Today I went to a very unusual exhibition — one that can easily be described as “widely known in narrow circles.” Unusual because it’s about an architectural firm, yet features almost no architecture. It’s about Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) — the legendary architecture practice behind skyscrapers, airports, and half of corporate America in the…
The Copper📍 626 1st Ave is a pair of residential skyscrapers in Manhattan, New York, located near the United Nations Headquarters. The architecture of the complex is elegant yet dynamic. Floor-to-ceiling glass and copper shimmering in the sunlight give the building its name, The Copper. The exterior features a patina — the greenish layer that…
Walking along the Hudson, it’s impossible not to notice this unusual building. VIA 57 West is one of the most extravagant structures in New York City. It’s easy to spot in photos — it looks like a skyscraper bent into the shape of a pyramid. VIA 57 West was designed by Danish architect Bjarke Ingels…
Not long ago, we wrote about a new high-tech skyscraper in the US — the JPMorgan Chase Tower — which became the most expensive building in the world built without direct government funding. The tower didn’t just add another silhouette to the New York skyline — it fundamentally changed how the city looks at night,…
There’s a café that could probably claim the title of having the best view in New York. It’s located on the 64th floor of One World Trade Center. And since it has no competition inside the building, its name is as simple as it gets — CAFÉ. On the one hand, you can only get…
The One Times Square observation deck opened on December 17, 2025, right in the heart of New York City at Times Square itself. You’re not standing on some distant rooftop far above the city. You’re hovering directly over the epicenter, watching the flow of crowds on one of the most pedestrian-heavy squares in the world,…
The photograph shows the new pedestrian zone on Park Avenue, which had just been redesigned in 1923–1924 after the New York Central Railroad tracks were covered with a concrete slab. Before 1913, trains ran along Park Avenue in an open trench — noisy, dangerous, and dirty. After the completion of Grand Central Terminal, the railway…
You’ve probably heard that on December 5, 2025, one of the most striking, influential architects, Frank Gehry, passed away. History Interestingly, despite the fact that Gehry was born back in 1929, began building in the 1960s, and completed his iconic Guggenheim Museum Bilbao and Walt Disney Concert Hall in 1997 and 2003 respectively, his first…
New York City isn’t elastic. The truly stylish and conceptual museums can no longer fit within the borders of Manhattan — and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Today’s discovery beyond the island is Magazzino Italian Art. This is one of the most striking and photogenic museums in Upstate New York: a contemporary, minimalist, almost…
The Met Breuer Museum in New York was a must-see destination for lovers of modern art and architecture. It showcased impressive collections of 20th- and 21st-century art, including works by such masters as Kandinsky, Rothko, and Lichtenstein. History The building that later housed the Met Breuer was constructed in 1966 for the Whitney Museum of…
