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The article explores the firm of Iranian sisters and Interior DesignHall of Fame members Gisue and Mojgan Hariri—began the renovation of the headquarters of SIBA Corp/SIBA Residences, a prominent gem dealer and real estate business in Manhattan's Diamond District, in early 2020, just as COVID-19 was about to grip New York. The architects designed the 3,000-square-foot full floor during the transitional period when the SIBA office staff.

This article reports that though Rodeo Drive Co. Ltd.'s stretch of name-brand, high-end boutiques lies nowhere near a freeway, consumers slog through miles of crawling traffic for the pleasure of emptying their wallets here in style. Sometimes form is content, but not on Rodeo Drive, where form is formality: Its storefronts entice shoppers into guarded boutiques, casting an intimidating aura of exclusivity. The inversion begins at the entrance, where OMA eliminates the conventional storefront, dissolving Rodeo's fence of intimidation with a void, or open entryway and underground displays transparently capped by large, flush disks, set like oversize elliptical manhole lids underfoot. On this 50-foot-wide lot, bounded by party walls, OMA echoes design strategies from its New York City Prada store, which beckons shoppers not up a hill, but down into a wave, with access to clothes along its underground edges

This article presents information on the Venice International Architectural Biennale. The exhibition showed evidence that at last architects, tossed between Modernism, Postmodernism, and Deconstructivism over the past 25 years, have arrived at a consensus rich and credible enough to explore for several Biennales to come. In September, architectural historian Kurt W. Forster, the director of the ninth Venice exposition, Metamorph, presented work that supports what he calls a new architectural era. In the extensive exhibition spaces for which he was responsible — the Arsenale shipyard and the Italian Pavilion in the Giardmi di Castello — Forster filled the halls with models and drawings characterized by complexity and an intense individuality, based on the concept of change and metamorphosis. Ham Rashid and Lise Ann Couture of the New York-based firm Asymptote illustrated the idea of an architecture of change with their installation in the Corderie of the Arsenale, where Venice once built the ships for its navy.

The article reports on a renovation of a 5,000 square foot duplex in the Manhattan section of New York City that was managed by architects Peter L. Shelton and Lee F. Mindel. A discussion of the home's architectural design and interior decoration, which was managed by interior designer Grace Sierra, is presented. The home's features and amenities are discussed.

The article profiles an apartment which had its interior design and architecture managed by Shelton, Mindel & Associates and which is located in Central Park West in New York. A discussion of the apartment's design, furnishings, accessories and design theme, which was based on the owner's Swedish genealogical origins, is presented.

The article describes the architectural redesign and interior decoration of a penthouse on Central Park in New York by Shelton Mindel and Associates. The living room has a diverse collection of architect-designed Modern furniture including a 1960 painted glass dining table by Joaquim Tenreiro and side chairs from 1905 by Josef Urban. Details about the furnishings, architectural details and decoration are provided.

The article highlights the architectural design of the poolhouse of architect Lee F. Mindel in Hamptons, New York. The house's design integrates aspects of the area's historical vernacular and that of Modernism. In the cubelike portion of the house, where the living/dining room faces the pool, Mindel created a sense of playfulness with the furnishings. The bedroom is perched over the sitting area and has maple plywood on its walls and ceiling.

The article examines a dilapidated rooftop shed atop Robert A.M. Stern's 34th Street office in New York City that was transformed into a private space for relaxation, writing and reading in 2007. It includes a description of the key features and amenities of the rooftop shed, as well as the architectural and interior design credits for it.

The article features the progressive country house of architect Lee F. Mindel situated in the Hamptons, New York. The 5,000 square feet, two-story house has a stained-cedar curtain wall. Its double-height space has little to interrupt its visual connection to the landscaping, which was designed by R/F Landscape Architecture.

The article focuses on the initiative of architect Joan Dineen in designing her apartment at the Time Warner Center in Manhattan, New York City to create a space that anchor people. Dineen is placing wall planes atop each other so that they appear layered, detached and floating. She emphasizes the independence of the planes through backlighting them. Every wall and ceiling of the apartment is treated in a special pattern.

The article focuses on the decision of the New York Academy of Sciences (NYAS) to move from the Woolworth mansion to the 7 World Trade Center in New York City. For the NYAS, founded two blocks away, the move represented a return to neighborhood roots. At 7 World Trade, the academy would be nested in its past as it moved toward the future. Hugh Hardy, commissioned for the 40,000-square-foot job, was returning to roots of his own.

