The essential walking companion to more than two hundred cutting-edge buildings constructed since the new millennium. The first decade of the 21st century has been a time of lively architectural production in New York City. A veritable building boom gripped the city, giving rise to a host of new-and architecturally cutting-edge-residential, corporate, institutional, academic and commercial structures. With the boom now waning, this guidebook is perfectly timed totake stock of the city's new skyline and map them all out, literally. This essential walking companion and guide features 200 of the most notable buildingsand spaces constructed in New York's five boroughs since the new millennium-The High Line by James Corner Field Operations/Diller Scofidio + Renfro; 100 Eleventh Avenue by Ateliers Jean Nouvel; Brooklyn Children's Museum, by Rafael Vinoly Architects; 41 Cooper Square by Morphosis; Poe Park Visitors Center by Toshiko Mori Architect; and One Bryant Park by Cook + Fox, to name just a few. Projects are grouped by neighbourhood, allowing for easy, self-guided tours, with photos, maps, directions and descriptions that highlight the most important aspects of each entry.
- ISBN: 978-0-393-73326-6
- Editorial: W.W. Norton
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 304
- Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés