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The fight to curtail so-called megamansions was picked up recently by Realtor.com. They say the colloquial square footage "horse" has "already left the barn," adding the caveat that the typical American home size has increased by 150% between 1980 and 2018. Some other choice takeaways... View full entry
Following our previous visit to California-based Yu2e, Inc., we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to New York this week to explore the work of BMA Architects. Headquartered in Sagaponack, NY, the firm has built a portfolio anchored on high-end modern residential and commercial work... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to Santa Monica-based KoningEizenberg, we are moving our Meet Your Next Employer series to New York this week to explore the work of Bates Masi + Architects. From their studios across New York City and East Hampton, the five-decades-old firm operates along a principle... View full entry
TenBerke has unveiled its design for an artist residence in Montauk, New York. Housed in a former horse stable dating back to the 1920s, the scheme will host artists as part of the Edward F. Albee Foundation. Image credit: TenBerke The building, known as “The Barn,” has accommodated... View full entry
Following last week’s visit to entertainment venue specialists Populous, we are using this week’s edition of our Meet Your Next Employer series to explore the work of Sag Harbor and New York City-based SKOLNICK Architecture + Design Partnership. Operating across their New York and Hamptons... View full entry
The new Peter Marino Art Foundation opened on Long Island’s East End last month, revealing to the public for the first time the famed collection of the prodigious architect known worldwide for his retail spaces and Leather Daddy aesthetic. The Foundation is housed in the former Rogers Memorial... View full entry
Prices for a famed duo’s only realized US home seem to be on a permanent decline this month after hitting the market almost three years ago. The Bioscleave House sits amongst exclusive real estate in the Hamptons and was the planned home of a pair of artists who together formed an entity now... View full entry
New York-based architecture practice Young Projects has completed a 3,500-square-foot modular home located on a verdant, two-acre lot in Bridgehampton, New York. Called Six Square House, the residence is made up of six 24’ by 24’ gabled modules that are arranged to align roof ridges and... View full entry
The Church, a nonprofit arts center in Sag Harbor, N.Y., founded by the artists Eric Fischl and April Gornik, will begin to welcome visitors on April 15. Two tours of the center, a former Methodist church built in 1832, will be offered daily, Thursday through Monday. — The New York Times
After housing the Methodist Church of Sag Harbor from the early eighteen-hundreds until 2008, the historic structure was recently renovated by New York firm SKOLNICK Architecture + Design Partnership. The 12,000-square-foot adaptive reuse intervention created flexible spaces for exhibition as well... View full entry
The man known for his modern, white, geometrically intricate buildings spends his summers in a simple, cedar-shingled farmhouse built in 1907 that he bought from the family of the original owners in 1984. On a July afternoon, Mr. Meier was in his study there, painting watercolors. — The New York Times
