New York…Have you ever imagined not loving to bite The Apple? During the 1970’s our glorious city turned from famous to infamous due to the wild crime scene happening. A jungle like this one may go out of control at certain chapters of its own story, and it’s even understandable if we judge it by… Read More
Once again, and while we are here witnessing, it seems it’s history making time for New York City’s urbanism. One of those magnanimous projects that make you think how, when and why. The original version of Penn Station was a magnificent and beautiful piece of architecture that simplified the lives of thousands of commuters on… Read More
Back in the beginning of the 20th Century, a few decades after the Industrial Revolution took place, the world kept on “preparing for the future”. Two major and over the top train terminals were being built: Grand Central in New York City and Estación Retiro-Mitre in Buenos Aires. These two cities relate to each other… Read More
Call for Nominations: Lucy G. Moses Preservation Awards Deadline for submissions: Friday, January 11, 2019, 5:00pm The New York Landmarks Conservancy has been a leader in preserving, restoring, and reusing New York City’s architectural legacy for more than 45 years. The Moses Awards are the Conservancy’s highest honors for outstanding preservation work. Named in honor of… Read More
Reasons To Be Cheerful Even though it seems mostly everyone is being tackled by how fast the world is going round; there still are some organizations created by people who are even faster at the time of thinking and doing. One of these exemplary characters is David Byrne. He as always been ahead of his… Read More
Architecture: A few more days to see this super exhibition by The League! An exhibition featuring work from League Prize 2018 winners. The winners’ site-specific installations for the 2018 exhibition both document their work and give form to their ideas. Stretching across the gallery window, Lap Chi Kwong and Alison Von Glinow’s installation features a scale plywood model… Read More
What to Expect Since 2011, marketing executives have been coming to Street Fight Summit conferences to learn about the latest products and ideas driving the local marketing tech industry. Our stages have featured Google, Facebook, Yelp, YP, Airbnb, Twitter, and Instagram. We’ve hosted the evolution of local from a digital also-ran to digital dominance. Innovators… Read More
A relationship that has not changed in society is human activity in housing, commerce and general development within the natural environment. These activities occurred along riversides throughout history every where in the world from Mesopotamia to Greece and all over Europe. Of course New York itself followed the same course of development on the Hudson and East River… Read More
Williamsburg’s post-Civil War business boom and transportation improvements, such as widespread trolley service, brought renewed development to the neighborhood. Broadway became “the preferred address for monumental banks, the location of Williamsburg’s premier stores, the center for entertainment, and the nexus for most of Williamsburg’s ferry-going travels.”5 Broadway served as the main thoroughfare with the New… Read More
There is something that happens a lot when you connect with New York and frequently visit places and venues: you think who is the one behind such an intense preservation job? Is it the city? Is it a City Hall department? Is it private?…It’s a lot of different combined facts but without a doubt there… Read More