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Alexander Hamilton's NYC Tour
You know the musical. Now see what it left out. Walk in the footsteps of Alexander Hamilton on a tour of Lower Manhattan.
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Interactive Map Shows Parking Rules for Every Curb in NYC
A design-forward interactive map by WXY Studio shows the parking rules along every stretch of curb in New York City!
Architecture
Elevated Acre, NYC Financial District’s Secret Plaza at 55 Water Street
Tucked between two office buildings at 55 Water Street is a hard-to-find escalator which whisks you up to
Architecture
Attend a Live Cross-Atlantic Video Seminar with Archtober
Witness the 14th New York – London Dialogue organized by the Center for Architecture and New London Architecture. This live video
Architecture
The New Stapleton Waterfront on Staten Island, from Homeport Navy Base to Mixed Use Development
On July 25th, we’ll be hosting our next tour in the Behind the Scenes NYC Tour Series with the
Arts & Culture
Introducing Cards Against Urbanity: The Card Game for Horrible Places
Video via Kickstarter Washington D.C.-based tech start-up GreaterPlaces and civic organization DoTankDC are launching “Cards Against Urbanity”
Architecture
10 Game-Changing Urban Projects in the U.S. Now: NYC Fourth Regional Plan, Denver FasTracks, D.C. Streetcar
With public consciousness of cities at an all-time high, planning and design projects have been commanding the imaginations of
Architecture
A Look Inside the 125th Street Elevated Metro North Station in Harlem
With the seemingly countless proposed changes along the 125th Street corridor in Harlem, including the approved city rezoning plan, we
Architecture
Fun Maps: The Urban Reviewer Map by 596 Acres Shows us Master Plans since 1952
The Urban Reviewer is an interactive map of NYC “master plans” (aka, urban renewal plans), where tenants were re-located
Architecture
6 Awesome Winners of HUD’s Rebuild By Design That Aim to Improve Resiliency in NYC and New Jersey
Rendering by BIG via Rebuild by Design. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has just announced the
Architecture
Can “Le Grand Paris” Project Revitalize the Greater Paris Region?
Part of Le Viaduc et le Temple housing development in Montigny le Bretonneux Lately, everyone in the Paris area is
Architecture
How Citi Bike Could Expand to Serve Low-Income New Yorkers
Citi Bike’s 2013 debut was hailed as the next best thing to hit the streets of the New York
Architecture
TDR, IBZ, WTF?! The Center for Urban Pedagogy Spells Out Zoning Basics for the Uninitiated
Zoning is a city planning instrument that few of us know much about or care to pay attention to. But
