New York City

New York Trades Parking For Pedestrian Space

New York has become famous for carving out pedestrian spaces from busy streets across the city, taming traffic and creating much needed plaza space....

How Does A Heat Wave Affect Your Use Of Public Space?

So everyone can agree it's been ridiculously hot this summer. In fact, June was a record-breaking month for temperatures. The NY Times' City Room...

It Takes A Lot Before A Building Can’t Be Saved

When in architecture school in St. Louis, I remember professors often saying that a building is salvageable until it's town down. It just depends...
Painting an advertisement in New York (BS File Photo)

Urban Advertising As A Work Of Art

Billboards and advertising have become ubiquitous in today's environment, but what if advertisements were actually hand painted works of art? Below is an interesting...

Bridging Public Art And Architecture (With Robots)

I thought I would share these photos I took last year of a public art installation in New York. Located on a pedestrian median...
Meatpacking District in Manhattan

How Another Butchertown Handled Gentrification

Louisville's Butchertown neighborhood is going through a period of transition. It's been heated at times when dealing with issues like the JBS Swift slaughterhouse,...

Video: Model City: Tilt-Shift New York

Since many of you enjoyed the tilt-shift photo a couple days ago of city hall, I thought I would pass along this tilt-shift video...

Don’t Take The Elevator In A Green Building

I came across this sign at the AIA New York's Center for Architecture (which seems to function like our Urban Design Studio) last week....

Accomodating Pedestrians At Construction Sites

Sidewalks are too often neglected by construction sites around the city. It's easy to block a sidewalk and assume pedestrians—like water—will find a way...