Arun Sundararajan explains that London's decision to not renew Uber's operating license is not about ride-hailing technology, but the company's failure to perform regulatory tasks.
Posted — September 23, 2017
Katie Lorah and Rasmia Kirmani-Frye launched Ideas Marketplace, an online crowdfunding platform to fund NYCHA sustainability initiatives.
Posted — September 22, 2017
Michael Horodniceanu assures there were no safety concerns with the opening of the Second Avenue Station.
Posted — September 20, 2017
Deborah Marton speaks about the importance of green public spaces for public health in our cities.
Posted — September 20, 2017
Claire Weisz believes that the recent disasters reveal the designer's responsibility to the community around their project site.
Posted — September 20, 2017
Tommy Craig announced Shake Shack's new flagship restaurant, featuring office space and a test kitchen, in the West Village.
Posted — September 19, 2017
Madelyn Wils praises the Whitney's proposal for a permanent art installation on Pier 52 for its consideration of the area's artistic history
Posted — September 19, 2017
Armando Moritz-Chapelliquen argues that small business displacement is cultural displacement.
Posted — September 13, 2017
Marion Weiss and Michael Manfred explain their work on The Bridge at Cornell Tech intended to facilitate collaboration between students and start-ups.
Posted — September 13, 2017
Lena Afridi and Armando Moritz-Chapelliquen excoriate the proposed Bodega for displacing hardworking business owners.
Posted — September 13, 2017
Tom Wright discusses RPA's Crossing the Hudson, a report on transit between New Jersey to New York City.
Posted — September 11, 2017
Susannah Drake is stitching together parks in South Williamsburg to improve health, green space and commerce in the neighborhood.
Posted — September 11, 2017
Paul Travis discusses the innovative development and leasing mechanisms of City Point.
Posted — September 6, 2017
Jamie von Klemperer is bringing vibrancy to the Downtown San Diego waterfront with the design of Pacific Gate.
Posted — September 6, 2017
Claire Weisz argues for improving permeability and actively involving the federal government to build resilient cities.
Posted — September 5, 2017
Henry Grabar refutes the narrative that unregulated zoning exacerbated Houston's flooding.
Posted — September 1, 2017
Regina Myer explores the potential of Downtown Brooklyn with new projects from 80 Flatbush Avenue to partnerships with local cultural organizations.
Posted — September 1, 2017
Leni Schwendinger uses light to build better communities in Colombia.
Posted — September 1, 2017
Bruce Stiftel details how we can design and plan for superstorms in the future.
Posted — August 31, 2017
MaryAnne Gilmartin announced that Ferrero will work at the Bridge at Cornell Tech to foster innovation between students and the private sector.
Posted — August 31, 2017
Francine Houben is renovating Perth City Hall, a historic building in Scotland, into a cultural and visual arts facility.
Posted — August 24, 2017
Juanli Carríon launched Marble Hill Garden Project to bring affordable and fresh produce to local residents.
Posted — August 14, 2017
Michael Sorkin scrutinizes the privatization of public space and proposes using the private money for Pier 55 to transform the parking lots on Pier 40.
Posted — August 8, 2017
Jesse Keenan explains his latest research into the relationship between climate change and gentrification in Miami.
Posted — July 31, 2017
Vishaan Chakrabarti and Enrique Norten are transforming the Bears & Eagle Stadium in Newark into a mixed-use development to connect the city.
Posted — July 31, 2017
Tiffany-Ann Taylor and Giovania Tiarachristie released a Call for Session Proposals for Hindsight.
Posted — July 26, 2017
Leni Schwendinger kicked-off reSITE's 2017 conference, In/Visible City, with a walk-through Prague at night to demonstrate how after-dark strategies can yield various equitable benefits.
Posted — July 24, 2017
Jed Walentas announced three open air rooftops in DUMBO for commercial and social uses.
Posted — July 20, 2017
Alex Garvin criticizes the City's proposed rezoning of Midtown East for threatening the neighborhood's existing balance and being a cash sale of zoning rights.
Posted — July 20, 2017
Henry Grabar laments HUD's decision to accept Westchester's analysis that their zoning laws do not promote segregation.
Posted — July 20, 2017
Corinne Kisner calls for widespread integration of green infrastructure in our city's streets to control run-off and absorb pollutants.
Posted — July 20, 2017
Jack Robbins details FXFOWLE's winning project for the Driverless Future Challenge, which Michael Replogle praises for its versatility.
Posted — July 17, 2017
Arun Sundararajan reflects on Uber's deal with Yandex as a natural conclusion to their competition in Russia.
Posted — July 17, 2017
Blake Middleton explains why glass remains a prevalent material even as architects push for greater sustainability.
Posted — July 17, 2017
Rohit Aggarwala explores the possibilities data analytics offers for better understanding and improving our public spaces.
