Building in the Spotlight: The Brooklyn Museum

The Brooklyn Museum has had a rough summer of protests, austerity measures, and no air-conditioning. Lucky for its staff, they occupy one...

Zaha Hadid: Architect Extraordinaire

The sudden passing of Zaha Hadid has dealt a profound blow to the architecture world. She will always be remembered as a creative...

Extinct Edifices: The Gillender Building

In 1624, New Amsterdam was founded at the southern tip of Manhattan, a colony of the Dutch Republic. Since then, it’s evolved into the most densely...

Why You Should Care about Surrogate’s Courthouse

Yes, this is a real building! No, I don’t know why you’ve never heard of it. Even the New York Times had to acknowledge...

8 East 62nd Street

We don’t usually make posts about a single real estate listing. Except for when it’s an $84.5 million, 15,000 sqft., 1903 Beaux-Arts...

The Tall Pointy Thing in Central Park

No, we’re not talking about the tall pointy things around Central Park. Sorry, Extell. We’re talking about Cleopatra’s Needle, the 240-ton obelisk west of the...

What Buzzfeed Says about Being an Architect

Extinct Edifices: Penn Station

In 1624, New Amsterdam was founded at the southern tip of Manhattan, a colony of the Dutch Republic. Since then, it’s evolved into the most densely...

Extinct Edifices: The Singer Building

In 1624, New Amsterdam was founded at the southern tip of Manhattan, a colony of the Dutch Republic. Since then, it’s evolved...

Building in the Spotlight: Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House

If you’ve never seen this building, try not to drool. This is the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House. Completed in 1907, designed by...