New York City

United States

01 May 2025

New York Marriott Marquis Hotel, New York City

John Portman’s novel atrium towers revolutionized skyscraper design, creating vertical cities within buildings, writes Patrik Schumacher

01 May 2025

Advanced Computational Modeling and Data-Driven Design

Advancements in computational modeling and performance simulation have revolutionized architectural and urban design, enabling data driven approaches to address sustainability, density, and programmatic change. This...

01 May 2025

Rebuilding World Trade Center

The reconstruction of Lower Manhattan after 9/11 was an extraordinary feat of resilience and vision. In February 2025, NYU’s Schack Institute of Real Estate convened...

01 May 2025

Revisiting Paul Rudolph

The architect’s visionary urban forms pushed the boundaries of prefabrication and scale, influencing generations of designers, writes Abraham Thomas.

01 May 2025

The Man Who Transformed New York

Dan Doctoroff advanced a humanist vision of urbanism that enlivened New York City’s neglected corners, masterminding the most profound changes to the city’s physical landscape...

01 May 2025

Scale and Integration of High-Rises in Cities

High-rise buildings routinely face criticism over their scale in an urban context and the means of their insertion into historic cities. The purpose of this...

20 November 2024

A Carbon Emission Model of Urban Habitats in High-Density Neighborhoods

Rahman Azari & Arjun Janardhanan

The building sector in major cities is a largely undefined carbon source, and limited understanding exists as to how urban morphology and densification affect embodied...

20 November 2024

Planning for Public Spaces in the Office Districts of New York and London

Tess McCann

Examining historical development, zoning regulations, and design principles, this paper explores the evolution and impact of Privately-Owned Public Spaces (POPS) in the dense urban environments...

16 October 2023

Comparing the Performance of Public Housing in New York City and Singapore

Patrick Dilger

Affordable housing is a critical aspect of urban development in cities with high housing demand, with the world population urbanizing at a consistent rate and...

16 October 2023

Fantasy on Demand: The Temptation of Text-to-Image AI

Julia Nagele

This paper explores the implications of text-to-image artificial intelligence (T2I AI) on architectural design practice. It begins with an overview of generative artificial design. It...