Tag Archives: New York City

BIG designs ‘Spiral’ skyscraper for NYC

February 26, 2021

Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has designed the Spiral skyscraper in Manhattan which will rise in a spiraling motion toward the sky.

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Hayri Atak proposes an ‘amorphous’ tower for Manhattan’s skyline

January 25, 2021

Designed by Turkish firm Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio, Sarcostyle Tower stands out in the Manhattan, New York City, skyline with its amorphous style.

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Federal court rules NYC discriminates against blind pedestrians

October 21, 2020

A Federal court has ruled that New York City’s failure to provide accessible pedestrian signals (APS) at 96.6 percent of its signalized intersections violates the civil rights of people with disabilities. APS are push-button devices attached to crosswalks that convey visual crossing information in audible and vibro-tactile formats accessible to blind, low-vision, and Deaf-blind pedestrians.

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FXCollaborative to repurpose historic NYC church into children’s museum

June 22, 2020

Architecture firm FXCollaborative has won approval from the New York City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) to convert the historic First Church of Christ Scientist, Manhattan, into the Children’s Museum of Manhattan (CMOM). LPC unanimously voted to approve the revised plans early this month.

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NYC creative space A/D/O permanently closes due to COVID-19

May 11, 2020

A/D/O by car company MINI, a creative space for designers in Brooklyn, New York, will end its operations and permanently close on May 31 due to the economic uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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