Weblog of both good and bad architecture, urbanity and other components of the built environment.
When it came time to replace the aging roof on the 22 year old Federal Reserve Building in Charlotte, they made the choice to install a green roof. That decision was based upon a careful analysis of the cost of the retrofit and additional life cycle cost of then maintaining it. The resulting project, is [...]
Modern architecture meets the the Lower East Side of Manhattan with the new academic building at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. Advertised as “an innovative learning environment for the exceptional students enrolled today and for those to come,” its undulating, perforated metal skin seems to support at least the idea [...]
Sitting dormant on the west side of Manhattan for the last 20+ years, the High Line is a former elevated freight rail line that carried goods in and out of the west side of New York City. Several groups of activists lobbied for and eventually gained support of the city to preserve the infrastructure and [...]
Memorial Waterfront Park is the new flagship park in the Charleston suburb of Mt. Pleasant. Located in the shadows of the newly completed Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, the 22 acre park is home to the Mt. Pleasant Visitors Center and features public pavilions, open green space, a playground, war memorial and a 1250 foot long [...]
