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Like many white people of a certain age, I first visited Harlem by mistake. I took the wrong subway and barely got out of the station: First one guy, then another, tried to shove me down the…
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East Harlem Green
Another notch in the bedpost of green development: Tapestry, a residential building in East Harlem designed for LEED Silver certification, has broken ground.
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Brownstone Brooklyn
In our New York issue, on newsstands now, we take a look at all five boroughs of America's biggest, most vital city. One that ends up getting quite a bit of play in Dwell is…
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Raw Mirror
Mirror mirror on the wall, who's the rawest of them all? Designer Stanley Ruiz cut this birch plywood piece to expose the unique grain of the wood, while a leather strap suspends it from the wall…
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Buenos Aires Placemat
Because a few dinnertime spills are inevitable, frame your food with a festive mat befitting the tasty meal you're about to enjoy. We love the circular pattern and pops of earthy color that…
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Building Green in Harlem: A Green Brownstone?
In this video series, Dwell follows a New York couple with a passion for building green through the challenges—and triumphs—of renovation, from finding the design-build team to…
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Mannahatta/Manhattan: A Natural History of New York City
Mannahatta/Manhattan: A Natural History of New York City will reveal the island of Mannahatta on September 12, 1609, the moment of Henry Hudson's arrival – a fresh, green new world at the…
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Recent Acquisitions
"Recent Acquisitions" celebrates the ongoing addition of important works of art to the Menil Collection by gift, purchase, and bequest. While some of these works have been included in…
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Fairfield Porter Raw: The Creative Process of an American Master
Fairfield Porter Raw: The Creative Process of an American Master, an exhibition of approximately forty works drawn from the Parrish Art Museum's extensive Porter holdings, will open Sunday, April…
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Raw Mirror
by Stanley RuizMirror mirror on the wall, who's the rawest of…
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Buenos Aires Placemat
by Jonathan AdlerBecause a few dinnertime spills are…
Totally amazing, I remember reading about this renovation a while back. It's still one of my favorites...
I just moved to New York six months ago and live 10 blocks from this place. It's sounds like such an ambitious project. I'll have to take a walk and look at the building to see it for myself.
Another example of a good deal of money creating (with the architects' help) an ugly home.
Ive been there, its really cool to see up close!
This is still one of my favorite projects published in you magazine. It is such a clever use of space that challanges the "common-sense" location of elements such as stairs, kitchen, and bathroom, and their relationships and use withing the building. Great piece of architecture.
Looks like a modern flower blooming out of an aging neighborhood. What a wonder.
Looks great, but will the extended windows block the light from entering the neighboring apartments!
Too many white people moving in Harlem. They are destroying the Culture of the place.
Wow. This looks hideous compared to the buildings around it. The original brick has a certain warmth and charm that they will never have with this cold, dull monstrosity.
Nicely done. The street facade fits within the urban setting while giving a hint that something unique is held within. The warm tones of the wood (everywhere) in the kitchen could have created a dark tunnel but with the feature window on one end and the 'light wall' to the rear, it feels just right. Fun project.
I would have rather seen some kind of historical continuity through the use of scale and/or demolition rather than through this hot mess of form. Although the bldg. attempts to address continuity, I think in just a few years it might end up looking like another self-indulgent work of an architect who was unable to successfully translate theory than practice.
Have you seen the rest of the area? At least some one did SOMETHING to make it look better. Given, burnt out squats and lots full of old brick piles covered with weeds do have their charm.
I think architects and planners alike should look not only at the history of an area, but also the history of the history of these kinds of projects. In doing so, they might understand that ultimately projects like these continuously fail in their attempts to address historical continuity. Novelty cannot be mistaken for innovation.
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