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The Coolest Architecture on Earth Is in Antarctica
Representatives from Brazil's scientific community and government will head to Antarctica this month to inaugurate its new Comandante Ferraz Research Station, which replaces a facility lost to fire in …
How Architecture Responded to Climate Change in 2019
Throughout the last 12 months, the architectural community has responded in various ways to the Climate Emergency. From innovative proposals that tackle the sustainable design of healthy cities, to  …
New York YIMBY's 2020 Construction Report Shows 36,467 New Residential Unit Filings, A 7.1% Jump
YIMBY's 2019 New Building Report, released this time last year, showed a major jump in applications from 2017 into 2018, with new residential units filed with the Department of Buildings rising from …
Best Practices: Using Tech To Win The War Against Construction Costs
Throughout 2019 and into the new year, the challenge of keeping construction costs contained has remained front and center for developers and general contractors. According to Deloitte's 2020 Constr …
Sustainable Architecture: 8 Best Green Building Designs
Back in 1987, the UN-commissioned The Brundtland Report 'Our Common Future' described sustainable development as 'development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of fu …
New York wins Wallpaper Design Award 2020 for Best City
Even by its own, heightened standards, the Big Apple had a whirlwind of a year. Hudson Yards, the largest private real-estate development in American history, opened to mixed reviews, and who can bla …
The innovative design of one of the world's largest net-zero buildings
It is hard to build a net-zero building — one that produces more energy than it consumes — in the middle of a city. For one thing...
LIC Lab Venture secures $156M construction loan
45-18 Court Square currently comprises a 161,000 s/f, six-story office building with freight elevator configuration, a basement for equipment/storage and additional as-of right development...
New York plans “historicâ€' $5.2 billion spend to make stations accessible
Janno Lieber, MTA's chief development officer, added: “We are going to deliver these accessibility improvements better, faster and more efficiently, not only by requiring design-and-build, but...
City Officials Approve $2.5 Billion Waterfront Development In Sayreville, New Jersey
The full scope of the development includes 1.5 million square feet of retail, nearly 2 million square feet of office space, an 800,000-square-foot hotel and conference center...
New York City's highly anticipated lantern house debuts interior renderings ahead of sales launch
Being built by Related Companies, Lantern House, named for its uniquely-shaped bay windows that resemble the antique-style lighting fixture...
De Blasio's Glass Skyscraper Ban: What Alternative Materials Could Take its Place?
The announcement came on the heels of the city council passing the Climate Mobilization Act, a sweeping response to the Paris Climate Agreement that included...
Newmark brokers $21M Queens warehouse sale
24 Woodward Avenue is a two-story, 110,000 square foot industrial warehouse and distribution facility with access to both LaGuardia and...
See the Proposed Revamp for Rockefeller Center
Tishman Speyer proposed a plan to revamp certain aspects of Rockefeller Center during a hearing at the Landmark Preservation Commission on Tuesday, as CityRealty reported. With Gabellini Sheppard …
New York Governor Cuomo Unveils Revitalisation Plan for Erie Canal
New York governor Andrew Cuomo and UK firm Buro Happold have revealed an initiative to overhaul the state's Erie Canal with public parks, residential areas and commercial hubs. The Reimagine the C …
Three Teams Modernize Three US Subways with Minimal Disruption
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Design-Build team of Urbahn Architects, Citnalta-Forte, and HAKS (now Atane Consulting) have completed renovations to three subway stations, one …
Renovated Office Towers are About to Transform Third Avenue
Third Avenue should win an award for the most office building makeovers. Hospitality-minded owners are planning major revamps for several towers between East 42nd and 57th streets, with A-plus ameniti …
Look Inside 3 Hudson Boulevard, Hudson Yards' Next Office Tower
A brand-new design has been revealed for 3 Hudson Boulevard, a long-planned tower with 1.85 million square feet of office space. Just shy of 1,000 feet tall, 3 Hudson Boulevard will top out at 56 stor …
2 World Trade Center getting revamped Norman Foster design
For Two World Trade Center (second from left), Bjarke Ingels' architecture firm BIG proposed a stack of stepped boxes in 2015. Get ready for Two World Trade Center, Version 3.0. Larry Silverstein and …
Bushwick Rezoning Impasse Puts De Blasio's Housing Plan at Risk
A fight over the future of Bushwick could put Mayor Bill de Blasio's entire housing policy at risk, as opposition to its basic premise — mixed-income housing — seems to be gaining momentum. The Bu …
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