Given the escalating cost of New York City real estate and the city’s growing population, living space will undoubtedly continue to be at a premium for the foreseeable future. As a potential solution to the city’s affordable housing shortage, two…
When I was in grammar school, the guest speakers on Career Day were typically police officers, fire fighters, and doctors. Although they were engaging, I wished I could have heard someone talk about buildings and design and construction, which I’ve…
I recently had the pleasure of visiting a fifth-grade class at the Bloomingdale School (P.S. 145) on West 105th Street in Manhattan and talking to the students about what it’s like to be a “real life architect.” The students participate…