Norman Foster
Although perhaps not universally known, the late Brazilian architect Lina Bo Bardi was a well-loved and influential force in tropical modernity and a champion of Brazilian artists. Arguably the best-loved of her works is the 1951 Casa de Vidro, or Glass House...
Sperone Westwater is unlikely to win the award for gallery of the year. The Foster + Partners-designed Bowery artspace has weathered a barrage of attacks since its opening in September 2010 — both the critical kind (the New York Times declaring its debut...
NEW YORK — People love the New York Public Library, and yet there’s a general agreement that it cannot survive in its current state. Even with a user base of 15.3 million people, it chronically struggles to compete among the other priorities addressed by...
Mid-century modernism did wonders for New York's Park Avenue back in its heyday. Case in point: Mies van der Rohe's Seagram Building and the neighboring Lever House by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. The two buildings were pioneers of high-end...
