Aboard the fireboat John J. Harvey
Published in The New York TimesBy performing "constituent services," legislators short-circuit the democratic process, weakening separation of powers, equal protection, and other constitutional norms
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Some buildings just couldn't be saved
Published in The New York TimesA quiet alternative to Kyoto
Published in The New York TimesSurviving the Holocaust with needle and thread
Published in The New York TimesLiving rent-free, Cal Lane makes her mark
Published in The New York TimesMany of Frank Lloyd Wright's most evocative drawings were by Marion Mahony Griffin
Published in The New York TimesA town where Vietnam draft avoiders have made a difference
Published in The New York TimesMy father's bad investment
Published in The New York TimesThe contractors are gone. So why do I feel blue?
Published in The New York TimesTired of high real estate prices? Consider the alternative
Published in The New York TimesThe incredible saga of the bakery founder's loft
Published in The New York TimesThere's evidence that the size of new homes in America has peaked
Published in The New York TimesWas I being practical, or paranoid?
Published in The New York TimesAmazon is now the place to sell used books -- but with unexpected consequences
Published in The New York TimesGustavo Bonevardi in the West Village
Published in The New York TimesSam Davol, the cellist for the Magnetic Fields, and his wife, Leslie, move north
Published in The New York TimesDavid Mixner moves to Livingston Manor, New York
Published in The New York TimesFalling for the Infinity Razor
Published in The New York TimesVisiting Paul Rudolph's Buildings in New England
Published in The New York TimesGorgeous interiors, up (under) the roof
Published in The New York TimesAt home with Ann Brashares and Jacob Collins
Published in The New York TimesThe high price of Bermuda real estate
Published in The New York TimesWhy Barbara Hill is one of my favorite designers, ever
Published in The New York TimesA brilliant way to privilege underprivileged children
Published in The New York TimesA review of the cold accommodations
Published in The New York TimesHow HomeVestors went national
Published in The New York TimesVisting the Rural Studio's buildings in Alabama is one of the world's great architecture pilgrimages
Published in The New York TimesA haven for "multiple chemical sensitivity" sufferers is threatened
Published in The New York TimesThanks to Rem Koolhaas, Porto, Portugal will never be the same
Published in The New York TimesThe Freedom Tower could become a true symbol of freedom
Published in The New York TimesThe Yale University Art Gallery gets an extensive, but faithful, renovation
Published in The New York TimesBaby boomers lead the charge to tear down 60's architecture
Published in The New York Times45 years after his death, three buildings by Wright are in the works
Published in The New York TimesTransgender students gain rights, and respect, in college
Published in The New York TimesCan Bernard Tschumi's New Acropolis Museum settle a score?
Published in The New York TimesThe lives of Steven Lofton, Roger Croteau, and their foster children
Published in The New York TimesA puppeteer copes with Parkinson's disease
Published in The New York TimesSantiago Calatrava's opera house at Santa Cruz de Tenerife in the Canary Islands is dominated by a winglike canopy nearly 200 feet tall.
Published in The New York TimesHow the Statue of Liberty could be recreated, after a disaster
Published in The New York TimesSaving two rusting piers in the Hudson River
Published in The New York TimesProfile of Reed Kroloff, an advisor to architecture competitions.
Published in The New York TimesTekserve lives the Apple slogan
Published in The New York TimesBlue blood meets white architecture in New England.
Published in The New York TimesThoughts on the importance of the Empire State Building after September 11
Published in The New York TimesCan a website write me a new will?
Published in The New York TimesDo my neighbors need to know which candidates I support?
Published in The New York TimesThe badly damaged 1993 exterior of the Storefront for Art and Architecture in Lower Manhattan, by Steve Holl and Vito Acconci, will be restored
Published in The New York TimesThe veteran actor comes to dinner with the man who has spent decades hiding in plain sight
Published in The New York TimesOn the street where I lived . . .
Published in The New York TimesThe U.S. "ambassador" makes her presence known
Published in The New York TimesArthur Cotton Moore designs a curvy metal house to test his theories
Published in The New York TimesToshiko Mori's architectural dialogues with the masters
Published in The New York TimesTo rebuild their lives, they need barrier-free houses
Published in The New York TimesThe walkable community now has valet parking, and other concessions to the real world
Published in The New York TimesA day trip to Troy, N.Y.
