Solar-powered home embraces Hudson River views and aging in place
Wanting to reconnect with the outdoors after decades of living in Manhattan, a couple nearing retirement asked...
Barn-inspired home offers back-to-nature living with a crisp, contemporary twist
Reconnecting with rural roots has never looked better than at Silvernails, a beautiful hillside home fashioned...
Abandoned NYC warehouse is reinvented as LEED Gold-certified apartments
A new apartment complex infused with nature has taken root in New York City’s concrete jungle. Local design firm...
Energy company ditches plan to install a possible tar sands oil facility in New York
Environmentalists celebrated a victory in New York state after an energy company tossed out a 5-year-old plan to...
Olin Studio announces plans to turn Pier 26 into a vibrant park
The pier sits in Tribeca between Hubert and North Moore, where it has been unused for years. The new designs show...
There’s a humpback whale living in the Hudson River
Ahoy, there’s a whale living in the Hudson! According to the New York Times, an increasing number of witnesses...
Come eat free food from this floating edible forest before it sets sail again
Part artwork, part farm and part educational tool, Swale was designed as a way to feed both people's stomachs and...
INTERVIEW: Inhabitat talks with NYC’s 9/11 Memorial designer Michael Arad
No other event stands out in America's recent collective memory as clearly as the attacks on the World Trade Center...
Pier 55 elevated island park finally gets the go-ahead for construction
The $130 million Pier 55 park, which was designed by landscape architect Signe Nielsen, will be largely funded...
Proposed floating island with pyramids connects the High Line to the Hudson River
Set on high-capacity caissons anchored into bedrock, Hub on the Hudson opens the High Line and neighboring developments...
New York City’s nuclear power plant leaking ‘uncontrollable radioactive flow’ into Hudson River
New York governor Andrew Cuomo recently called for an investigation after Indian Point, a nuclear power plant on...
‘Uncontrollable radioactive flow’ from Indian Point continues to contaminate the Hudson River
No matter where you live, "uncontrollable radioactive flow" is not a phrase that you want to hear in relation to...
How a 15,500-pound door protects the Whitney Museum against the effects of climate change
New York's art world elite came out to ooh and ahh over the new Whitney Museum earlier this month, but The Atlantic's John...
City Beach NYC Wants to Bring a Fake Floating Beach to Manhattan by 2016
Beach-loving New Yorkers typically have to travel outside of Manhattan to get their fix of sparking white sand,...
High Line Reveals Giant, Garden-Filled Bowl for Its Third Section
Overlooking West 30th St. and 10th Avenue, the Spur's bowl-shaped structure will mark the visual gateway to the...
How NYC Colleges Are Leading the Charge for PlaNYC Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals
Some of New York’s colleges and universities have been quietly making every day Earth Day with a series of...
Upper West Side Artist Transforms Driftwood into One-of-a-Kind Furniture Pieces
Collecting fallen wood during country road trips with friends started off as a hobby for Paul Kruger, but eventually...
Winners of ENYA’s Harlem Edge Urban Agriculture Design Competition Showcased at New Exhibit
Each competition team was evaluated on four main criteria. In the spirit of NYC's Vision 2020 waterfront development...
The Historic Saugerties Lighthouse is a Secluded Retreat on the Hudson River
Built at the base of the Esopus Creek, the original lighthouse was built in 1835 on a pier and lit with whale oil...
Emerging New York Architects Competition Unveils the Winning Designs for the Harlem Edge Waterfront
The plot of land in question, a decommissioned Department of Sanitation marine transfer station located on the...
Floating Harvest Dome Made of Old Umbrellas Set to Take Second Sail Down the Hudson River
A few months ago, we reported the tragic crashing of a recycled art installation called Harvest Dome into Rikers...
Dia:Beacon Gallery Rises Within a Beautifully Renovated Industrial Building on the Edge of the Hudson River
Situated on the banks of the Hudson River in New York State, Dia:Beacon Riggio Galleries is a beautiful exhibition...
The Great Jack O’ Lantern Blaze Lights Up the Hudson Valley With 4,000 Carved Pumpkins!
The land art installation takes place at the historic Van Cortlandt Manor. According to Natiello, the Manor's landscape...
LOT-EK to Build Pier 57 Made of Shipping Containers!
Committed to opening up NYC's waterfront to the public, the Hudson River Park Trust transforms the West side's...
Leonardo DiCaprio Buys New Green NYC Digs
It's not always our style to point out celebrity lives but when they involve a super green, LEED Gold rated building...