NYC Architecture

The City Spa, which is, yes, themed to look like the New York City skyline in wood.

The exterior of QCNY, which is located in a former portion of the army buildings on Governors Island.

The 230,000-square-foot addition to the AMNH’s existing 26 buildings is an instant landmark for New York City.

The Gottesman Research Library and Learning Center is centered on a spectacular, tree-like concrete column that splays out to the ceiling like a trunk to branches.

In the 2,500-square-foot Davis Family Butterfly Vivarium, visitors can walk among some 80 species of free-flying butterflies.

Chicago-based architecture firm Studio Gang used a material called shotcrete to create the organic form of the central atrium’s walls.

Visitors enter the Gilder Center through the Kenneth C. Griffin Exploration Atrium, a sunlit central space with undulating, cave-like walls and overhead bridges.

The exterior of the new wing—located on the western side of the American Museum of Natural History on Columbus Avenue at 79th Street—is clad in Milford Pink Granite and features rounded windows that use bird-safe fritted glass.

A Message of Love, Directly from My Heart Unto the Universe,120.66 x 7.25 feet. Fabricated by Miotto Mosaic Art Studios. Commissioned by MTA Arts & Design.

paneled front door at center

Upon arrival, double entry doors lead into the sun-bathed parlor floor, which is graced by 11' ceilings. Anchored by an original fireplace, the formal living room is dressed in a neutral color palette, complemented by richly textured hardwoods.

A look at the 600-square-foot studio. The open space offers beamed ceilings and is a blank canvas for the new homeowner.

The TWA Hotel's lounge area.