Published in The New York TimesThe museum-going experience of a lifetime
Published in The New York TimesThe Ottoman emperor-in-waiting lives in a walk-up, rent-controlled apartment
Published in The New York TimesBuilding a modernist house in the Hamptons
Published in The New York TimesIn Salem, Witchcraft and Old Architecture
Published in The New York TimesA Paul Rudolph apartment, untouched for nearly 40 years
Published in The New York TimesA son designs a Costa Rica retreat for a literary dad
Published in The New York TimesLiving with century-old bricks and massive wooden trusses
Published in The New York TimesJennifer Luce's triumph in La Jolla
Published in The New York TimesCultivation is legal, but it isn't scenic
Published in The New York TimesLife in multi-culti Brooklyn
Published in The New York TimesStaying in other people's houses -- in my home city
Published in The New York TimesNortheastern Pennsylvania Gets Chic
Published in The New York TimesAt home with the Ricky of Ricky's
Published in The New York TimesSyd Kitson's big deal
Published in The New York TimesRosie O'Donnell puts her stamp on Family Week
Published in The New York TimesAffordable housing, near the happiest place on earth
Published in The New York TimesCass Calder Smith comes to New York
Published in The New York TimesTom Killian and Francoise Bollack keep their interventions subtle
Published in The New York TimesYoung designers mix it up in Greenpoint
Published in The New York TimesKulapat Yantrasast's Grand Rapids Art Museum has a light footprint
Published in The New York TimesLillian Schloss bought Chinese antiquities early
Published in The New York TimesRare public space for Orange County, California
Published in The New York TimesRestoring the Yale University Art Gallery
Published in The New York TimesWest Village resident Marianne Cusato designs Katrina Cottages
Published in The New York TimesEspecially if the church has already borrowed against the planned buildings
Published in The New York TimesA new house breaks with tradition
Published in The New York TimesThe apartment every celebrity needs
Published in The New York TimesMarty Skrelunas polishes Philip Johnson's masterpiece
Published in The New York TimesModernism arouses ire in the city's historic district
Published in The New York TimesLatin American art fills one of the city's most dramatic living rooms
Published in The New York TimesDesigned for isolation, it's now surrounded
Published in The New York TimesVisiting the Meiji Mura Museum
Published in The New York TimesExtraordinary ingenuity makes a tiny apartment seem spacious
Published in The New York TimesA review of the W New Orleans
Published in The New York TimesRon Witte and Sarah Whiting live in a modest, modernist masterpiece.
Published in The New York TimesTwo hotels in Miami Beach makes waves
Published in The New York TimesRelated Las Vegas sold them, but never built them
Published in The New York TimesSaving modernist houses
Published in The New York TimesThe Cretellas renovate
Published in The New York TimesThe avant garde, on Staten Island!
Published in The New York TimesAssessing the New Orleans real estate market after Katrina
Published in The New York TimesIn Bolinas, a water meter sells for $310,000
Published in The New York TimesDealing with the yuck factor
Published in The New York TimesA great base for exploring the Hudson Valley
Published in The New York TimesThe Twelve Tribes in Oak Hill and Coxsackie
Published in The New York TimesA review of the long-awaited Lower East Side hotel
Published in The New York TimesSmall houses buck the McMansion trend
Published in The New York TimesContaminated beaches -- and persistent respiratory problems -- hit a region that includes some of America's fast-growing cities
Published in The New York TimesBut there's protection for tenants or former tenants
Published in The New York TimesThe MFA Boston comes to the Las Vegas strip
Published in The New York TimesReviving the shores of the Anacostia
Published in The New York TimesThe state of Philip Johnson's buildings
Published in The New York TimesInfrastrucutre gets a new look
Published in The New York TimesIn Santa Cruz, accessory dwelling units are encouraged
Published in The New York TimesReview of Browns Hotel, Miami Beach
Published in The New York TimesProtecting antiquities from war and looters
Published in The New York TimesAn addition to the Tilles Center soars
Published in The New York TimesWith a little help from its sponsors . . .
Published in The New York TimesFinally, someone's paying attention the New York State Pavilion at the 1964-65 World's Fair
Published in The New York TimesA review of the Secaucus Transfer
Published in The New York TimesEndowments for the presidential libraries are coming up short
Published in The New York TimesThe Clinton library rises on the Arkansas River
Published in The New York TimesCan art save a strip shopping center from aesthetic irrelevance?
Published in The New York TimesThe fight for photos of a Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece
Published in The New York TimesCape Cod's first "gay suburb"
Published in The New York TimesPritzker Prize-winners compete.
Published in The New York TimesRem Koolhaas's relationship with New York is on the rocks
Published in The New York TimesThe "Ball Four" author cries "Foul Ball" in the Berkshires
Published in The New York TimesRice to riches? Or rice to ruin?
Published in The New York TimesA developer recreates Sunnyside (or tries to)
Published in The New York TimesTrouble at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture
Published in The New York TimesEdwad Larrabee Barnes Visits Westchester
Published in The New York TimesIkea's plans for Westchester draw ire
Published in The New York TimesBeware of Dryvit. Artificial stucco, sometimes called EIFS, lets architects and builders add postmodern flourishes inexpensively, but at significant cost.
