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Friday, September 19, 2014

Architecture- The New York Times

Architecture

News about Architecture, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.

Chronology of Coverage

  1. Sep. 18, 2014
    Architect and critic Alexander Gorlin shops around SoHo looking for objects designed by acclaimed modern architects. MORE
  2. Sep. 7, 2014
    Christopher Gray Streetscapes column highlights the Rockfall apartment on West 111th St, completed in 1910; it has lost much of its ornament since the early 1950s, but the current crisscross brick of the top floors is unusual attempt to restore some of building's old spirit. MORE
  3. Sep. 4, 2014
    Performing Arts Center at the World Trade Center board members scrap building design by Frank Gehry, project's original architect; say they will instead select design from field of three finalists yet to be announced. MORE
  4. Sep. 4, 2014
    Sound concerns largely informed the design of Hamptons home that architect Paul Masi built for his family; house was designed in 'acoustical shadow,' with warmth not normally associated with modern architecture. MORE
  5. Aug. 31, 2014
    Christopher Gray Streetscapes column on the French Renaissance style Durand-Ruel gallery building, which was both gallery and residence until 1950. MORE

ARTICLES ABOUT ARCHITECTURE

Get Out the Magnifying Glass

A photo produces a Venetian Gothic surprise after many viewings, the tiny Dunlap & Company hat store.
September 21, 2014, Sunday

The Climax in a Tale of Green and Gritty

The third and final phase of the High Line is like a Rorschach test, signifying different things to different people.
September 20, 2014, Saturday

Roy McMakin: His Art Is Another’s Furniture

The artist’s new pieces include a chest of drawers inspired by porn.
September 18, 2014, Thursday
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Housewares by Modern Architects

Objects designed by master builders offer something special — maybe even a touch of genius?
September 18, 2014, Thursday

Despite Record Prices, RFR Goes on a Manhattan Buying Spree

RFR, run by Aby Rosen and Michael Fuchs, has purchased a number of major properties over the last year, and plans to invest nearly $1 billion more in 2014.
September 17, 2014, Wednesday

A Mellower Beastie Boy, in Brooklyn, Adds Home Building to the Mix

Michael Diamond, Tamra Davis and architects and friends are developing a vacant lot in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, constructing a $4.98 million townhouse.
September 16, 2014, Tuesday

Trading Parking Lots for Affordable Housing

Parking lots can be turned into development sites to expand and improve affordable housing in New York City, three fellows at the Institute for Public Architecture propose.
September 15, 2014, Monday

It’s True, You Can’t Fight City Hall

Over the years, many have tried to knock down City Hall, add onto it or move it elsewhere.
September 14, 2014, Sunday

The Elastic Interior

A forgotten space in a former schoolhouse leads to an urban dweller’s dream come true.
September 11, 2014, Thursday

In Era of Iconoclasts, Imagination Took Wing on Beekman Place

Ashraf Pahlavi, twin sister of the shah of Iran and a crusading women’s rights advocate, found refuge in No. 29, while Paul Rudolph, the cerebral modernist and dean of the Yale School of Architecture, turned No. 23 into his personal laboratory.
September 9, 2014, Tuesday

Multimedia

Oh, the Things You’ll See (Part of) in New York
For visitors to New York City, sidewalk sheds ruin the chance to get the complete picture. Here are some city landmarks currently obscured.
A Model Room Becomes Real
Redesigned patient rooms at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro have more space for patients and families, but some features still frustrate.
Gastro-Architecture
A tour of the world’s edible architecture. Take a photo, or a bite.
Britain at the 2014 Venice Architecture Biennale
Organizers of the exhibition “A Clockwork Jerusalem” discuss the historic influences that shaped their presentation of modern British architecture. The Biennale opened on June 7 and will run until November 23.
What Made Me | Charles Renfro
The architect on childhood bullies, Houston skyscrapers and his design philosophy.
The Work of Shigeru Ban
Images of the architect’s designs.
Peering Into Tech’s Monuments of Innovation
Increasingly, Silicon Valley companies are fusing their buildings with values of change, productivity and their perceived corporate smarts and quirkiness.
Embracing Sticker Shock
Adhesive images covering two neighboring homes in Los Angeles offer privacy, and stop traffic, too.
Child-Proof Minimalism
A couple chooses a one-room suburban life with two young children. And their toys.
The Siren Song of the Hebrides
Lured by the beaches and the otherworldly light on a Scottish island, a family builds an unconventional beach house there.
The Source | Liz Diller
Doug Aitken interviews the architect Liz Diller of Diller Scofidio + Renfro.
A Home in the Spanish Pyrenees
A property in the Val d’Aran, consisting of three traditional Pyrenean farm buildings, is on the market for $4.1 million.
Back to the Future in Algeria
An appreciation of the architect Oscar Niemeyer.
Back to the Future in Algeria
An appreciation of the architect Oscar Niemeyer.
Here’s Looking Through You, Kid
An overnight stay in Philip Johnson’s Glass House, where many have peeked but few have slept.
A New Home for Recycling
A look inside the new Sims Municipal Recycling Facility in Brooklyn.
Another Day, Another Catalog Shoot
Westport? So ’90s. TriBeCa? Over. Brownstone Brooklyn is ground zero for aspirational living now. Just count the ads.
Purist Paradise
A fastidious Brazilian gets the house of his dreams, with ocean views and not a speck of dust in sight.
Feels Like Old Brooklyn
Newburgh, N.Y., with its grand but neglected architecture, is reminiscent of 1980s Brooklyn, before gentrification. The community is working to revitalize the troubled city.
Where Peace Comes Whizzing By
While making a movie, Carrie Schoenfeld built a fossil-fuel-free country house with her husband.

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