
Flatiron House is adding green to the Manhattan skyline
You're in New York City, standing among tall buildings reaching for the sky. You see steel and concrete, brick...

A floating park above the piers of Manhattan, New York
Little Island by Heatherwick Studio and MNLA is exploring the creation of raised platform parks to combat rising...

Stantec redesigns NYC's The Battery to protect it from rising tides
Global design firm Stantec has revealed preliminary designs for the Battery Coastal Resilience Project, a $129...

Could a private car ban make NYC more livable?
When COVID-19 brought New York City’s traffic to a shadow of itself, Vishaan Chakrabarti, former New York City...

New International WELL Building Institute HQ achieves Platinum
The International WELL Building Institute (IWBI) hired midtown Manhattan studio COOKFOX to design its new headquarters...

New floating campus in Manhattan showcases vision of the future
What will the future look like? If it looks anything like the vision created by 3deluxe, the future designs will...

Snøhetta to revitalize Midtown Manhattan with vibrant garden
Midtown Manhattan will soon become much greener thanks to New York City Planning Commission’s unanimous approval...

NYC’s new “eco-park” and urban beach is designed to help clean the waterfront
New York City has just welcomed yet another gem to its growing number of waterfront parks — Pier 35, the long-awaited...

MAD Architects unveils an “organic” skyscraper piercing Manhattan’s skyline
Beijing-based architectural studio MAD Architects has unveiled an alternative vision for the skyline of New York...

BIG and WeWork design a nature-inspired school for kids in NYC
Creative co-working giant WeWork and acclaimed architecture firm Bjarke Ingels Group have teamed up to reimagine...

This NYC skyscraper will clean the air "at a rate of 500 trees"
This new condominium building in New York City will actually clean the air. 570 Broome, designed by Tahir Demircioglu...

BIG unveils designs for LEED-certified skyscraper in NYC
Bjarke Ingels Group just unveiled plans for a new LEED-seeking glass skyscraper set to rise in Midtown Manhattan....

DFA's flood-proof towers could survive six feet of sea level rise in New York City
New York-based architecture firm DFA just unveiled plans for 19 cylindrical apartment towers that can survive six...

NYC could become the first US city to charge for driving in congested areas
If you want to drive into the busiest part of Manhattan, get out your wallet. New York City is considering a pay-to-drive...

Local Roots shipping container farms achieve cost parity with traditional farming
4,000 heads of lettuce every 10 days: Local Roots' shipping container farms achieve that while using 99 percent...