Architecture

Ken Worpole|Gallery

Tidal Pools: Photographs by Jason Orton

Tidal pools were once common along the coast of Britain, particularly at seaside holiday resorts. Although many such pools have been destroyed or exist as ruins, others are being revived thanks to the energies of lido enthusiasts. This …

Michael Sorkin|Essays

On Paul Auster

Interpretation Paul Auster's City of Glass by artists Duytter & Jef Aérosol, 2008 Organized by the Graduate Program in Urban Design at the City College of New York’s School of Architecture, Urban Design and Landscape …

Mark Lamster|Essays

Bronx Cheer

To say that I've been disappointed by coverage of the new Yankee Stadium by the design press would be an understatement, as noted in this "rant" column for ID magazine.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Standard Operating Procedure

From the earliest days of the High Line hoopla, the park’s future was literally entwined with that of Andre Balazs’s first ground-up hotel, the Standard New York. The reason the Standard is so good is that it is a 21st Century …

Mark Lamster|Essays

Save the Library

These are tough times for those of us who care about books. The publishing industry is in a tailspin; electronic readers and the Internet are challenging the primacy of the printed page.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Defending Alice

The new Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center opens on Sunday — it looks great — and the reviews are starting to flow in. The response has been overwhelmingly positive and fairly dismissive of the original hall, by Pietro …

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Rebooting the Festival Marketplace

Time, Illustration by Wilson McLean, August 24, 1981  Once upon a time in the 1970s, the festival marketplace was a treat. Its co-inventor, architect Benjamin Thompson, wrote: “The natural pageantry of crowds and goods, of meat, …

Mark Lamster|Essays

Le Corbusier: Tres Grand

"Just how much personal history do we require to truly understand an artist’s body of work?" That's the question that launched my review of Nicholas Fox Weber's biography of the architect Le Corbusier.

Mark Lamster|Baseball

Yankee Stadium: Remembered

Memories of Yankee Staidum vary for every fan, but the feeling of pure American nostalgia is the same for all.

Mark Lamster|Essays

Memories of Yankee Stadium

The opportunity to sit in the Yankee Stadium cheap seats close to the field and to become a part of a community was very special. One of the things I find most troubling about the new ballpark is that this opportunity will be dramatically …

Alexandra Lange|Reviews

The Brooklyn Children's Museum

The Brooklyn Children's Museum is hardly subtle in its attempt to please the Toys "R" Us crowd.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

JetBlue Terminal 5 (and TWA Terminal)

It feels like JetBlue has lost its sense of surprise in its middle age.