urban planning
Big and Bold Visions for the New Penn Station
The Municipal Art Society unveiled design proposals from four celebrated New York architecture firms that took on the challenge of
Pitching the City with Ideas City
The name “Ideas City” sounds just vague enough that it could be either a booth in a science fair or
The Center for Architecture Discusses Plans for Hudson Yards
With a packed room full of eager onlookers, the Center for Architecture (CFA) kicked off the first of a series
SimCity launches with Urban Planning Beta Tournament by Fast Company
On assignment as the architecture columnist for Kill Screen, a video game and culture magazine, we attended the preview of
Downtown Cincinnati Rises–Gloriously
How fabulous was Cincinnati in the old days? Winston Churchill, for one, thought it was sensational, and called it “the
To Live and Die in LA – The Abandoned LA Zoo
Urban planners call it “arrested deterioration:” the ironic preservation of a poorly designed zoo in a state of decay. Open
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
A Potential Park for the Tappan Zee Bridge?
With the possible demolition of the Tappan Zee Bridge, architecture and urban planning students at Cooper Union and Columbia University
The MAS After Dark Party: Raising the Roof on the NYPL
The second annual MAS (Municipal Art Society) After Dark Party will take place on April 19. As a member of
Havana: An Untapped or Tapped Nostalgia?
By the time I was born, Cuba for my family had evolved into an elaborate fairytale, replete with its castles,
A Hidden Factory near Bastille with a Revolutionary Past and Digital Future
The 11th Arrondisement is one of my favorite neighborhoods to wander. Vintage signs from the manufacturing era still grace the
How Zoning Shaped the New York Skyline
Most people (even residents) never realize how New York City’s iconic skyline has been shaped by the city’s