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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...

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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...

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Historic "horizontal skyscraper" to become luxury condos in Williamsburg

Morris Adjmi Architects is taking on a warehouse renovation the likes of which are seldom seen, if ever. The Austin...

Coveted corner units will make up 80 percent of ODA’s Jenga-like Williamsburg towers

Located on the East River waterfront, 416-420 Kent will bring quality urban living to a post-industrial area that’s...

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Reclaimed shipping container radio station pops up in Greenpoint

Located on 15 Nassau Avenue near Williamsburg, The Lot Radio operates out of a shipping container divided into...

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High-tech hydroponic rooftop greenhouse opens atop Williamsburg's PS 84

According to the Brooklyn Paper, the idea to install a rooftop garden came from the school's devoted parents, who...

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William Vale Hotel's amazing elevated rooftop park and farm near completion in Williamsburg

According to the hotel's website, the rooftop park will be a work of art that is as beautiful as it is functional....

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Construction on Greenpoint's passive house project moves forward

Passive House specialists Loadingdock5 began work on their latest project in Greenpoint back in 2014, but things...

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Chinese Developer Attempts to Copy Colonial Williamsburg, VA, Replicates Hipster Williamsburg, Brooklyn Instead

China's copycat architecture trend has been well documented - so far the nation has built full-scale replicas of...

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First residential building at Domino Sugar site breaks ground

"We couldn't be prouder that planning is turning into reality with this first building at the Domino site," said...

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Pratt's Brooklyn Fashion + Design Accelerator Opens with Sweater-Printing Machine, 3D Fabrication Lab and More

Located on the seventh floor of the old Pfizer factory at 630 Flushing Avenue, the new Brooklyn Fashion and Design...

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ODA Architecture's Crazy Cubed Building Could Offer Private Green Space in Williamsburg

New York-based ODA Architecture's long delayed cubic building looks like it might finally get off the ground....

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Curiously Tiny Door Pops Up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn

Despite its size, the tiny door caught our eye with its bold red color and fancy Federal styling. As you might...

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Kara Walker's Giant Sphinx Made of Sugar Rises Inside the Domino Sugar Factory (PHOTOS)

Walker is known for her poignant works that expose issues of race and colonialism, often by using stereotypes as...

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Futuristic Williamsburg Hotel with 20,000-Sq-Ft Rooftop Farm Set to Rise Above Wythe Avenue

If Williamsburg, Brooklyn doesn't boast enough visual stimulus for you already, a futuristic new hotel set to...

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