Berlin’s Lost Prophet of Colorful Modernism: Onkel Toms Hütte by Bruno Taut
Onkel Toms Hütte, a colorful 1920s housing development in Berlin, embodies a strand of Modernism long overshadowed by more minimalist, monochrome development.
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The Top 10 Secrets of 280 Broadway, an NYC Architectural Gem
An untapped gem of NYC, the “marble palace” at 280 Broadway built by A.T. Stewart as America’s first department store, is full of other forgotten history.
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10 Buildings That Tell The Story of NYC’s Green Affordable Housing (So Far)
As demonstrated by the stories of 10 representative projects, over the past decade a new type of housing has emerged in NYC that is both green and affordable.
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Proposal Aims to Clean Gowanus Canal by Bringing Creeks to the Streets
Street Creeks, a strategy to reduce combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and manage stormwater runoff in urban runways like the Gowanus Canal by Atema Arhitecture
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Top 10 NYC Postmodern Buildings of the Bronx
The Bronx in NYC is home to an unheralded but impressive array of Postmodern architectural gems built over the last few decades that enhance its building stock.
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NYC’s Beautiful and Mysterious Fire Alarm Telegraph Stations
NYC’s Fire Alarm Telegraph Stations stand as relics of the city’s efforts to improve its fire fighting system while also providing attractive civic architecture
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Film Screening at Queens Museum Will Show Lost Places of Hunters Point South
“Reclaimed Ground,” about Hunters Point South, will be one of several short films screened at the Spring Exhibitions Opening at the Queens Museum in NYC.
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Long Before Newtown Creek Became a Superfund Site, an 1881 Crusade Tried to Save It
Long before Newtown Creek in NYC experienced decades of pollution and became a Superfund site, an 1881 effort attempted to stop the environmental damage.
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Skyscraper as Muse: 10 Artists Inspired by the Early Skyscrapers of NYC
With the rise of skyscrapers, art inspired by them soon followed. Here is a look at ten artists who found muses among the skyscrapers of New York City.
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“Asylum” – Photographs of Abandoned Mental Hospitals by Christopher Payne on Display at Benrubi Gallery
Benrubi Gallery in Chelsea NYC is currently hosting “Asylum,” an exhibition featuring photographs of abandoned state mental hospitals by Christopher Payne.
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11 Forgotten Movie Theaters of the Bronx in NYC
The Bronx was once home to over 100 theaters. Only two remain, but if you look closely you’ll see vestiges of former movie theaters repurposed to other uses.
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Rediscovering the Drawings That Captured San Francisco Just Before the 1906 Earthquake
A look at sketches by artist Vernon Howe Bailey of buildings and street scenes in San Francisco weeks before the city was devastated by the 1906 earthquake.
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