The article features the Manhattan, New York City apartment of author and historian, Barbara Goldsmith, which is designed by Mica Ertegum of MAC II. The furnishings of the apartment are discussed. The apartment, with 12-foot ceilings at the top of a Park Avenue dowager, still had an Edwardian layout that compartamentalized the light and separated the formal and family rooms.

Highlights the photography exhibition "Ashes and Snow," by Canadian artist Gregory Colbert at the Nomadic Museum in New York City, on view through June 6, 2005. Description of his artworks; Subjects of his artworks; Creative style of Colbert as depicted in his photographs.

Examines the design of the Tribeca penthouse created by architect Sam Trimble in New York. Entrance to the penthouse; Gallery; Dining room.

Features the duplex house designed by architect Ike Kligerman in New York City. Number of bedrooms; Owners of the house; Details on the architectural design.

Presents several architectural designs for a housing project in Southampton, New York. Focus on modernism; List of architects; Description of the real estate property.

Focuses on the art collection of museum trustee Emily Fisher Landau displayed at the trustee's home in New York. Themes and colors preferred by Landau; Artists' works collected by Landau.

Features the high-rise building of Baruch College, a branch of the City University of New York, in Manhattan, New York City which was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox. Design concept and techniques; Description of the building's exterior; Discussion on design considerations, layout and features.

Presents building designs proposed by architects to replace the World Trade Center in New York City which was destroyed by terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Design presented by Zaha Hadid of Zaha Hadid Architects; Thom Mayne of Morphosis; William Pedersen of Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates.

Presents suggestions on developing the waterfront of New York City. Potential of the waterfront as an area for recreation; Attitude of New Yorkers toward the waterfront; Criticism on the lack of planning for developing the waterfront; Information on ferry services in the area.

Takes a look at the interior design of Gadi and Ilene Rosenfeld's loft in Long Island, New York.

Presents news updates on issues related to architects and architecture as of May 1, 2000. Information on Rem Koolhaas, recipient of the 2000 Pritzker Prize Laureate; `Project for a New Guggenheim Museum in New York City' exhibition; Bid of New York City for the 2012 Olympic Games.

The article focuses on the architecture and interior of the Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in New York City, recipient of the 2021 Best of Year Government/Institutional award from the periodical "Interior Design."

Focuses on the design of the renovated New York Presbyterian Church in Queens, New York City, New York formerly the Knickerbocker Laundry Factory. Designers of the structure; Details on the facade of the building; How the architects shaped the space of the building.

Examines the history of an East Hampton house owned by Renny and Ellin Saltzman that was designed by Richard Meier. Biography of the Saltzmans; Problems in furnishing the house.

Explores architect George Ranalli's redesign of a loft in New York City that is owned by Robert Kirschbaum and Jacque Metheny. Fact that owners wanted to retain feeling of loft; Ranalli as a modernist designer; Description of the changes made to the loft; Some of the types of materials used; How different spaces flow into each other.

Focuses on the importance of light and space to architectural design as exemplified in the work of interior architecture designer Annabelle Selldorf in remodeling an apartment on Fifth Avenue in New York City. Description of the building and the apartment; Pictures of the apartment.

Features the interior design of the loft of minimalist fashion designer Zoran in Manhattan, New York. Owner's desire for a clinical environment; City lights coming through circumferential windows; Shallow stairs crossing the place; Sleeping area furnished with a futon.

Comments on the controversial expansion of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, New York designed by Japanese architect Yoshio Taniguchi. Criticisms on Taniguchi's design on the museum; Information on Taniguchi's Modernism design.

The article describes the design of the Corning Child Development Center in Corning, New York. It relates the vision and goals of architects Mark Scogin and Merrill Elam in designing the building. It mentions some notable design elements of the building, including mismatched windows and separate doorways for adults and children. It discusses some factors that the architects took into consideration during the design process, including the constant movement of children.

Examines the summer cottage inadvertently renovated by architect William Pedersen and his wife Elizabeth on Shelter Island, Long Island. It is now surprisingly open and light, despite a somewhat traditional exterior.

The article features the 700-square-foot apartment of architect Anthony Montalto in New York City. To simplify the small unit into one open space, the nonstructural walls that boxed in the kitchen, bedroom, and living room, was removed. The cabinetry he used also matches the dark oak floor. The idea of the city's silhouette was brought inside the apartment, with the white box as the sky and the cabinets linked by their movement against the backdrop of the white as the skyline.

