The New Look of Two World Trade Center

Just last month it was announced that architectural design firm BIG would replace Foster + Partners as the lead architects of Two World Trade Center. Today, they’ve unveiled new renderings of an impressive building that draws inspiration from the nearby city blocks of NYC’s TriBeCa neighborhood. The new design features a series of “stacked” boxes that offer outdoor gardens at each tier and underlying LEDs …

A Designer’s Guide to Neighborhood Spots

Navigating a new neighborhood for the best spots to eat and shop can be a daunting task, and apps like Yelp prove to be no help as they overwhelm users with underwhelming options. To alleviate this, NYC-based design agency Hyperakt is offering a different take on the common city guide with a new website called On The Grid, which features curated lists of unique neighborhood …

Behind the Scenes of (dis)ABLED InsideOut

A large scale art and awareness project kicks off in Manhattan

This past weekend marked a new milestone for actress and film producer Leopoldine Huyghues Despointes—who first won our attention at this year’s Sundance with the short film Rabbit. Hundreds of volunteers, visitors, artists and athletes joined her inside and outdoors at NYC’s Brookfield Place, where she and actor Diego Osorio helmed a large-scale art and awareness program: (dis)ABLED InsideOut. There, Huyghues Despointes and Osorio greeted …