NYCHA Red Hook Houses New York by KPF

NYCHA Red Hook Houses New York

Design: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) architects. The New York City Housing Authority—the city’s largest landlord with 178,000 apartments—has committed to introduce solar panels on its roofs from 2017.

Central Park New York, Manhattan

Plaza Hotel New York building

The park resulted from a design competition in 1857. It contains a zoo and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The park initially opened in 1857, on 778 acres of city-owned land (it is now 840 acres in area).

2 WTC New York by Bjarke Ingels architect

2 WTC New York by Bjarke Ingels

Developer Silverstein Properties uncertain whether it will retain Bjarke Ingels Group for the project or go with original architect Foster + Partners, but learning toward Danish architecture studio BIG.

New York Times Headquarters Building Design

New York Times headquarters building

Design: Renzo Piano Building Workshop with FXFOWLE, architects. A new headquarters for the New York Times newspaper was commissioned via invited competition in 2000. RPBW’s winning design opens up a neglected corner of Manhattan opposite the Port Authority, with a 52-storey building.

Voyager Espresso Bar New York

Voyager Espresso

Design: Only If, Architects. In early 2016, a new specialty espresso bar opened in a subway concourse of the Fulton Street station in Manhattan’s Financial District. The architects were commissioned to develop an innovative architectural and interior design for this unusual and small underground site, measuring only 550 square feet in area.

George Washington Bridge Bus Station Renewal

George Washington Bridge Bus Station

Original Design: Dr. Pier Luigi Nervi. Construction on the terminal has been further delayed, pushing the opening date to December of 2016. GWBBS opened in 1963, designed by the noted Italian engineer-architect of the 1960 Olympic Stadium in Rome.

Staten Island Courthouse Building in New York

Staten Island Courthouse

Design: Susan T. Rodriguez / Ennead Architects. On a hilltop site overlooking New York Harbor, this new building has a distinct presence on the St. George skyline, commanding views to and from New York harbor. Four copper-clad “towers of justice” catch the morning light.

Met Breuer New York Building, USA

Met Breuer Building Manhattan

Metropolitan Museum of Art on Madison Avenue. Occupying the old “Whitney” in Manhattan’s Upper East Side. The former museum closed in 2014 to relocate to a new building designed by Renzo Piano in Lower Manhattan that opened in May 1, 2015.

143 Fulton Street Hotel, Manhattan

143 Fulton Street Hotel New York

Design: SLCE Architects: 26-floor, 228-key hotel between Broadway and Nassau Street in the Financial District, proceeding after the demolition of the three-story commercial building on the site,

d’Orsay West 14th Street: Manhattan Condominium

d’Orsay West 14th Street Manhattan

Design: Goldstein, Hill & West Architects ; Interior Design: architect Jacques Garcia. To find design inspiration for his new West 14th Street condominium building, d’Orsay, developer Matthew Adell looked to New York’s NoMad Hotel, designed by the Parisian architect Jacques Garcia.

15 Hudson Yards, New York City

15 Hudson Yards

Design: Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group with Ismael Leyva Architects. Located at the northeast corner of 30th Street and 11th Avenue, 15 Hudson Yards will be the first residential building to open at Hudson Yards.

77 Greenwich Street Tower: NYC Skyscraper

77 Greenwich Street Tower

Design: FXFOWLE Architects. A 35-story mixed-use project in Manhattan’s Financial District can proceed, thanks to approval from the Landmarks Preservation. The tower building subtly cantilevers over the an individual landmark.

Hudson Yards Development New York

Hudson Boulevard tower New York by BIG

434-444 Eleventh + 550 West 37th Street, Hudson Yards District: Tishman Speyer has closed on the purchase of 434-444 Eleventh and 550 West 37th Street. Plans for the site call for a 1.3-million square-foot office tower.

10 Hudson Yards, New York City Skyscraper

Hudson Yards, Viewed From The High Line

Design: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) architects. 10 Hudson Yards is located at the northwest corner of 30th Street and 10th Avenue. The 1.8-million-sqft tower, designed to meet LEED Platinum standards, will be 52 stories and stand 895 feet tall.

Reimagine A New York City Icon

Reimagine a New-York City Icon

Architect Lemay wins highest honors in the “Reimagine a New York City Icon” open anonymous international competition, the 2016 Design Challenge sponsored by Metals in Construction magazine and the Ornamental Metal Institute of New York.

3 Sutton Place Tower Skyscraper

3 Sutton Place Skyscraper by Foster and Partners

Design Architect: Foster + Partners. Planned 68-story, Norman Foster-designed condo tower at 3 Sutton Place proposal up in the air due to foreclosure proceedings against Bauhouse, the skyscraper building’s developer.