The New York skyline is iconic in itself and is packed with soaring towers and magnificent architecture. The history of the many famous structures in New York is as fascinating as the architecture itself, and many have been immortalized so romantically in motion pictures that they take on an even greater sense of majesty.
Written by
Jennifer Seene
Photography
Leonhard Niederwimmer (cover image), Kit Suman, William Wachter, Stephen H, Lucas Franco, Patrick Robert Doyle, Miltiadis Fragkidis, Alexander Rotke
Situated on an urban infill site, this house builds on Buffalo’s rich architectural heritage, with works by Frank Lloyd Wright and H.H. Richardson only steps away. But rather than looking only to the past, the house offers a model for twenty-first century urban life, with a soaring interior space organized around views, nature and daylight.
Project name
Black Diamond House
Architecture firm
asap/adam sokol architecture practice
Location
Buffalo, New York
Principal architect
Adam Sokol
Design team
Adam Sokol, AIA, principal, Boris Morin-Defoy, principal designer
Interior design
Adam Sokol
Structural engineer
Tredo Engineers
Material
Polished concrete, birch plywood, plaster, and glass tile
Typology
Residential › House
Set into a steep hillside, the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC) includes a 1,200-seat concert hall, a 400-seat theatre, three performance studios as well as recording and editing facilities.
Project name
Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center (EMPAC)
Architecture firm
Grimshaw
Photography
Paul Rivera/Archphoto, Peter Aaron/Esto
Principal architect
Andrew Whalley
Collaborators
Donnell Consultants (Cost Consultant)
Civil engineer
Buro Happold
Structural engineer
Buro Happold
Client
Rensselar Polytechnic Institute
Typology
Arts Culture and Exhibition Halls
The Iranian architect Reza Mohtashami has designed Sky Point Villa, a contemporary house for a family of three to be built in Bedford Hills, a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States.
Project name
Sky Point Villa
Architecture firm
Mohtashami Studio
Location
Bedford Hills, New York, USA
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Reza Mohtashami
Design team
Reza Mohtashami
Visualization
Reza Mohtashami
Typology
Residential › House
Milad Eshtiyaghi: Black House is located in Santa Clara, New York. The client of this project was very interested in black and asked us to design a house that had a sense of splendor, luxury and at the same time mysterious.
Architecture firm
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Location
Santa Clara, New York, USA
Tools used
AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Autodesk 3ds Max, V-ray, Adobe Photoshop
Principal architect
Milad Eshtiyaghi
Visualization
Milad Eshtiyaghi Studio
Typology
Residential › House
Located in the town of Woodstock, New York, this inspiring cabin was designed by Antony Gibbon Designs.
Architecture firm
Antony Gibbon Designs
Location
Woodstock, New York
Photography
Martin Dimitrov
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, AutoCAD
Principal architect
Antony Gibbon
Design team
Antony Gibbon Designs
Collaborators
William Johnson
Construction
William Johnson
Visualization
Antony Gibbon Designs
The innovative New York-based architecture and interior design firm Mojo Stumer Associates has designed Old Westbury Residence, a private house located in Old Westbury, New York, USA.
Project name
Old Westbury Residence
Architecture firm
Mojo Stumer Associates
Location
Old Westbury, New York, USA
Principal architect
Mark Stumer
Design team
Mark Stumer (principal); Jessica Licalzi (interior designer); Mike Doyle (project manager)
Interior design
Jessica Licalzi
Structural engineer
SDG Engineering
Landscape
Stuart Senter Inc. and Laguardia Design Group Landscape Architecture (Design)
Supervision
Mojo Stumer Associates
Tools used
Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, AutoCAD
Construction
Stuart Senter Inc.
Typology
Residential › Private House
