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The Fake Gilded Age Mansion on Madison Ave
This 21st-century building was designed to compliment the its historic neighbors on Manhattan's Upper East Side!
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Architecture
11 Award Winning Public Design Projects in NYC
The Public Design Commission (PDC) has just announced the recipients of its 38th annual Awards for Excellence in Design. The
Arts & Culture
NYC Makers: Brian Shea, Master Planner of Battery Park City
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Battery Park City, one of New York City’s first built-from-scratch
Architecture
What Lies Beneath: the Design Trust for Public Space Seeks to Transform the Spaces Under NYC’s Elevated Infrastructure
Scandinavian folklore holds that trolls once lurked under bridges, demanding payment from all who crossed and attacking those who refused.
Architecture
Urban Street Design Guide Aims to Create New DNA for City Streets
Available for pre-order before the official release in October from Island Press, the Urban Street Design Guide by the
Architecture
Next New York: 40 Ideas That Could Transform New York from the Forum of Urban Design
When Michael Bloomberg was elected mayor of New York in 2001, no one predicted he would become a revolutionary, reshaping
Arts & Culture
Redesigning New York City: Brian Foo's Continuous City
Ever wonder what Manhattan would look like if it hadn’t been set up in the grid design that New
Arts & Culture
Kitty City: A World Designed For Cats by Flux Factory in NYC
Thanks to their overwhelming presence on the World Wide Web, it has been postulated that cats will, one day, rule
Architecture
Melbourne: A Tale of Two Cities
While it is a city that often falls victim to comparison with Sydney with all its well-known icons like
Architecture
On Data and Cities: What Melbourne can learn from Farmingdale, Long Island
In this latest iteration of our collaborative series, On Data and Cities, with Gehl Institute in Copenhagen, we jump off
New York
Gehl Architects: What Gets Measured Gets Done
Welcome back to the Untapped Cities partnership with Gehl Institute in Copenhagen, looking at the impact of data, both open
Architecture
By the City/For the City: Crowdsourcing Design Ideas from New Yorkers
By the City / For the City is a two-part open call for ideas that asks New Yorkers where they
Architecture
New SimCity-Like Tool for Urban Planning: Good Concept, Bad Application?
This development is bound to make urban designers a little uncomfortable. “Betaville” is a new tool that lets you do