The three-day AIA Conference on Architecture kicks off in New York City today. To coincide, here’s an overview of some of the largest and most high-profile construction projects currently taking shape across the metropolis.
Hudson Yards
Described as New York’s largest urban development since Rockefeller Center, Hudson Yards is a $20 billion mega project on Manhattan’s West Side that will create a new neighbourhood of residential and office skyscrapers, schools, hospitals, retail spaces, parks, cultural venues and public art.?..
The first half will support towers by KPF; Foster + Partners; Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM); and Diller Scofidio + Renfro and Rockwell Group…
Manhattan West
Just a stone’s throw from Hudson Yards – and also built over rail yards – another development is expanding the skyline of Midtown West. The SOM-designed Manhattan West includes two large office towers, two smaller residential buildings, a hotel, and the refurbishment of a 1960s office building at 450 West 33rd Street…