Hudson Yards

New York’s Hudson Yards replaces a swathe of decommissioned railyard with a $25 billion expansion of Midtown. Connected to the High Line, it offers two million square metres of architecture, amid 14 acres of gardens and public plazas. Buildings by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, SOM, Foster + Partners and Kohn Pedersen Fox amongst others, surround The Vessel a public viewing platform designed by Thomas Heatherwick.

New York City’s latest crop of luxury residential developments

The new mall: 21st century iterations of retail architecture

On a blustery day, it’s warm inside and inundated with natural light. After whizzing here on public transport, you may rifle through the racks of a brand you’ve only ever seen virtually, wander round the avant-garde art gallery, settle into...

Architecture / 11 Feb 2019

Hudson Yards: breaking down New York’s new neighbourhood

You might have spotted it peeping over the High Line: a forest of cranes and lorries building out from Chelsea into the Hudson River. New York’s largest overhaul since the Rockefeller Center, Hudson Yards replaces a swathe of decommissioned railyard – once...

Architecture / 21 Jan 2019

Our first look inside Fifteen Hudson Yards by Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group

One of New York’s most highly anticipated new neighbourhoods, Hudson Yards has been in frenzied construction for a few years now; and results are slowly starting to show. Ahead of the opening of some of the area’s key publicly accessed...

Architecture / 11 May 2018

What’s next for Heatherwick Studio?

Ever since he set up his own studio in 1994, the London-based designer Thomas Heatherwick has been creating one startling silhouette after the other. A joyful strand of DNA runs through his varied catalogue of work, whether a dramatic starburst of illuminated...

Architecture / 31 May 2017

Master transformer: The Shed is a liberating exercise in flexible architecture

If you happen to find yourself staring at New York’s Dubai-esque Hudson Yards development any time soon, you’ll certainly notice a skeletal structure whose sharp, welded steel frame resembles a giant colander or some kind of space-age torture device. If...

Architecture / 14 Sep 2016

A sculpted skyline: Heatherwick Studio’s Vessel puts Hudson Yards New York on the map

New York’s post-industrial renaissance continues, driven by land re-use, rising demand for residential, office and commercial property and a warm embrace of multi-level, multi-functional public spaces. Hudson Yards is the city’s largest real estate development since the 22-acre Rockefeller Center...