Published in The New York TimesA portrait of the memorial designer as architect and artist
Published in The New York TimesCities assess properties remotely
Published in The New York TimesMoving fabled galleries to a new building, while changing almost nothing
Published in The New York TimesJoseph Holtzman is putting his award-winning magazine, Nest, to rest
Published in The New York TimesVisiting Saugatuck, Michigan
Published in The New York TimesHow the contractor behind "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" works so fast
Published in The New York TimesA wonderful amenity in a poor neighborhood: after-school tutoring
Published in The New York TimesA "new urbanist" architect's tiny quarters
Published in The New York TimesThe unlucky architect of the Sydney Opera House
Published in The New York TimesSome called him India's greatest architect
Published in The New York TimesWhen the recession dried up a Texas couple’s credit sources, their architect realized that he had to build their modernist house himself.
Published in The New York TimesThe architect Bing Thom has renovated the home of Arena Stage in southwest Washington, adding a third performance space to the complex.
Published in The New York TimesThe developers of some of the city’s most expensive condominiums would rather wait for the right tenant
Published in The New York TimesRubicon Property has raised $8,000 for a group called charity:water, which provides potable water to developing countries.
Published in The New York TimesThe Center for Architecture in Greenwich Village has expanded again.
Published in The New York TimesThe newest engineered wood floors, which do not warp over time, have top layers that are made of hardwood and are up to one-quarter-inch thick.
Published in The New York TimesNext week, 19 groups of architecture students will serve meals at houses they built in Washington, part of the Department of Energy’s Solar Decathlon.
Published in The New York TimesThe creation of a small number of high-end units from buildings that once housed multitudes
Published in The New York TimesMy mother’s jewelry isn’t bringing the prices Elizabeth Taylor’s did, but it pays to shop around.
Published in The New York TimesReal estate developers have begun gobbling up properties in South Florida.
Published in The New York TimesWith the Barclays Center set to open in September, property owners await big changes
Published in The New York TimesPutting a wealthy donor’s name on a museum can discourage some givers, experts say, but could encourage others
Published in The New York TimesPhotography policies vary widely among art museums, with the more restrictive ones citing the need to protect visitors’ experiences and the artist’s intellectual property, as well as the art itself.
Published in The New York TimesA history professor at Princeton University uncovers dark tales of caregiving in the decades before America’s social safety net.
Published in The New York TimesPrinceton's first architecture dean was also a very good architect
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A new pedestrian and bike path across the East River
Published in The New York TimesWhat I made with salt and pepper shakers
Published in The New York TimesWhy owning a rental property made me uncomfortable
Published in The New York TimesA booth for a Jewish festival
Published in The New York TimesThank Dale Chihuly
Published in The New York TimesHow Not to Measure the White Stuff
Published in The New York TimesMolded plastic mailboxes are changing the look of suburbia
Published in The New York TimesOwners of trophy houses leave parts of the city deserted
Published in The New York Times184 Markers for the Missing
Published in The New York TimesWhose property are abandoned bikes, anyway?
Published in The New York TimesIs it steeling, or just making the streets look better?
Published in The New York TimesBut there are impediments to gay divorce.
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Here home is in her office. She makes it work.
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Living off-the-grid appeared to be going mainstream
Published in The New York TimesBlack architects are designing Black cultural institutions
Published in The New York TimesGil Garcetti is a serious photographer
Published in The New York TimesSoldiers pursue degrees online
Published in The New York TimesWith its new Journal, SOM critiques itself
Published in The New York TimesThe house is part of their collection
Published in The New York TimesThe best and worst of Bermuda
Published in The New York TimesA neighborhood saved by a mural?
