By Justin Davidson, New York Magazine’s architecture and classical-music critic since 2007 and was the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism in 2002. Mar. 5, 2025 ...

Taylor’s best of New York centered on buildings that showcase the city’s ability to evolve. “The thing that makes the city rich is the fact that we have adaptive reuse,” he said.

Shenzhen ranks second, with 443 buildings over 492 feet, followed by New York with 317 skyscrapers with Dubai coming in fourth position with 265. Meanwhile, London sits in 44th place, with 40 ...

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This means that Hong Kong has 246 more buildings over 492 feet than New York City and a staggering 523 more than London. Shenzhen comes second, with 443 buildings over 492 feet, followed by New ...

Brick, stone, and terra-cotta, products that have the solidity and hue of earth, have timidly but perceptibly snuck back into New York’s repertoire of architectural ambitions.

New York is the first state in the country to ban natural gas and other fossil fuels in most new buildings – a major win for climate advocates, but a move that could spark pushback from fossil ...

On the 94th anniversary of the Empire State Building’s official opening, which took place on May 1, 1931, take a look at images of the world’s most iconic skyscraper.

At 1,776 feet tall, One World Trade in New York City is a supertall building, but not a megatall one, and is the sixth-tallest building globally. And a new second-tallest building in the world is ...

In all, The Alloy Block plans to restore two 19th-century brick buildings and bring more than 1,000 new housing units, affordable and market-rate, to the busy transit hub.

This 1,454-foot-tall Art Deco skyscraper is one of the most famous buildings in the world. The Empire State building was constructed in 1930 and built in one year and 45 days.

Founded in 2009 by CEO Teri Karush Rogers, a real estate journalist and former contributor to The New York Times, Brick Underground helps 3 million buyers, renters, sellers, and renovators every ...