Real estate blog The Real Deal has released its annual list of the top-performing architects in New York City. The firms with planned projects over 1 million square feet included SLCE and the office conversion leader Gensler. Nikolai Katz Architect finished first with 15 permitting applications... View full entry

Following our previous visit to WORKac, we are keeping our Meet Your Next Employer series in New York City this week to explore the work of Obra Architects. Founded by Pablo Castro and Jennifer Lee in 2000, the firm has since expanded to operate an office in Seoul, ultimately... View full entry

Our latest weekly curated jobs roundup from the Archinect Job board features 20 Project Manager and Project Architect roles available in New York City. To explore specific job titles from the architectural profession, consult Archinect's Guide to Job Titles series. Also, follow our Archinect Tips... View full entry

Last week, the New York City Council voted to approve an amended version of the Adams Administration's 'City of Yes' housing vision for 80,000 new homes over the next 15 years.  This will require a $5 billion public investment and comes with several key inclusionary zoning (including ADUs... View full entry

The forthcoming Frida Escobedo-led Tang Wing design for the Metropolitan Museum of Art has been revealed as a five-story expansion totaling 126,000 square feet and to be completed by 2030 after a $550 million capital campaign. The new home of the Met’s modern and contemporary art holdings... View full entry

MASS Design and the New York-based Marble Fairbanks Architects are behind a new library project in Brooklyn that combines restorative justice with the needs of the community into one dynamic 25,000-square-foot design. The forthcoming New Lots Library will be realized on a site historically... View full entry

Following our previous visit to Laney LA, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to New York City this week to explore the work of WORKac. Co-founded by Amale Andraos and Dan Wood, the firm has amassed a portfolio that includes public, cultural, and civic projects... View full entry

The first purpose-built home of the New York City FC MLS franchise has broken ground in Willets Point, Queens. The $3 billion project is being led by HOK, which was one of the top 300 performing firms globally last year thanks to its lucrative sports portfolio. It yields a 25,000-seat stadium... View full entry

OMA has shared with Archinect photos from a new Shohei Shigematsu-led temporary installation and retail space for Louis Vuitton in Midtown Manhattan that has captured the critical attention of New Yorkers in the buildup to the holiday shopping season. This is OMA's second collaboration with the... View full entry

The New York Times recently outlined some of the facts underpinning NYC’s housing crisis ahead of an upcoming final City Council vote on Mayor Eric Adams’ amended ‘City of Yes’ zoning overhaul plan for 80,000 new residential units on December 5th.  Among the interesting takeaways... View full entry

Shohei Shigematsu has provided an update on the newly topped out New Museum expansion designed by OMA with Cooper Robertson. The $89 million project adds 60,000 square feet, effectively doubling the institution’s exhibition spaces while supporting a host of new programmatic inclusions for the... View full entry

New York’s Governor Kathy Hochul has indicated the return to congestion pricing could be imminent before the new year. ABC7 reports: "Along with announcing a revised congestion pricing proposal, setting the base fare at $9 instead of $15, she is expected to discuss an alternate revenue source to... View full entry

The opportunity to renovate one of New York City’s most important cultural buildings, Marcel Breuer’s Brutalist icon at 945 Madison Avenue, has been granted to a partnership that includes Herzog & de Meuron and PBDW Architects after Sotheby’s named the firm to the... View full entry

Following our previous visit to nARCHITECTS, we are keeping our Meet Your Next Employer series to New York City this week to explore the work of Michael K. Chen Architecture. Led by Michael K. Chen, the firm describes its mission as to provide “innovative and superbly crafted... View full entry

Columbia GSAPP has shared details of its new student-led, temporary inflatable Cloud structure in Avery Plaza.  The installation culminates a two-semester seminar led by GSAPP faculty members Laurie Hawkinson and Galia Solomonoff.  Photo: Nicholas Knight/Columbia GSAPP The temporary... View full entry