Sharon McHugh reports for World Architecture News. [Image: Ted via Flickr] Two decisions came down last week that may affect New York City’s skyline. One was the defeat of Mayor Bloomberg’s plan to densify development in east mid-town Manhattan. The other was Governor Mario Cuomo’s signing of legislation that will permit the cash-starved Hudson River Park Trust to sell air rights to
Jeremiah Budin reports for Curbed. Earlier designs for a triangular building at 19 East Houston Street drew the ire of the both the community and the Landmarks Commission, so Perkins Eastman made significant changes before bringing the plans back this morning. While the original design had called for a primarily glass façade, the new one features a contextual brick façade
Mireya Navarro reports for The New York Times. Acting on the recommendations of a task force convened after Hurricane Sandy, the City Council on Thursday approved new requirements that were expected to make buildings more sustaining during emergencies and prevent some of the hardships that New Yorkers endured after the storm last year. One change requires residential buildings five stories
Paul Gunther writes on Architizer. Grand Central Terminal. Image via The Daily Beast. Just days ago, New York Senator Chuck Schumer characterized preservationists as “those people [who] would see the city die a slow death.” With an eye on the shifts under way in New York politics, it is time to put to rest this false dichotomy between landmark preservation
