French architects Lacaton and Vassal take Pritzker Prize
The winners of this year’s Pritzker Prize for architecture are not starchitects known for glittering skyscrapers or controversial designs....
Architecture and Design
Amazon unveils woodsy plans for HQ2
Amazon has unveiled new plans for its second headquarters in Northern Virginia that will have an outdoorsy, woodsy theme. The tech giant’s second phase of its campus in Arlington, Virginia, will include three 22-story...
New York
Related closes Vessel after third suicide
Related Companies has closed the Vessel, the Thomas Heatherwick-designed sculpture at the Hudson Yards megaproject, after a third person died by suicide by jumping from the structure. The developer is working with suicide prevention...
New York
Inside the $1.6B Moynihan Train Hall redevelopment
It took nearly three decades for the Moynihan Train Hall transformation to reach its destination. The successful conversion of...
Bye-bye, Brutalism: Trump order emphasizes classical style for federal buildings
In the waning days of his administration, President Donald Trump is focusing his attention on pressing matters: ensuring that...
Manhattan townhouse featured in “The Undoing” relists at $30M
The 19th-century Manhattan townhouse that appears in HBO’s new miniseries “The Undoing” is back on the market at a...
Weekend Edition
Feds put Neoclassical architecture policy into practice
President Donald Trump never implemented a proposed measure that would have effectively banned new federal buildings from being constructed...
Vishaan Chakrabarti on a Manhattan real estate market without private cars
Vishaan Chakrabarti has a message for real estate developers: Think outside your own black car. The founder of Practice...
Weekend Edition
In isolation, architects are putting their own designs to the test
Architects are spending a lot more time at home and it’s giving them a new perspective on design. For...
New York
Jaquelin Taylor Robertson, architect for the city and celebrity, dies
Architect Jaquelin Taylor Robertson, a devotee of classical architecture who spearheaded new mixed-use zoning regulations in Midtown Manhattan, created...