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David Adjaye reveals plans for New York’s first spy museum

October 18, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

British architect David Adjaye has released plans for a museum in New York City dedicated to espionage, featuring dimply lit interiors and self-contained exhibitions in weathering-steel drums. Named Spyscape, the interactive museum will include observation areas, screens and transparencies between floors. In addition to designing the building, Adjaye Associates will also lead the creation for the

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3XN unveils staggered residential high-rise with spaces for Toronto’s LGBTQ community

October 18, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Danish firm 3XN has revealed its design for a 153-metre-high apartment building in Toronto, including a dual-level glazed plaza to host public events in the local area. Retractable glazed walls surrounding the plaza will open onto a prominent corner of the Canadian city’s Church and Wellesley district, known as the hub of its LGBTQ (Lesbian,

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KPF reveals plans for Brooklyn’s second tallest building

October 17, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has released renderings of a 68-storey skyscraper proposed for Downtown Brooklyn, as the New York borough’s skyline continues to grow. Measuring 720 feet (219 metres) tall, KPF’s Brooklyn Point tower will become Brooklyn’s second tallest building, behind SHoP Architect’s 1,000-foot (305-metre) skyscraper, which has already been approved for the area.

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KPF reveals plans for Brooklyn’s second tallest building

October 17, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox has released renderings of a 68-storey skyscraper proposed for Downtown Brooklyn, as the New York borough’s skyline continues to grow. Measuring 720 feet (219 metres) tall, KPF’s Brooklyn Point tower will become Brooklyn’s second tallest building, behind SHoP Architect’s 1,000-foot (305-metre) skyscraper, which has already been approved for the area.

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Richard Rogers’ Three World Trade Center nears completion in New York

October 17, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

The next piece in the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, a skyscraper by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, looks almost complete in photos shared on Instagram. Three World Trade Center is due to officially open in spring 2018, but most of the external work on the 1,079-foot (329-metre) tower appears

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Richard Rogers’ Three World Trade Center nears completion in New York

October 17, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

The next piece in the redevelopment of the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan, a skyscraper by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, looks almost complete in photos shared on Instagram. Three World Trade Center is due to officially open in spring 2018, but most of the external work on the 1,079-foot (329-metre) tower appears

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AIA urges Trump to continue UNESCO’s architecture and design initiatives after withdrawal

October 17, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

The American Institute of Architects has declared its support for UNESCO after the US announced it is pulling out of the organisation, and encouraged President Donald Trump’s administration to preserve initiatives that “reinforce the value and importance of architecture and design”. The AIA released a statement yesterday highlighting the importance of UNESCO, following the US Department of State

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AIA urges Trump to continue UNESCO’s architecture and design initiatives after withdrawal

October 17, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

The American Institute of Architects has declared its support for UNESCO after the US announced it is pulling out of the organisation, and encouraged President Donald Trump’s administration to preserve initiatives that “reinforce the value and importance of architecture and design”. The AIA released a statement yesterday highlighting the importance of UNESCO, following the US Department of State

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Zaha Hadid Architects’ 666 Fifth Avenue skyscraper unlikely to go ahead

October 17, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

The supertall tower that Zaha Hadid Architects designed for a New York site owned by the Kushner family has been rejected by the project’s partner Vornado. Kushner Companies, owned by the family of Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, wants to raze a 1950s office building at 666 Fifth Avenue and replace it with a 1,400-foot-tall (427-metre)

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Zaha Hadid Architects’ 666 Fifth Avenue skyscraper unlikely to go ahead

October 17, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

The supertall tower that Zaha Hadid Architects designed for a New York site owned by the Kushner family has been rejected by the project’s partner Vornado. Kushner Companies, owned by the family of Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, wants to raze a 1950s office building at 666 Fifth Avenue and replace it with a 1,400-foot-tall (427-metre)

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