Posted — July 17, 2017
Eugenie Birch commends Richard Weller's development of Atlas as a tool for achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals protecting biodiversity.
Posted — July 13, 2017
Audrey Wachs explores the Landmarks Preservation Commission's decision to preserve and honor the Beth Hamedrash Hagodol Synagogue in the Lower East Side.
Posted — July 13, 2017
Miriam Peterson and Nathan Rich designed Siteless Tower as a critique of recent development in New York City for the Center for Architecture's 5x5 Participatory Provocations.
Posted — July 13, 2017
Michael Replogle explains how the city is helping small trucking companies with their traffic management systems.
Posted — July 6, 2017
Allen Bell is working with the city to develop 100 affordable residential units in East New York.
Posted — July 6, 2017
Regina Myer, Enrique Norten and Jed Welantas unveiled the 15,000-square-foot public plaza at 300 Ashland Place.
Posted — June 30, 2017
Deborah Marton argues that expanding Citi Bike to the Bronx would create a more accessible and equitable city.
Posted — June 30, 2017
Tim Tompkins praises Once Upon A Place as their most timely installation in support of the country's immigrant and refugee communities.
Posted — June 30, 2017
Patricia Dunphy explains the ethos behind bringing independent shops to Long Island City, and how their ventures are a leap of faith in a still developing neighborhood.
Posted — June 28, 2017
Louise Carroll explains that the city has no legal recourse against the Rabsky Group for failing to adhere to the non-binding agreement made by the previous owner of the Rheingold development regarding affordable housing.
Posted — June 27, 2017
Forefront Fellow Alison Von Glinow won a Bee Breeders competition seeking to address the pressures of expanding populations and urban growth on existing housing markets in Hong Kong.
Posted — June 26, 2017
Robert A.M. Stern is designing Camden Tower, an office building along the Camden Waterfront, in an effort to revive their economy.
Posted — June 26, 2017
Tom Wright argues for building essential energy, environmental and educational facilities on Rikers instead of runways from LaGuardia.
Posted — June 26, 2017
Regina Myer discusses the current projects at the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership, and what to expect in the future.
Posted — June 26, 2017
Jamie von Klemperer is designing Echelon Seaport, a mixed-use development to revitalize the Boston Seaport with a commitment to public space and activity.
Posted — June 26, 2017
Lord Norman Foster is designing Bloomberg's new London headquarters on the principles of collaboration, innovation and productivity.
Posted — June 26, 2017
Drew Lang explains his design work at Hudson Woods in the Catskills, emphasizing his desire to put nature first.
Posted — June 19, 2017
Moshe Safdie reflects on Habitat 67, including why the project was not successfully replicated elsewhere but has inspired modern projects.
Posted — June 19, 2017
Michael Arad was chosen to design a monument honoring the victims of the 2015 shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
Posted — June 19, 2017
Christopher J. Nolan details the dilemma between preserving the original path leading up to Belvedere Castle and designing a more accessible incline to meet federal requirements for access for disabled people.
Posted — June 13, 2017
Corinne Kisner details NACTO's new Green Light for Great Streets initiative that aims to implement street projects in various cities.
Posted — June 9, 2017
Michelle Delk and Matt McMahon are transforming the historic Willamette Falls in Oregon City, reconnecting it with the public for the first time in 150 years.
Posted — June 8, 2017
Polly Trottenberg is skeptical about the politics behind the proposed congestion pricing plan proposed by Move NY despite agreeing it is necessary.
Posted — June 6, 2017
David Manfredi reflects on the culture of the firm, the delicate historical balance of Boston and designing "free-trade-zones" of ideas.
Posted — June 5, 2017
MaryAnne Gilmartin, Michael Manfredi and Marion Weiss praise the design of The Bridge at Cornell Tech for encouraging serendipitous interactions while also being sustainable.
Posted — June 1, 2017
Lord Norman Foster opened his new archive and international research center in Madrid to encourage future designers to address critical issues such as climate change.
Posted — June 1, 2017
Jed Walentas and Christopher Sharples celebrate the impending opening of 325 Kent Avenue, the first building to open at the site of the former Domino Sugar refinery.
Posted — May 30, 2017
Polly Trottenberg announced new safety improvements to the Bronx's Grand Concourse including lower speed limits, cameras and better crosswalks.
Posted — May 30, 2017
Catherine Seavitt Nordenson has been awarded a Graham Foundation Grant for her publication on the modernist landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx.
Posted — May 30, 2017
Moshe Safdie is teaming up with Singapore infrastructure consultancy firm Surbana Jurong to design buildings in the Asia Pacific.
Posted — May 25, 2017
Adrian Benepe congratulated San Francisco on being the only city in the country with a park within a 10-minute a for every resident.
Posted — May 18, 2017
Polly Trottenberg promoted the launch of ParkNYC in Queens, an app allowing drivers to pay for parking meters using their smart phones.
