A growing cultural district that includes the Brooklyn Academy of Music has become such a tourist draw in recent years that it’s finally getting its own hotel, The Post has learned...read more at New York Post >>
DAILY NEWS: Inside a luxury Z-shaped Manhattan rental with an amphitheater, bocce ball courts and outdoor pool →
The ziggurat-shaped building rises high around you. Zen-style sunscreens block the sun to give the structure the feel of a giant civic building in a futuristic science-fiction world where only bright skies exist. Several renters have terraces that go up and down the Z-shaped building. It’s like nothing this city has ever seen before...read more at Daily News >>
DOMUS: Moscow Polytechnic: 2nd Prize to Leeser →
The 430,000 sq ft Museum was built in three stages from 1887 to 1907 and has since become an architectural and cultural landmark in Moscow. Leeser Architecture's design included covering the courtyards of the existing building with an additional 22,000 sq ft of exhibition space identified as 'the Cloud.' The Cloud, composed entirely of glass, floats above the proposed active courtyard spaces, allowing for visitors to experience the feeling of walking on air. When occupying the Cloud visitors are granted unprecedented views over the city of Moscow establishing the Museum as a cultural destination...read more at domus >>
DOMUS: Mercedes House South Lobby →
Located in Manhattan's farwest side, the Mercedes House South Lobby project is a 2,500 sq ft space serving 29 stories of luxury residences in the iconic new development by Two Trees Management Company. The simple, yet dramatic space transforms the residents' daily routine into a dynamic sensory experience...read more at domus >>
BUILDIPEDIA: Celebrating Cultural Influences on Design: the Made in USA – German Architects in New York Exhibition →
On March 1 – March 23, 2012, the German Consulate General in New York featured an exhibition called Made in USA – German Architects in New York. The exhibition featured the work of seven architects from Germany who are now based in New York. When it comes to design culture, there is a is a long history of exchange and interrelationship between the United States and Germany, and, as a curatorial statement for the exhibition states, “it is within this historic trajectory that this exhibition wants to invite a fresh look on contemporary practice in New York City.”...read more at Buildipedia >>