For the past two years, a 30-year-old underemployed architect from Joplin, Mo. named Faris Al-Shathir has carved out a career in New York by facilitating the transformation of odd and abandoned spaces into dazzling retail institutions. He does so by … Continue reading
Ever wonder about the details that go into planning out a city’s streets? How about a city that is as complex as Manhattan? The Greatest Grid: The Master Plan of Manhattan, 1811-2011 at the Museum of the City of New … Continue reading