Posted — May 18, 2017
Justin Garrett Moore calls for greater diversity in the planning process and believes youth internships can promote their access to the professions.
Posted — May 18, 2017
Ankita Chachra and Skye Duncan were on the GDCI Core Project Team for the Global Street Design Guide setting "a new global baseline for designing streets."
Posted — May 18, 2017
Jed Walentas and AJ Pires argue that we need to exploit the increased real estate value throughout the city to pay for public goods.
Posted — May 18, 2017
Stefan Al joined Kai Ryssdal of NPR Marketplace to discuss his latest book tracing the architectural evolution of Las Vegas.
Posted — May 17, 2017
Mary Miss believes that artists can improve city agencies' community engagement and education programs.
Posted — May 12, 2017
Susan Chin proposes creative policy solutions to ensure the vibrancy and long-term stability of Midtown's Garment District.
Posted — May 11, 2017
Justin Garrett Moore and Keri Butler announced the Public Design Commission's winners of the 2017 Excellence in Design Awards, including work by many of our Fellows.
Posted — May 11, 2017
David Manfredi explains how the design of New Balance's headquarters focused on creating a connected and democratic work environment.
Posted — May 11, 2017
Navid Maqami describes S9 Architecture's "modern contextualism" philosophy guiding their eclectic projects.
Posted — May 3, 2017
Cathleen McGuigan and Carol Willis explore the shift from corporate towers to new elegant skyscrapers.
Posted — May 2, 2017
Moshe Safdie’s Brutalist design of Habitat 67 is credited by Blake Gopnik for rekindling our love of concrete.
Posted — May 2, 2017
Henry Grabar scrutinizes the new Rockaway Ferry for having minimal impact on transit congestion, even if it is a pleasant journey for its riders.
Posted — May 2, 2017
Deborah Berke's first office building receives rave reviews for bringing the art of architecture to everyday life.
Posted — May 2, 2017
Guy Nordenson explains how the emergence of cable-stayed bridges occurred after the construction of New York City's bridges.
Posted — April 28, 2017
Ken Greenberg gave a walking tour of Toronto's "the Kings" to show the benefits of relaxed zoning laws on the community.
Posted — April 27, 2017
Janette Sadik-Khan joins The Zeppos Report to explain how she became an advocate for more accessible and equitable transit.
Posted — April 27, 2017
Jed Walentas reveals the latest on the Domino Sugar Factory redevelopment, including The Artifact Walk, an elevated 450' long walkway.
Posted — April 24, 2017
Tom Wright, Vishaan Chakrabarti, Andrew Lynn and Polly Trottenberg addressed the various infrastructure projects required in the region at the RPA Assembly.
Posted — April 24, 2017
Michael Sorkin argues that the rise of autonomobiles and multimodal streets could yield greater political and public spaces.
Posted — April 20, 2017
Tim Tompkins praises Snøhetta's redesign of Times Square which facilitates daily public gatherings and larger celebrations.
Posted — April 20, 2017
Richard Dattner and Claire Weisz's Garage and Salt Shed project has been selected as one of the top 10 most sustainable projects of 2017.
Posted — April 20, 2017
Carlos Arnaiz is redesigning the Pasudeco Center, an iconic sugar mill in the Philippines, into a mixed-use community hub.
Posted — April 19, 2017
Mary Miss designed "Watermarks" in Milwaukee to improve community water management and to locate water landmarks.
Posted — April 14, 2017
Marion Weiss and Michael Manfredi will create a cohesive, dynamic and natural master plan for a cultural campus in Naples, Fl.
Posted — April 14, 2017
Peter Walker won the first 2017 Richard Brettell Award as recognition for his fundamental and essential role in the arts in the life of the University of Texas-Dallas.
Posted — April 11, 2017
Stefan Al's The Strip is listed as one of the best books to read this spring by the Wall Street Journal.
Posted — April 10, 2017
Polly Trottenberg reveals plans to make the 5-way intersection at Jackie Robinson Parkway safer for drivers and pedestrians.
Posted — April 7, 2017
Janette Sadik-Kahn encourages Charlotte in the experimentation of safer streets for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Posted — April 7, 2017
Tom Wright laments the latest train derailment as further evidence of the long overdue maintenance required at Penn Station and the Hudson Tunnel.
Posted — April 6, 2017
Sam Schwartz weighs in on the escalator walk or stand debate, and suggests commuters may never take the rational option.
Posted — April 5, 2017
Regina Myer and Paul Travis explain why there is a strong demand for commercial and office space in Downtown Brooklyn.
Posted — April 4, 2017
Henry Grabar details radical reconceptions of 14th Street in response to the city's scant plans to adjust to the L Train closure.
Posted — April 4, 2017
Blake Middleton details how The House at Cornell Tech could encourage future Passive House projects at various scales.
Posted — April 4, 2017
