If all that remained of architecture from the 12th to the 16th centuries were the astonishing diagrams now on view in “Gothic by Design” at the Met Museum, you might suppose you were looking at wild fantasies. How could such finespun lacework stand up at ... See more
The dead sure know how to live — some of them, anyway. Since its founding in 1838, Green-Wood Cemetery’s permanent residents have lain among the hills of Brooklyn, their tranquility guarded by elaborate statuary, venerable trees, and sumptuous tombs. It’s... See more
For a global city, New York can be awfully provincial. Its architecture firms export designs across the world, but only a handful of outside auteurs manage to penetrate the city’s insular development world, not always with great success. The reputations o... See more
IN NEW YORK, the fresh ripens into the antique at formidable speed. Sanaa’s New Museum opened on Bowery in 2007, and under a decade later, it already needed more space. After multiple delays and a two-year closure, the museum is reopening with a redesig... See more
In New York, the fresh ripens into the antique at formidable speed. Sanaa’s New Museum opened on Bowery in 2007, and under a decade later, it already needed more space. After multiple delays and a two-year closure, the museum is reopening with a redesign ... See more
