SNEAK PEEK: Nest-Shaped Treehouse Made of Hurricane Sandy-Fallen Trees Rises...
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View ArticleUNICEF Challenges CUNY Students to Create Designs That Help Kids Across the...
The City University of New York and UNICEF are launching a school-wide challenge called Design UNICEF that asks CUNY students to come up with innovative solutions to improve the health and well-being...
View ArticleWilliam Miller’s Beautiful and Abstract Photos Are Actually of the Gowanus...
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View ArticlePHOTOS: Artist Sopheap Pich Builds a Miniature Bamboo City in the World...
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View ArticlePHOTOS: Leo Villareal’s Twinkling New LED Art Installation Lights Up an NYC...
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View ArticleNYC Getting More Micro-Units, Sends Out Another Request for Proposals for...
It seems that NYC’s new micro-apartment trend has already taken off before the first unit has even been built. The Department of Housing Preservation, the Citizens Housing Planning Council and NYC...
View ArticleCoolNYC Solution Will Let New Yorkers Control Their Air Conditioners by Smart...
Although spring hasn’t quite sprung yet, the sweaty days of summer are just around the corner. And with our perspiration comes wallet-busting energy bills from running our air conditioners day and...
View ArticleGreenpoint’s Keramos Hall Restored to Its 19th Century Splendor by Kamen Tall...
Image ©Michal Nowicki For the past decade or so, most Greenpoint locals regarded Keramos Hall as just another dingy corner building. Now, thanks to Kamen Tall Architects P.C., the historic building’s...
View ArticlePier 57 “Incubox” Shipping Container Mall Approved by City Council
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View ArticleUpper West Side Artist Transforms Driftwood into One-of-a-Kind Furniture Pieces
Collecting fallen wood during country road trips with friends started off as a hobby for Paul Kruger, but eventually turned into a full-fledged business that pays homage to the trees. The NYC-based...
View ArticleNeighbors Report That Domino Sugar Complex Workers Are Removing Asbestos...
Though we thought some naysayers of the controversial Domino Sugar affordable housing complex may have been assuaged by Two Trees’ plan to create a temporary urban farm and bike courses at the site,...
View ArticleThe High Line Hotel Will Breathe New Life into a Beautiful Chelsea Landmark
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View Article2 Gold Will Be the First Manhattan Building to Install a 13-ft Airtight Flood...
One NYC apartment that was hit hard by the waters that flooded the Financial District during Hurricane Sandy is taking matters into its own hands by investing in a giant, airtight floodgate. 2 Gold...
View ArticleSee Adam Frank’s Charming LED Nightlights Illuminate BKLYN Designs
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View ArticleTry Out CASA Kids’ Transforming Tuck Bed Collection at BKLYN Designs 2013
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View ArticleHelp Greene Street NYC Use Reverse Graffiti to Clean Up the Streets of New York
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View ArticleBien Hecho Gears Up to Bring Their Understated Reclaimed Furniture to BKLYN...
If you’re in the market for well-made furniture built with reused materials, you’ll definitely want to check out this year’s BKLYN Designs showcase of Brooklyn-born furnishings in May. One of the...
View ArticleUrban Chandy’s Cool Recycled Chandeliers to Light up BKLYN Designs 2013
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View ArticleBKLYN Designs: Aellon Turns Shipwrecked Boats and Reclaimed Materials into...
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View ArticlePHOTOS: Spiraling SeaGlass Carousel Will Let You Ride Giant Glass Fishes in...
Read the rest of PHOTOS: Spiraling SeaGlass Carousel Will Let You Ride Giant Glass Fishes in Battery Park testing Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: Battery Park, eco design, green...
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