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Hudson Yards
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Profiles
NYCxDESIGN’s Emerging Designer Residency Brings Craft to Commercial Retail
In partnership with Arts Thread, the 2021 designers-in-residence transform a storefront in The Shops at Hudson Yards.
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Profiles
Hervé Descottes On Why Light Is Needed Now More Than Ever
The cofounder of New York-based lighting design firm L’Observatoire International speaks on his latest projects and how the pandemic has prompted new possibilities for architectural lighting.
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Viewpoints
For Thomas Woltz, Soil Is the Most Important Surface There Is
The founding principal of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects discusses how soil can advance both ecological and social justice.
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Profiles
Richard Sennett and Pablo Sendra on Mutual Aid and Density in Times of Urban Crisis
Metropolis spoke with the pair about their new book, which expounds on the bottom-up, accordion-like features that make cities resilient.
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Projects
In Lighting Wells Fargo’s Offices, Kugler Ning Foregrounds Natural Rhythms
At the LEED Gold–certified workplace in Hudson Yards, part of our global lighting portfolio, a scripted time-clock schedule aligns with the body’s 24-hour internal clock.
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Projects
KPF’s Gleaming New Tower at New York’s 55 Hudson Yards
Located over a subway station, the 51-story tower required reconciling some difficult site conditions.
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Projects
How the Shed Effortlessly Glides Open and Closed
The new cultural hub, designed by DS+R with Rockwell Group, moves on a unique system of steel wheels, or bogies.
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Projects
Snarkitecture Creates Its Own “Amusement Park” in Hudson Yards
Metropolis spoke to art and architecture studio Snarkitecture about its new dedicated installation venue, which opens today in 20 Hudson Yards, the mega development’s retail and dining hub.
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Viewpoints
Dig We Must: What Hudson Yards Gets Wrong
Fred Bernstein writes that because the mega development—the first phase of which opens today—was built on a basement-less platform, its public spaces are cramped.
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Viewpoints
Hudson Yards Promised a High-Tech Neighborhood—It Was a Greater Challenge Than Expected
While Hudson Yards delivers on some advanced infrastructure, its initial promises of urban data-driven management have (so far) proved more aspirational than practical.
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Projects
Kunlé Adeyemi’s ‘Prelude to the Shed’ Pavilion Opens Today
The Nigerian architect designed a steel-topped structure that can accommodate a diverse array of programming, from lectures to rap concerts.