Eric Jankiewicz reports for Curbed. Today, the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved plans for a new building at 100 Franklin Street, a development they sent back to the drawing board in November. Peter Guthrie of the development and design team at DDG presented a completely different design, stripped of all the elements that had once made Tribecans seethe. “I think this
The battle over the proposed rooftop addition for Upper West Side grande dame the Apthorp has been rollicking thus far. At a September community board meeting, residents, neighbors, and preservation groups spoke out against it, leading CB7 to issue a resounding “no” to Area Property Partners’ penthouse plan. Then the proposal moved on to Landmarks, where starchitects including Robert A.M.
Sharon McHugh reports for World Architecture News. The architectural industry reacts to MoMA’s decision to demolish the American Folk Art Museum to accommodate its expansion. As we all now know, MoMA has decided to tear down Tod Williams + Billie Tsein’s American Folk Art Museum, a building widely acknowledged for its exceptional craft and its folded Tombasil skin, which, among
