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Storefront for Art and Architecture’s rotating bookshelf creates a sidewalk library in NYC

Abruzzo Bodziak Architects has designed a new bookshelf system that rotates into the street for the Storefront for Art and Architecture’s ‘Architecture books – yet to be written’ exhibition. Visitors strolling by will have the chance to peruse the shelves of...

Beirut-based Raëd Abillama Architects reveals first US project, Abi Chelsea

‘A legacy of bold and gracious living since 1472’, chirps the marketing blurb for Abi Chelsea, the first project in the US by Lebanese practice Raëd Abillama Architects. Quoting some 300-years of heritage in excellence may sound incredulous, but for Raëd and his brother...

Manhattan’s Mercedes House residences get a modern Mexican revamp

When Two Trees Management unveiled its avant-garde residential project Mercedes House back in 2012, its memorable zigzag form, designed by Enrique Norten of TEN Arquitectos, immediately granted it landmark status. Six years on, the rental-only building in Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen...

Swiss Institute’s new home by Selldorf Architects throws open its doors

New York City may be dominated by its big name art museums, but in the East Village neighbourhood, a beloved non-profit dedicated to contemporary art is currently the talk of the town. Since its founding in 1986, the Swiss Institute...

Beat the heat with these ten cool swimming pools in NYC

In a city as crowded as Manhattan, summer is a sweaty affair. Taking a dip in a hotel pool is one inviting solution. So if you can’t escape to Long Beach or Fire Island or your lakeside home in the Catskills choose from these...

ODA turns high-rise building upside down with 100 Norfolk residential tower

New York plots can often pose a serious challenge to architects. Squeezed and narrow, with strict zoning and massing requirements, it’s not always easy delivering a client’s brief – particularly when its a series of airy, contemporary residences set in...

Inside David Adjaye’s first New York skyscraper

With the current boom of residential towers going up across New York City, the Big Apple is at the forefront of shaping what luxury living looks like today. The bar is being raised this week with today’s reveal of 130...

We go people watching at Annabelle Selldorf’s 42 Crosby

Annabelle Selldorf’s name is architectural shorthand for restrained elegance, where subtle spaces are brimming with life, textures and quality materials. The German-born, New York-based architect is as known for her art projects – such as the Frick Collection makeover and...

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners reveals 3 World Trade Center in New York

Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners (RSHP) and Silverstein Properties are celebrating the completion of 3 World Trade Center, the second tallest building in the World Trade Center site and the very first built work by the architects in New York...

R & Company unveils fresh New York gallery housing archive library, exhibition space and more

For the pioneering New York design gallery R & Company, heralding 20 years in the industry was a perfect opportunity to reinvigorate its mission. This week, the Tribeca institution inaugurates a new space, just a stone’s throw from its original...

A David Chipperfield-designed New York residence hosts Radnor’s furniture launch

Since it was founded a little over two years ago, the fledgling furniture company Radnor has been hard at work creating a collection of accessible, yet well-made objects that celebrate handcraftsmanship and natural production processes. Founded by Susan Clark, Radnor began...