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First phase of Bjarke Ingels’ BIG U storm protection system begins planning...
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy in 2013, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Rebuild By Design contest sought proposals for flood protection systems. Among the seven finalists was Bjarke...
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In 1923, scientists thought flying cars would solve NYC’s traffic snarls by 1973
A 1923 cover of Science and Invention magazine imagined the flying automobile of 1973. Image via Smithsonian. Back in May 6sqft reported on the futuristic, fantastic flying Uber; even in 2018, though...
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Proposed ‘arcade railway’ below Broadway would aid 1860s gridlock
Broadway Arcade Railway, 1884, New York Transit Museum, via Wikimedia Commons Post-Civil War, pre-subway New York City had–surprise–a traffic problem. The number of horse cars and stages that clogged...
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Behind the scenes at Williamsburg’s abandoned Bayside Oil Depot, set to be...
We first learned about the proposal to turn Williamsburg‘s former Bayside Oil Depot into a public park nearly two years ago. Since then, co-founders Karen Zabarsky and Stacey Anderson have been working...
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Study recommends creating a High Line-style park along Brooklyn’s Prospect...
Rendering via BHA A new study recommends building a cantilevered linear park to run along the Prospect Expressway in Brooklyn, akin to the High Line. Developed by students from NYU Wagner’s capstone...
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Perkins Eastman reimagines Manhattan’s street grid with more...
Rendering via Perkins Eastman As a solution to Manhattan’s growing gridlock, planning and design firm Perkins Eastman is proposing a physical redesign of New York City’s street grid. In a CityLab...
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New views and details revealed for 407-acre state park opening in Central...
The largest state park in New York City will open next summer in Brooklyn and be named after Shirley Chisholm, the first black woman elected to Congress and a native of the borough. Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
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Public waterfront space to be part of massive Long Island City Innovation...
Image: TF Cornerstone Developer TF Cornerstone has released new details about public open space slated to be part of the proposed project spanning over 1.5 million square feet at 44th Drive on...
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Get a sneak preview of the 2018 Open House New York sites!
If you love architecture and urban design from historic to contemporary, you’ll have already been looking forward to this year’s Open House New York! This much-anticipated and rare weekend of access to...
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Schedule for 2018 Open House New York sites and events is now live
Last week brought a sneak preview of the 16th annual Open House New York; the schedule for tours, events, and access to typically off-limits sites has been released. OHNY is happening on Friday,...
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City calls on artists to add flair to drab construction fences in two-year...
“Breathing Wall” by Monika Bravo. Photograph courtesy of the artist via NYC Department of Cultural Affairs On September 12, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs announced a search for...
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Lower East Side Coastal Resiliency Project will get fast-tracked with an...
A previous rendering by Bjarke Ingels Group of ESCR, courtesy of the Mayor’s Office of Recovery & Resiliency In July, Rebuild by Design released an RFP for a stewardship partner for the East Side...
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Waterfront Access Map makes it easier for New Yorkers to get to the shoreline
View from Domino Park, photo by Daniel Levin Fresh off the news that the city will invest over $250 million to connect and green 32 miles of Manhattan waterfront, it’s become easier for New Yorkers to...
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See Central Park reimagined after being devastated by a fictional...
Mannahatta Plateau for Frederick Law Olmsted via John Beckmann, Hannah LaSota, Laeticia Hervy The University of Pennsylvania announced this week five winners of its ICONOCLAST competition, a design...
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Cuomo pledges $23M for Hudson River Park project in State of the State speech
Rendering by Pier55 Inc/Heatherwick Studio Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State speech Tuesday included a $23 million pledge to go toward the completion of Hudson River Park. That nearly-hidden line...
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City’s new $1.45B East River Park flood protection plan leaves community...
Image courtesy of David Shankbone via Flickr Last July, Rebuild by Design, a collaborative organization formed to address the affects of climate change, released an RFP for a stewardship partner for...
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Downtown Brooklyn’s Willoughby Square Park project is officially dead
Rendering: Economic Development Corporation. It appears that residents at Downtown Brooklyn‘s new Brooklyn Point development won’t be getting their “beautifully landscaped one-acre oasis” after all....
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Manhattan will get its first public beach at Hudson River Park
Image by Max Guliani, courtesy of the Hudson River Park Trust The Hudson River Park Trust has unanimously approved a proposal by James Corner Field Operations—the same firm that brought us the High...
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New plan by BIG and WXY will help make Downtown Brooklyn a ‘competitive...
Image courtesy of Downtownbrooklyn.com. Downtown Brooklyn Partnership announced today the selection of a joint proposal from design firms WXY Studio (WXY) and Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG Architects) for a...
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Timber bridge between Greenpoint and Long Island City gets support from local...
Rendering via CRÈME / Jun Aizaki Architecture and Design 6sqft reported last May on a proposal for a civic design project aimed at reconnecting the neighborhoods of Greenpoint and Long Island City....
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