Reports that the Brooklyn Museum of Art's entrance was renovated. Architectural design of James Polshek for the entryway; Role of the design in adding a contemporary look to the museum; Plan to renovate the Lincoln Center by architectural firm Diller Scofidio and Renfro.

Presents several architectural plans for the space vacated by the destroyed Twin Towers in New York. Details on the diamondlike structures proposed by Fosters and Partners; Design of the memorial ghost towers proposed by Think Designs; Concept of Richard Meier, Peter Eisenman, Charles Gwathmey and Steven Holl's group dynamics.

Features a computer-conceived fiberglass house by New York architects Sulan Kolatan and William Mac Donald. Information on homeowners Beatrix Ost and Ludwig Kuttner; Materials to be used for the house construction; Ost and Kuttner's desired architectural concept for the 10,000 square foot house.

Presents an interview with Terence Riley, chief curator of New York's Museum of Modern Art about a show on changes in domestic architecture. Participation of architectural firms in the show; Effect of the trend toward working at home; Criteria for choosing houses.

Takes a look at the design of the Corning Children's Center in Corning, New York made by architects Mack Scogin, Merrill Elam and Lloyd Bray. Layout; Background on the day care center; Features that make the building child-friendly; Basic approaches used.

The winner for the development of office buildings at the World Trade Center site in New York city, New York is developer Larry Silverstein and his architects, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM). Silverstein's architects get the 10 million square feet of office space equivalent to the square footage of the trade towers. The competing architects Rafael Vi& ntilde; oly, Frederic Schwartz, and Shigeru Ban decided to forgo the design of the office buildings and proposed only scaffolds with several cultural buildings suspended high in their framework.

The article reports that Christian de Portzamparc, architect of the new headquarters for Le Monde in Paris, and for a soon-to-be-completed opera house in Luxembourg, has recently broadened the international reach of his Paris-based practice with two major commissions in North and South America. The foundations for his City of Music in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, have recently been poured, and a commission for a residential apartment tower on 400 Park Avenue South in Manhattan has just received the green light from New York City. The $160, mixed-theater structure in Rio contains two parallel planes that sandwich the curved walls of several independent theaters.

The article reviews the art exhibition by various artists at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City.

Focuses on the architecture of the Time Warner Center in New York City. Architects Skidmore, Owings and Merrill; Capturing of complex mix of diagonal, circle and grid emanating from the statue of Christopher Columbus; Interior design.

Reports that a jury has chosen Reflective Absence as the design for the memorial of the World Trade Center in New York City which was destroyed in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Design of Michael Arad, a young New York architect, who lives in the East Village; Focus on the footprints of the Twin Towers; Creation of a flat plane of stone stretching from street to street in order for the visitors to sense the enormity of what happened.

Plans for the Brooklyn Atlantic Yards, New York city, New York, a megaproject of office towers, housing, parks and sports facilities, were unveiled. Right at the improbable intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic avenues, across from where architect Walter O'Malley proposed a new Ebbets Field for the Dodgers about 50 years ago, architect Frank Gehry has designed a basketball arena for New Jersey Nets, at the head of a tree-lined boulevard of mixed-height structures. After decades of urban-design near-paralysis, the city faces the equivalent of a Rockefeller Center in Brooklyn, a new skyline of building blocks set askew within six acres of parks that would stitch together a section of the city long scarred by a gash of railroad tracks.

Focuses on architectural exhibitions in New York City. "Jean Prouve: Three Nomadic Structures," by Jean Prouve; "Acconci Studio: Slipping Into the 21st Century," by Vito Acconci.

Reviews the exhibition 'Inside Design Now,' held at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York City.

Features the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, designed by architect Frank Gehry, at the Bard College in New York City. Background on the construction of the center for performing arts; Features of the building; Background on the career of Gehry as an architect.

Focuses on the selection of architectural firm Beyer Blinder Belle by the Port Authority and the Lower Manhattan Development Corp. to develop a master plan for a Provincial Trade Center where New York City's World Trade Center once stood. Tasks given to the project's applicants; Plans for the building; Emotional significance of the master plan.

Presents information on the Bear Stearns World Headquarters office building in New York City. Features of the building; Problems with the skyscraper; Designer of the building.

Debates the restoration of Eero Saarinen's TWA terminal proposed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in New York City. Pros and cons of the restoration plan.