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Zumthor, Nouvel and much more
Published in The New York TimesPARK yourself anywhere on Commercial Street, the bustling main artery of Provincetown, and you'll see celebrities, some real (John Waters, Norman Mailer), some fake (that wasn't Cher)
Published in The New York TimesArticle on In Our Own Time: Modern Architecture in Litchfield, 1949-1970, show at Litchfield History Museum in Connecticut featuring more than dozen early modernist houses designed by Marcel Breuer, Richard Neutra, Edward Durrell Stone and others
Published in The New York TimesIn real estate, the secret may be timing, timing, timing
Published in The New York TimesToni Griffin lives in a former office building that was converted into 317 rental apartments — the first new luxury building in Newark in more than 40 years
Published in The New York TimesThe Friends of the Los Angeles River want to transform a 130-acre rail yard into a park that would serve as a flood detention plain for a river restored to its natural state
Published in The New York TimesThe creation of a small number of high-end units from buildings that once housed multitudes may seem incongruous, but developers say the decision is driven by the market
Published in The New York TimesThe Terranea Resort, a $480 million hotel, opened last month in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., after the city agreed to a tax rebate plan
Published in The New York TimesA relatively small project turns into a major renovation
Published in The New York TimesFor Stan Allen and his wife, Polly Apfelbaum, finding a contemporary house in history-laden Princeton, N.J., was a process fraught with disappointment
Published in The New York TimesRod Garrett, who laid out Burning Man, the annual festival of self-expression in Nevada, drew accolades for his approach
Published in The New York TimesThe developers of a condo in Chelsea designed by Jean Nouvel are altering the building’s lobby after real estate agents attributed slow sales to the lobby’s design
Published in The New York TimesThe small California town of Bolinas has kept out development for decades by restricting the number of water meters it issues
Published in The New York TimesUndulating walls of stainless steel will ensure that few units at 8 Spruce Street, designed by Frank Gehry, will be identical
Published in The New York TimesSean Strub finally visited Milford, Pa., where he was smitten and found a Victorian in town for $360,000
Published in The New York TimesA family lives and works in an eccentric space that overlooks the lighting fixture stores that dominate a section of the Bowery
Published in The New York TimesDavid Penick, an architect, and Mary Delaney Penick, an interior designer, live in an elegant brick-and-limestone building in Greenwich Village
Published in The New York TimesDonald Trump’s project for a golf resort on the northeast coast of Scotland, near Aberdeen, hangs in the balance as environmentalists say the rugged coastline should be left undisturbed
Published in The New York TimesA 35-foot-high billboard on the facade of the Port Authority Bus Terminal will obscure the strengths of the building's 1980's renovation
Published in The New York TimesIn several apartments in Los Angeles, the architecture critic has created murals that fool the eye into connecting distinct surfaces
Published in The New York TimesAs Brooklyn’s residential building boom continues, more luxury buildings are going up alongside Green-Wood Cemetery
Published in The New York TimesIf Harvard had a hotel school, its summa cum laude graduates would want to work at Veritas
Published in The New York TimesThe views are exceptional, but the entire building creaks -- loudly -- when it's windy
Published in The New York TimesThe Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Conn., will open an $8-million building that artists can saw through, drill through, and generally mangle, just as they did at the museum's original home
Published in The New York TimesBuilt in 1915 and used as a machinery warehouse until last year, the Grand Machinery Exchange is being converted to 14 condos by gallery owner Max Protetch
Published in The New York TimesMr. Rowen was a highly regarded architect whose modernist designs attracted a number of promient clients
Published in The New York TimesThe developers of On Prospect Park, a Richard Meier building, have reworked the interiors to include more family-sized apartments
Published in The New York TimesA Bulgarian immigrant finds that thrift and ingenuity go a long way in a tiny apartment
Published in The New York TimesBringing in an architect to reconcile her taste for bling and his taste for Bauhaus
Published in The New York TimesThe owner and chef of the Quilted Giraffe in the 1970s and ’80s has a simple recipe for home design: Anything goes.
Published in The New York TimesPhilip Johnson's synagogue in Port Chester, New York, is now as practical as it is beautiful
Published in The New York TimesThe playwright John Patrick Shanley has had a lifelong fascination with color -- as seen in his latest apartment
Published in The New York TimesA new 168-page supplement makes the city’s 1,500-page zoning resolution a little less daunting
Published in The New York TimesThe Florida capital as a weekend destination
Published in The New York TimesParadors were once essential stops for visitors to the Spanish provinces. They're becoming that again.
Published in The New York TimesA PTAC — package terminal air-conditioner — can be an ugly intrusion, and a great convenience
Published in The New York TimesFor this couple, it's all about love -- and architecture
Published in The New York TimesA group of Auburn University students are designing a bridge for Volkswagen’s planned factory in Tennessee
Published in The New York TimesFor Jacques Lowe's book marking the 40th anniversary of John F. Kennedy's assassination, photos destroyed in the World Trade Center attacks were digitally recreated
Published in The New York TimesA university museum in Iowa, operating without a building, instead takes its collection on the road
Published in The New York TimesScott Salvator has a lot of very funny things to say about a serious lobby restoration
Published in The New York TimesThe Standard and the Setai play to different strengths
Published in The New York TimesThe three-year, $44 million restoration is a hit
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Carlos Brillembourg, an architect, and Karin Waisman, an artist, built a modern house in the Hamptons that is spacious, spare and stylish
Published in The New York TimesA modest income qualified this actor for affordable, convenient housing.
Published in The New York TimesA hotel I should have skipped
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