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Portfolio: Alfred E. Smith and Vladeck Houses
by Anna Beeke • May 1st, 2013
As part of Typecast, an investigation into five "towers-in-the-park" across New York City, Anna Beeke photographs the Alfred E. Smith Houses and Vladeck Houses in Two Bridges, Manhattan.
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by Urban Omnibus • November 26th, 2012
UPDATE: Submission deadline extended to December 14th.
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by Urban Omnibus • November 14th, 2012
Fashion designer Yeohlee Teng and architect Joerg Schwartz discuss their involvement in an initiative to demonstrate the importance of the fashion industry to New York City, and to preserve and strengthen the efficiencies and vitality of its core.
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Field Trip: United Palace Theatre
by Maria Chernaya • September 6th, 2012
On a recent sunny Wednesday afternoon, I took the A train uptown to 175th Street to visit the United Palace Theatre....
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Montage City: Edge Conditions
by Cassim Shepard • August 29th, 2012
Three student videos investigate borders and urban transitions along 58th Street in Manhattan, aboard the Staten Island Ferry, and within the Hub in the Bronx.
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NYU ANEW This Wednesday, the New York City Council approved the NYU 2031 proposals by a vote of 44-1, one...
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Fighting Fire on the Water
by Urban Omnibus • June 13th, 2012
Two new elegant waterfront firehouses prompt a closer look at the Fire Department's Marine Operations unit, its unique architectural needs, cultural significance and essential function as part of the complex system of services that keeps the city safe.
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The East River Blueway Plan
by Urban Omnibus • May 30th, 2012
Adam Lubinsky discusses a range of urban planning strategies and design opportunities to help get New Yorkers into the waters of the East River.
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Coordinates
by Annie Choi • May 2nd, 2012
In the final selection from the Unfinished Grid Essay Competition, Annie Choi takes us on a neighborhood stroll that reveals the grid's subtle influence on our everyday experience of the city.
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The Grid and its Guises
by Aaron White • March 28th, 2012
Another selection from the Unfinished Grid Essay Competition considers what two centuries of interpretation of Manhattan's street grid can tell us about ourselves.
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