Brooklyn neighborhood of Red Hook didn't stand a chance....